viaconstructor 0.4.0

python based cam-tool to convert dxf into gcode

# viaConstructor

OpenSource CAM-Tool to generate gCode from DXF,SVG and HPGL-Files

## Known Issues: * beta - version * >= Python-3.9 * Linux-Only (there are problems with cavaliercontours and pyqt5 on Win and OS-X) * Splines from DXF * very slow on big files

## Features:

• 3D-Preview

• Headless-Support to generate gcode on the console

• the preview of the milling path is generated by the original gcode data using a simple gcode-interpreter

• the offsets are calculated internaly, no offset-support in the cnc controller is needed

• the gcode-interpreter can be used externaly to generate thumbnails and previews

• the dxf-reader can be used externaly to generate thumbnails and previews

• automatic offset finder (inside/outside)

• automatic order of multiple parts (nearest first)

• nested parts will milled in the right order (inside parts first)

• gCode and HPGL output

## demo-video [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBiqeqKDsk “Demo-Video”)

## screenshot 

## quikstart

### install with pip ` pip3 install viaconstructor `

### get code ` git clone [e-mail]:multigcs/viaconstructor.git cd viaconstructor pip3 install -r requirements.txt `

### start viaconstructor ` ./bin/viaconstructor tests/data/simple.dxf `

### thumbnail generator: gcode to jpg ` ./bin/gcodepreview tests/data/simple.ngc -o tests/data/simple.jpg `

### thumbnail generator: dxf to jpg ` ./bin/dxfpreview tests/data/simple.dxf -o tests/data/simple.jpg `