Here is the latest update on an open-source cutting simulator called "cutsim"



This builds on my work with octrees etc. from 2011 and adds 5-axis capability as well as packages it into a prototype application that is actually usable for small demonstrations.
Code is by Kasuyasu Hamada and available on github: https://github.com/KASUYASU/cutsim

We are looking for interested programmers to make this better. There are lots of things to work on:
  • User interface (Qt based)
  • 3D viewport (QGLViewer based)
  • integration of the linuxcnc g-code interpreter
  • low-level stock model (octree with adaptive subdivision/simplification)
  • 'surfacing' algorithms, i.e. how we go from the stock-model to triangles on the screen
  • and so on...


Happy New Year!

Anders

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