#usbfoamcutter #grbl #FreeSoftware #4AxisGcode
Generating 4 axis g-code for foam cutters can be challenging since there aren’t many solutions available. In this video, I show 6 solutions that you can use 4 of them are free.
I’ll show an overview of each one and show how to test the g-code using a free simulator and GRBL’s Check option. For two of the applications, I’ve run some live cuts as well.
We’ll be taking a look at the following
Wing G-code
Wing Wire
Wing Designer
Jedicut
DevWing Foam 2
DevFus Foam 2
DevSim Foam – free g-code simulator from DevCad
This posting on the website accompanies the video https://rckeith.co.uk/foam-wing-free-cnc-software/
Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:14 Wing G-code
04:25 Using DAT Files for AirFoils
08:31 Wing G-code demo
21:33 G-code Simulator (Free)
24:30 Wing G-code GRBL G-code Check
27:38 Wing G-code Test Cut
32:05 Wing Wire
44:04 Wing Wire G-code Simulator Check
45:56 Wing Wire GRBL G-code Check
49:11 Wing Designer
1:00:35 Wing Designer G-code Simulator Check
1:01:26 Wing Designer GRBL G-code Check
1:03:41 Wing Designer Test Cut
1:04:38 JediCut
1:12:27 Jedicut G-code Simulator Check
1:12:58 Jedicut GRBL G-code Check
1:14:02 DevWing Foam 2
1:27:18 3D preview – DevWing Foam 2
1:29:08 CNC Router cut parts – DevWing Foam 2
1:30:34 Export Drawings DXF – DevWing Foam 2
1:31:58 Cutting Project – DevWing Foam 2
1:36:10 G-code Simulation – DevWing Foam 2
1:39:14 DevWing Foam – GRBL G-code Check
1:42:49 DevFus Foam 2
1:51:02 3D preview T45 Goshawk Fuselage
1:53:37 G-code Simulation – DevFus Foam 2
1:55:50 DevFus Foam GRBL G-code Check
1:57:46 Summary and Recommendations
Useful Links
Airfoil DAT files https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/coord_database.html
Free 4 axis simulator http://www.devcad.com/eng/devsimcncfoam.asp
How to build a 4 axis CNC foam cutter https://rckeith.co.uk/how-to-build-a-usb-cnc-hot-wire-foam-cutter/
If you want the best CNC Foam cutting software then it’s DevWing Foam 2 and DevFus Foam 2 in my opinion. Although not free they are worth investing in if you are serious about making foam wings and fuselages.
I was not sponsored for making this video the opinions expressed here are based on several years of cutting foam wings and fuselages. Please check my other videos and the website to see my projects. https://rckeith.co.uk
The video is very long please use the Chapter options below.
I did try to keep it short but this would just leave too much out.
Hopefully, at the end of the video, you have a better understanding of the options available to use with a 4 axis CNC Foam Cutter.
Happy Foam Cutting
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