It seems you are the lead developer of this project. I have quite a few questions to ask you about this project. First off, can you tell us from a programming standpoint where one starts a CAM algorithm? How do you create such a thing?
For example, once you have the floating point numbers and the various vertices contained in an 3 dimensional file such as STL or whatever format, how does one go about approaching the various problems of making sense of the points in space, and turning those into actual toolpaths?
I would be immensely appreciative if you could offer some insight from a programming perspective. Obviously, I have seen your source code, but I would like to know more about your actual approach, in your own words, if you could be so kind sir.
Best,
Julian
Lastly, could you speculate on what the BIG BOYS (you know who i'm talking about meaning those guys who charge the BIG BUCKS) are doing code wise?
These CAM algorithms surely cannot be secret, and they cannot be much more efficient than yours, or am I wrong?
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Hi Lars,
It seems you are the lead developer of this project. I have quite a few questions to ask you about this project. First off, can you tell us from a programming standpoint where one starts a CAM algorithm? How do you create such a thing?
For example, once you have the floating point numbers and the various vertices contained in an 3 dimensional file such as STL or whatever format, how does one go about approaching the various problems of making sense of the points in space, and turning those into actual toolpaths?
I would be immensely appreciative if you could offer some insight from a programming perspective. Obviously, I have seen your source code, but I would like to know more about your actual approach, in your own words, if you could be so kind sir.
Best,
Julian
Lastly, could you speculate on what the BIG BOYS (you know who i'm talking about meaning those guys who charge the BIG BUCKS) are doing code wise?
These CAM algorithms surely cannot be secret, and they cannot be much more efficient than yours, or am I wrong?