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== [[LaserWeb4]] ==
[[Laserweb]] seems to be a very active project...<br/>
[[File:lasweb tabs clampksnip_2024-03-24_14-29-17.png|400px]]
* First impression
** Much more powerful than [[jscut]]
** [[JSCut]] does honor visibility flags of layers and paths. [[LaserWeb]] doesn't
** I like the material/tool library
** It can create tabs the way [[JSCut]] does/did/should (converting from drawn paths)
** Great visualization of the cutting path
This shows the basic usage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCTDbdJotHY
=== FAQ ===
==== Open paths====
I ran into an issue where [[LaserWeb]] kept ignoring paths while other worked just fine.
I tested this:
* Milling Pocket won't work
* Milling Cut would work
* Read https://github.com/LaserWeb/LaserWeb4/issues/456
How I solved this:
* Remove fill
* Add stroke (Hairline)
* Identify gap (Tipp: if two points are in the same location, they appear greyish)
* Close gap
It's that easy! Took me the better part of an hour to figure out…
==== Installation on [[OpenSUSE]] (as Webserver) ====
===== #1st Attempt (failed) =====
See: https://github.com/LaserWeb/LaserWeb4/wiki/1.3-Installation-on-Linux
zypper install npm
zypper in chromium
zypper in git
zypper in gcc-c++
cd /usr/local
git clone https://github.com/LaserWeb/lw.comm-server.git
cd lw.comm-server
npm install node-gyp
npm install @serialport/parser-readline
npm install -g npm-check-updates
npm-check-updates -u
npm install
npm audit fix
npm install
(unfinished)
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
noc:/usr/local/lw.comm-server # node server
/usr/local/lw.comm-server/server.js:31
const Readline = SerialPort.parsers.Readline;
^
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'Readline')
at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lw.comm-server/server.js:31:37)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1378:14)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1437:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1212:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1028:12)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:142:12)
at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49
Node.js v21.6.2
noc:/usr/local/lw.comm-server #
</syntaxhighlight>
===== #2nd Attempt (works like a charm) =====
See: https://github.com/LaserWeb/LaserWeb4
zypper install docker
systemctl enable docker
systemctl start docker
docker run -p 8000:8000 joesantos/laserweb:latest
(Maybe some use of firewall-cmd to adjust to the port)
Point your browser to the host's port 8000, that's it!
If you prefer https, I'd recommend using a reverse proxy and [[Letsencrypt]].
== [[PyCAM]] ==
== [[PyCAM]] ==
Designing your product In the 3D-world I prefer the simple OpenSCAD and in 2D it's the also fairly simple Inkscape which is free and awesome, too! ;)
Basic usage is pretty easy, just try it. If in doubt, there's plenty of manuals and tutorials online
Inkscape add CNC tabs
Overview
Tool
Still maintained
Ease of use
Functionality
Comment
JSCut.org no
*****
***--
Missing/broken tabs operation, otherwise great, especially for newbies!
LaserWeb4 yes
*****
*****
Similar zu JSCut , can do tabs (add them as path to/as svg and then to the tabs of the operation), AppImage/Binary for the popular systems.
Still needs python 2.7 and seems to abandoned since 2019.
Blender CAM NOT TESTED YET!
https://blendercam.com/
gcad3d NOT TESTED YET!
https://www.gcad3d.org/
Other Software (yet to test) NOT TESTED YET! Looks much like jscut, but a bit more sophisticated.
bCNC https://github.com/vlachoudis/bCNC
Not tested yet.
grbl gru https://www.grblgru.com/
Not tested yet.
See also
Do:
Make sure you played with Inkscape -SVGs and jsCut enough to understand the basics, otherwise handling (the much more complex FreeCAD ) will be very frustrating…
Launch FreeCAD
Make sure you have already created proper solids (see above)!
Make sure units are ok: Preferences →
General →
Unit System →
Metric small parts & CNC
Create Job:1. Select solid 2. Choose
Path -Workbench 3. Create Job
Choose solid:
Set Output to grbl
Path →
Toolbit Library Editor
Remove default tool
Choose Tool, set # to 1
Set H/V speed
TBD TBD TBD
Converting STL to solids in FreeCAD See also: https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=14136
Open the STL file
Select object
Part →
Create shape from mesh
Select new object
Part →
Converte to solid
What works fine for me:
cncjs UGS (on my old T60 w/o visualization, might be an issue with the old machine)not tested yet: LaserWeb
