Plasma Cutting Post processor for Fusion 360

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Plasma Cutting Post processor for Fusion 360

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Me again. What post processor should I use with F360? When I select a Linux one it says its not for plasma cutting.
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I use Sheetcam with F360. There is a F360 post on the linuxcnc forum somewhere.
My workflow is to
flatten the part (if sheetmetal)
Select the flattened part annd create a new sketch. don't do anything in the sketch
Now right click on the sketch in the tree and save as DXF.
OPen in sheetcam and set up the job

Try it with the sheetcam demo with a simple part so the 180 line thrshold is not exceeded.
Sheetcam runs on both Windows and Linux. I do my layouts in windows in my office and save direct to the machine's nc_files folder.
Then a Load Latest custom button in QTplasmac loads it with one mouse click. Check the QTP docs on this
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Rodw wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:22 pm I use Sheetcam with F360. There is a F360 post on the linuxcnc forum somewhere.
My workflow is to
flatten the part (if sheetmetal)
Select the flattened part annd create a new sketch. don't do anything in the sketch
Now right click on the sketch in the tree and save as DXF.
OPen in sheetcam and set up the job

Try it with the sheetcam demo with a simple part so the 180 line thrshold is not exceeded.
Sheetcam runs on both Windows and Linux. I do my layouts in windows in my office and save direct to the machine's nc_files folder.
Then a Load Latest custom button in QTplasmac loads it with one mouse click. Check the QTP docs on this
I watched a few YouTube videos and it looks good, I spent the next 2 hours trying to download it on linux and have now given in on it. I can't believe it is so hard to get this table to work
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Re: Plasma Cutting Post processor for Fusion 360

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Keep with it you will make it, there are posts here with good info to help you get through.
https://plasmaspider.com/viewtopic.php?f=203&t=35008
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wiltshire_chris wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:33 pm I watched a few YouTube videos and it looks good, I spent the next 2 hours trying to download it on linux and have now given in on it. I can't believe it is so hard to get this table to work
It should not be hard to download. Maybe your internet is a bit flakey. You could use windows and take it to linux via a thumb drive.
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Re: Plasma Cutting Post processor for Fusion 360

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internet seems fine, I couldn't find the box to tick that makes it exactable?
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right click on the file, properties and there is a tab for permisssions, clcik on execute
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Rodw wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:22 pm right click on the file, properties and there is a tab for permisssions, clcik on execute
There is no box to tick for execute
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What about allow this file to run as program?
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I'm not often at a linux box and if i do I don't have a GUI.
I had to install a file browser just to show you this.
It might look a bit different on your system
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