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  1. 10-18-2010, 11:41 AM #1
    bobhdus
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    Default Free CAD CAM Software

    There was an interesting article in the latest "Digital Machinist" Magazine that covered free CAD CAM Software. I downloaded the heekscad discussed and so far find it fairly simple. Anyone else play with this? What do you think? I have been using Bobcad and so far I have gotten to the point that I would rather just type in the Gcode. Bobcad is not working with my way of thinking. But maybe it's just me.
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  2. 10-19-2010, 12:10 PM #2
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    Default I use it some

    I use it on both Windows and Linux. There's a bit of a learning curve. The YouTube video tutorials help quite a bit. I've had luck in getting help off the IRC channel when stuck after upgrading to a new Heeks version. It's nice to have a Linux native version of CAM, and it's rapidly gaining capability.
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  3. 06-12-2011, 05:44 PM #3
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    Could be wrong but I think Heeks may be doing some integration with Dolphin cad cam.
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