CNC under Lubuntu (was Lubuntu alternative sessions script)

[Phill Whiteside]

Hi Pete,

we prefer bottom posting as it makes the email thread easier to follow
(especially when some one is viewing the archived mail system).

Regards,

Phill.

On 7 July 2013 21:29, Pete <psmouty at live.com> wrote:

> On 07/07/13 21:11, Federico Leoni wrote:
>
>> Pete,
>>
>> when you reply to messages here could you please put the mailing-list
>> address too? Thanks!
>> Back on topic, to see if yours CNC machines will works or not, could
>> be a good idea to send a message to the LinuxCNC community/forum with
>> a sample of the program output generated under windows. Surely they
>> will help you.
>>
>> http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.**php/english/community<http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/community>
>> http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.**php/english/forum<http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum>
>>
>> Let as know!
>>
>> F.
>>
>> 2013/7/7 Pete <psmouty at live.com>:
>>
>>> On 07/07/13 20:00, Federico Leoni wrote:
>>>
>>> It's easy to migrate from xp to Lubuntu for normal office use. Trust me.
>>> For CNC, assuming you are talking about computer numerical control, I
>>> understand your doubts.
>>> Anyway many CNC controlled machine use a set of standard instructions. I
>>> worked with different lasercut from Mazak and other kind of CNC machines
>>> some years ago and the majority were based on G-Code language.
>>>
>>> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/**wiki/G-code<http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code>
>>>
>>> And if you like there are CNC solution based on Ubuntu
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxcnc.org
>>>
>>> Have a look on it.
>>>
>>> If you are not talking about this kind of CNC... Well please explain a
>>> little bit more deeply your problem.
>>>
>>> F.
>>>
>>> Em 07/07/2013 15:30, "Pete" <psmouty at live.com> escreveu:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> It's great that we are thinking of offering a better experience to XP
>>>> users, but let us not forget about the millions of small and medium
>>>> sized
>>>> businesses out there who will want to 'carry on as they are' with
>>>> minimal
>>>> cost in terms of hard / soft ware, and minimal retraining of their
>>>> staff.
>>>> Take my old company as an example employing 15 - 20 people on one site,
>>>> have
>>>> used XP since it's inception and is now being told by MS that they need
>>>> to
>>>> upgrade their six or seven machines to make them Win7 compliant. If we
>>>> can
>>>> offer something that enables them to carry on without that expense in
>>>> these
>>>> difficult times I am sure that would be a persuasive argument!
>>>>
>>>> Note that to this end I am in the process of clearing out my old netbook
>>>> (1200 cpu 1.5gb ram 40gb HDD) to put a clean Lubuntu install on it for a
>>>> meeting with my old boss on Thursday to show him how good it is and and
>>>> a
>>>> very reasonable outlay of nothing for either hard or software, possibly
>>>> (even hopefully) a few hundred pounds to me for the installation of
>>>> Lubuntu
>>>> on their machines but that is secondary to getting the message out
>>>> there.
>>>>
>>>> I have no worries over the 'office' functions (email, spreadsheets,
>>>> presentations etc).
>>>> The bit that concerns me is the CNC bit along with the software to 'port
>>>> the specs' to the CNC machine as their specs often come from third party
>>>> places who will quite possibly still be using windoze.
>>>>
>>>> I have not had enough experience of Ubuntu CNC to say for certain that
>>>> there will not be any errors in then putting those files onto a *ubuntu
>>>> box,
>>>> and as that *is* their business they cannot afford any hassle however
>>>> small
>>>> and the transition *must* be seamless, as any hassle will have a
>>>> negative
>>>> impact on their business and they will end up going out and getting Win7
>>>> just for compatibility with their customers.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has any thoughts on this please let me know ! Although I no
>>>> longer work for them I still have a good relationship with the owners,
>>>> and
>>>> do not wish that to change as I cost them time / money or worst of all a
>>>> customer!
>>>>
>>>> Just my thoughts
>>>>
>>>> Peter Smout
>>>>
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>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Many thanks for the link, i was aware of the CNC (computer numerical
>>> control) based on ubuntu I am unsure of what language they use on a day
>>> to
>>> day basis but i will ask on Thurs! I have no worries about the office
>>> side
>>> of things (some minor formatting issues in word documents aside) I
>>> frequently use my Ubuntu boxes for files from MS machines so I am
>>> familiar
>>> with Libre Office / Open Office.
>>>
>>> Thanks again
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>
>>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry for the error!
> When I speak to them tomorrow I will ask for a copy of an old
> non-commercially sensitive CNC file and ask the guys ('n' girls) at
> linuxcnc for advise before the meeting on Thursday (forewarned etc).
> Also a CAD (computer aided design) package that is capable of producing
> these files (freecad or pycad are the 2 I have come across so far), but
> again I feel the linuxcnc people are probably the people to ask!
> Another matter of list etiquette on this list is it correct to top or
> bottom post? (Ubuntu users list is quite finicky about bottom posting) so
> it is now habbit, but I have no wish to upset anyone!
>
> Thanks for your help and suggestions
>
>
> Pete
>
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