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Yes, pcb has a built in gcode exporter. It worked well for the last person
that posted about using it. I can probably dig up those emails if you want
to ask him about it.
On Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 20:46 Glenn (glimrick AT epilitimus DOT com) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> I was looking at the manual and it appears pcb has at least some ability
> to produce g-code directly. See section 3.9.1 of the user manual.
>
> gene heskett (gheskett AT shentel DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> > On Sunday, 17 April 2022 17:40:05 EDT you wrote:
> >> Consider pcb2gcode? I am the author. It's not graphical but it has a
> >> lot of features that other tools don't have, such as voronoi paths and
> >> support for multiple tools. For example, you could mill with a coarse
> >> tool and then a narrow one to get smaller spaces. It use heuristics to
> >> find a path that minimizes milling time.
> >>
> >> The GitHub wiki for the project has images demonstrating the various
> >> features.
> >>
> >> Eyal
> >>
> > Thanks for the reminder, Eyal. I believe I used that with eagle at
> about
> > 5.6 or so a decade ago before it was bought and destroyed. It worked
> well
> > then and some of its output is yet helping to run my machines. Thank
> > you.
> >
> >> On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 02:24 gene heskett (gheskett AT shentel DOT net) [via
> >>
> >> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> >>> Hi, I've been lurking here since forever, but am now wondering if the
> >>> geda suite of tools can now issue files in gcode to mill away the
> >>> copper and create a double sided circuit board, like I could a
> >>> decade back with the eagle program before they killed it by selling
> >>> it. I need to create and make a board for a MAP sensor, a 3 terminal
> >>> device that needs some onboard noise filtering.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers, Gene Heskett.
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
> >>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> >>>
> >>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
> >>> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law
> >>> respectable.>
> >>> - Louis D. Brandeis
> >
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett.
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Yes, pcb has a built in gcode exporter. It worked well fo=
r the last person that posted about using it. I can probably dig up those e=
mails if you want to ask him about it.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 20:46 Glenn (<a=
href=3D"mailto:glimrick AT epilitimus DOT com">glimrick AT epilitimus DOT com</a>) [via =
<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a =
href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>> wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I was looking at the manual and it =
appears pcb has at least some ability<br>
to produce g-code directly. See section 3.9.1 of the user manual.<br>
<br>
gene heskett (<a href=3D"mailto:gheskett AT shentel DOT net" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer">gheskett AT shentel DOT net</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user@=
delorie.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>=
] wrote:<br>
> On Sunday, 17 April 2022 17:40:05 EDT you wrote:<br>
>> Consider pcb2gcode? I am the author. It's not graphical but it=
has a<br>
>> lot of features that other tools don't have, such as voronoi p=
aths and<br>
>> support for multiple tools. For example, you could mill with a coa=
rse<br>
>> tool and then a narrow one to get smaller spaces. It use heuristic=
s to<br>
>> find a path that minimizes milling time.<br>
>><br>
>> The GitHub wiki for the project has images demonstrating the vario=
us<br>
>> features.<br>
>><br>
>> Eyal<br>
>><br>
> Thanks for the reminder, Eyal.=C2=A0 I believe I used that with eagle =
at about <br>
> 5.6 or so a decade ago before it was bought and destroyed. It worked w=
ell <br>
> then and some of its output is yet helping to run my machines.=C2=A0 T=
hank <br>
> you.<br>
><br>
>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 02:24 gene heskett (<a href=3D"mailto:gheske=
tt AT shentel DOT net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">gheskett AT shentel DOT net</=
a>) [via<br>
>><br>
>> <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
noreferrer">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delo=
rie.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>>=
wrote:<br>
>>> Hi, I've been lurking here since forever, but am now wonde=
ring if the<br>
>>> geda suite of tools can now issue files in gcode to mill away =
the<br>
>>> copper and create a double sided circuit board, like I could a=
<br>
>>> decade back with the eagle program before they killed it by se=
lling<br>
>>> it. I need to create and make a board for a MAP sensor, a 3 te=
rminal<br>
>>> device that needs some onboard noise filtering.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Cheers, Gene Heskett.<br>
>>> --<br>
>>><br>
>>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:<b=
r>
>>>=C2=A0 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order.&=
quot;<br>
>>><br>
>>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)<br>
>>> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law<b=
r>
>>> respectable.> <br>
>>>=C2=A0 - Louis D. Brandeis<br>
><br>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett.<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
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