Home

My development work has moved from heekscnc to "HeeksCAM", which enables me to mess things up completely without affecting anyone who is building heekscnc. HeeksCAM combines heekscad, heekscnc and heekspython projects together, so that python is part of it. This allows me to call a script on start up which can add new windows and menus, allowing for easier customisation. I am aiming to add machining features with "expert" program creation, using python scripts, so the user doesn't need to specify tools, feedrates, step-over, etc., just the shape and depth of the features. I found graphical selection ( using OpenGL selection ) was really slow on my new laptop, so I have rewritten selection to use unique colors, like described here http://www.opengl-tutorial.org/miscellaneous/clicking-on-objects/picking-with-an-opengl-hack/