Question regarding post processors in Path

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hman
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Question regarding post processors in Path

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Hello!
I'm planning to use Freecad to generate tool paths for my CNC milling machine. I've just learned about the existance of the "Path" workbench and hope to use it.

My question is about post processors. My CNC rig uses a Centroid Acorn controller. Is Centroid among the post processors available in the Path workbench?

Also, can anybody recommend a tutorial book that includes Path? I have a couple of tutorial books, and though Path is (incidentally) mentioned in one of them, absolutely no information is given about it. I'm one of those odd people who finds it difficult to learn from videos ( a couple of whichare available on Youtube), so a book would be very valuable to me.

Thanks!!
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Re: Question regarding post processors in Path

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Re: Question regarding post processors in Path

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Yes, there is a Centroid postprocessor available. It isn't a book, but there is a fair amount of information about Path in the wiki: https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Path_Workbench
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Re: Question regarding post processors in Path

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There is a centroid postprocessor, which you may try.

Brad Collette's "FreeCAD for Inventors" has a chapter about Path workbench. It was written for 0.17, with 0.18 already coming up, and thus giving some hints for the newer version as well. The concepts of Path workbench remained, only the tools concept has changed.

In the wiki you may want to have a look at the Path Walkthrough for the Impatient (which is a bit outdated as well).
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I went looking for "Freecad for inventors," and all I could find was a Kindle version, which turns out to be too large a file for my Ipag. Does ANYBODY know of a printedversion?

Thanks!
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