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Open-Source Simulation & Computer Aided Machining - A 3-axis CNC GCode simulator
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README 

        
![CAMotics Logo][1]



CAMotics is an Open-Source software which can simulate 3-axis NC

machining. It is a fast, flexible and user-friendly simulation

software for the DIY and Open-Source community.  CAMotics works on

Linux, OS-X and Windows.



At home manufacturing is one of the next big technology revolutions. Much like

the PC was 30 years ago. There have been major advances in desktop 3D printing

yet uptake of desktop CNCs has lagged despite the availability of ​cheap CNC

machines. One of the major reasons for this is a lack of Open-Source simulation

and CAM (3D model to tool path conversion) software. CAM and NC machine

simulation present some very difficult programming problems, as is evidenced by

30+ years of academic papers on these topics. Whereas, 3D printing simulation

and tool path generation are much easier. Such software is essential to using a

CNC.



Being able to simulate is a critical part of creating CNC tool

paths. Programming a CNC without a simulator is cutting without

measuring; it's both dangerous and expensive. With CAMotics you can

preview the results of your cutting operation before you fire up your

machine. This will save you time and money and open up a world of

creative possibilities by allowing you to rapidly visualize and

improve upon designs without wasting material or breaking tools.



See http://camotics.org/



# Buildbotics Open-Source CNC Controller

![Buildbotics CNC](https://buildbotics.com/upload/controller_in_hand.gif)



You might also be interested in the Buildbotics CNC controller.  Check it out

at https://buildbotics.com/.  Buildbotics purchases help support CAMotics.



# License

GNU General Public License version 2+.  See the file ``COPYING``.



# Downloads

Packages for Windows, Linux and OSX can be found on the

[CAMotics Website](http://camotics.org/download.html).



# Building from Source

This section describes how to build CAMotics from source on Debian based

systems such as Ubuntu and Mint Linux.  If you are running Windows or OSX

it is much easier to simply install prebuilt packages which can be found

at http://camotics.org/download.html  There are also prebuilt Debian packages

you can try.



## Prerequisites

  - C!         - http://cbang.org/

  - Qt5        - http://qt-project.org/

  - SCons      - http://www.scons.org/

  - v8         - https://developers.google.com/v8/



On Debian based systems all the prerequisites, including those needed

by C!, can be installed with the following command line:



    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get -y install scons build-essential libqt5websockets5-dev \

      libqt5opengl5-dev libnode-dev libglu1-mesa-dev pkgconf git



## Building C! (cbang)

Clone the C! git repository, build the software using scons and set the

environment variable CBANG_HOME so the CAMotics build system can find it

later.  **You must install V8 or ChakraCore before this step.**



    git clone https://github.com/CauldronDevelopmentLLC/cbang.git

    scons -C cbang

    export CBANG_HOME=$PWD/cbang



## Building CAMotics

Clone the CAMotics git repository and build the software using scons:



    git clone https://github.com/CauldronDevelopmentLLC/CAMotics.git

    cd CAMotics

    scons



## Building & Installing the Debian Package

In the CAMotics source code directory run:



    scons package

    sudo dpkg -i camotics_*.deb



## Build Warnings/Errors

If you get any build warnings, by default, the build will stop.  If you have

problems building, especially with warnings related to the boost library you

can ignore these warnings by building cbang and/or CAMotics with

`scons strict=0`.  This disables strict checking.  For example:



    scons -C cbang strict=0

    cd CAMotics

    scons strict=0



# Using CAMotics

If you've installed the Debian package you should find CAMotics in your menu

under Other.  Also you can simply run `camotics` on the command line.



If you did not install the package, open a command line, go to the directory

where you built CAMotics and run `./camotics`



# Try the Examples

Try out some of the examples in CAMotics's File -> Examples menu.



## No Icons in Menus on Linux

If you don't see icons in CAMotics menus on Linux try running the following

command and restarting CAMotics:



    gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons true



# Sponsors

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[1]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CauldronDevelopmentLLC/CAMotics/master/images/camotics-logo.png