Free Software

[CNCRob]

I was thinking it would be neat to start a list of free software related to CNC's. By free I don't mean pirated, I mean legally free. If you know of any or maybe created your own, You can post a link to it here.

[High Seas]

Here's a neat one to start off with:

http://www.colinusher.info/Software/
Jim

[mrainey]

This site isn't dedicated to CNC's, but it has dozens of free DOS utilities that are helpful to machinists and machine builders.

http://www.myvirtualnetwork.com/mklotz

[CNCRob]

Here is a free 2D cad program that I have herd a lot of talk about, but haven't had a chance to try yet, its A9Cad, http://www.a9tech.com/products/a9cad/ .

[CNCRob]

And here's Free Doors. http://home.centurytel.net/bwclark/

[jimbo]

another cad program ProgeCad LT, http://www.progecad.com/

[Petro]

Here is a great list of the free helpful machining software for the machine tool industry

Free CNC machine tool related software
www.machinetoolhelp.com

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[weimedog]

Any free postprocessor software around, preferably c++ source?

[ger21]

ACE converter. http://www.dakeng.com/ace.html

[goatchurch]

Post processors should never be written in a compiled language like C++. It's no good for string handling and constant configuration (ie hacking) that's necessary. They're almost always written in an interpreted language -- one that's made up by the company, or based on a standard language like perl or python.

If they were in a standard language like python they'd be easy to share.

[posix]

< dexter mode >yet it's good enough to interpret perl with all ITS associated string handlings? how interesting...< /dexter mode >

dexter in me just had to...

[rippersoft]

Well, C/C++ was/is good enough to write Unix/Linux in and all of the string interpretation and manipulation required to run as an Operating System. Oh and interpret Perl, PHP, Python, etc.......

Just had to too.....

RipperSoftware