It took a little tweaking to get it setup. I picked up the edu version of madCAM and plugged it into Rhino6. That was the best move I could have made as access to real equipment/experienced instructor expanded my knowledge way faster than I could have alone. Rather than buy my first best guess for high end equip/software (all seemingly blessed with hugely mixed reviews), I signed up at the local College of Applied Technology to get a shot at machine tool basics. It became very clear very quickly that equipment and learning curve would not be trivial. I wanted to delve into machining via Rhino6 because of its immense CAD power and I see no future learning a monthly subscription based product whose price will very likely skyrocket at some point and lock me out. I would definitely second Mitch’s suggestion on giving madCAM a look/trial. Currently, there hasn’t quite been a Slic3er equivalent answer for CAM, although P圜am could have been it, if development hadn’t been spotty–which means that to some degree the CAD and Design software landscape is being shaped by CAM…or the absence of.] It would appear that that this would either be a good time for the vendors who offer Rhino-centric CAM software to also create something entry-level, or McNeel to fill that void, unless individuals beat them to it, as we may have seen demonstrated in this thread.ģD printing was different: most people export their stuff to Slic3er or Cura to create the Gcode, so there was a level CAD/ Design software playing field. ![]() Though, this is an interesting time where CAM software is at the edge of becoming a commonplace. I acknowledge that CAM software might not be easy to write. ![]() [I can understand and respect if McNeel wants not to compete against its CAM vendors. ![]() I am glad I created this thread, but even happier with everyone for the responses.
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