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@mikemag mikemag released this 12 Oct 07:16
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v4.0.3
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Third release of MonkeyCAM v4. Docs can be found at https://github.com/mikemag/MonkeyCAM/blob/master/docs/Users_Guide.md

I've included example board and machine def files to help get you started. Command-line only for Mac and Windows, with a HTML overview generated along with the G-Code programs. The overview is extremely details, with zoomable diagrams for all shapes generated. With this you can now see clearly how the shapes interact with each other, and how the toolpaths relate to those shapes.

To generate all of the G-Code files and HTML overview follow the directions below. Open the G-Code programs in something like Mach3 to see what the paths look like. Open the HTML overview in your favorite browser (tested on Chrome and IE 11). Here's an example: https://rawgit.com/mikemag/MonkeyCAM/master/Sample-output/Sample-snowboard-overview.html

Any questions? Feel free to open a issue and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Mac

The Mac binary is signed with my Apple Developer ID so you know it's from me. Copy the contents of MonkeyCAM-4.0.3.dmg anywhere you'd like, and run the binary with no arguments to see what parameters are necessary. To use the example defs, try this:

cd <directory where you copied the dmg contents>
mkdir SampleBoard
bin/MonkeyCAM --board example/board-def.json --machine example/machine-tool-def.json  --outdir SampleBoard
open Sample-output/Sample-snowboard-overview.html

Windows

Unzip MonkeyCAM-4.0.3.zip wherever you'd like and run the binary with no arguments to see what parameters are necessary. To use the example defs, try this:

cd <directory where you extracted the zip>
mkdir SampleBoard
bin\MonkeyCAM.exe --board example\board-def.json --machine example\machine-tool-def.json  --outdir SampleBoard
.\Sample-output\Sample-snowboard-overview.html
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