equipment:tormach440
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Design Process / Software
- First, the model must be designed in a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) program like Fusion360, SketchUp, AutoCAD, etc.
- Next, the model must be converted into “tool paths”, by CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) software so the machine knows how to carve that model. Eg, MaserCAM, MeshCAM, SprutCAM, etc. The tool paths are expressed in something called “g-code”. 3D printers also use g-code.
- Some programs, like Fusion360, have both CAD/CAM.
- Finally, Tormach's software (PathPilot, based on LinuxCNC) accepts g-code files, and controls the CNC through the cutting process.
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