-------- Original message --------From: Peter Hodgson
<[email protected]> >I use MecSoft VisualCAM now. I’ve found that
deleting the model, reloading an updated stp version into the same file with
existing cam features and just reapplying geometry is manageable for a stand
alone CAM.PeterI didn't think that was possible. I'm in London, UK right now
but would be interested in trying that.John> On 13 Oct 2026, at 07:05, johnd
<[email protected]> wrote:> > What I'm seeing is this isn't just A Free
CAM discussion but also the CAD version that gets you to CAM and the platform
it runs on since Linux, Windows and MacOS have all come up.As I'm still upset
that there was some sort of falling out between Alibre and MecSoft I've stuck
with an older version of both where MecSoft 'AlibreCAM' can still work with
native AlibreCAD files.A change to the drawing doesn't always invalidate all
the CAM work the way importing a step file into VisualCAM from MecSoft or any
other CAM software.So I'm still puzzled why so few LinuxCNC folks who use
Windows for the CAD/CAM side aren't using Alibre. For me of all the CAD
packages it's the _only_ CAD I've found that works for me. If the FreeCAD user
interface was like that I'd switch in a heartbeat!And if enough people decided
they would buy Alibre on the condition that MecSoft reincorporate it as a CAM
module inside Alibre maybe it would happen?Sent from my Samsung S10> --------
Original message --------From: andy pugh <[email protected]> Date: 2026-10-13
12:50 a.m. (GMT+00:00) To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Free CAM On Mon, 12
Oct 2026 at 23:20, Chris Albertson <[email protected]> wrote:>> The
hardware and OS might make a difference. FreeCAD’s user interface is
written using QT, And then inside QT is a 3D engine that runs on OpenGL.
Performance will depend on how well your platform runs OpenGL.I run FreeCAD on
MacOS and have to admit that the graphics performanceis not stellar.But I am
slowly getting used to the differences from Fusion.-- atp"A motorcycle is a
bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and isdesigned for the especial use of
mechanical geniuses, daredevils andlunatics."— George Fitch, Atlanta
Constitution Newspaper,
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