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Controlling subtractive CNC from Cura, at all possible?
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Provided the meat is very tender, you can use a spoon to divide a steak into bite-size chunks. But a knife will always work better.
You could write all kinds of hacks to get Cura to make toolpaths for subtractive CNC. But Cura is really made for 3d printing (and actually specifically for FDM 3d printing). There are other tool far more suitable for subtractive CNC.
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· Controlling subtractive CNC from Cura, at all possible?
Yeah, I really wouldn't use Cura for this. You would spent more time fighting it than anything else. Any subtractive C&C tool will likely be a much better option.
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ahoeben 1,944
Provided the meat is very tender, you can use a spoon to divide a steak into bite-size chunks. But a knife will always work better.
You could write all kinds of hacks to get Cura to make toolpaths for subtractive CNC. But Cura is really made for 3d printing (and actually specifically for FDM 3d printing). There are other tool far more suitable for subtractive CNC.
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nallath 1,119
Yeah, I really wouldn't use Cura for this. You would spent more time fighting it than anything else. Any subtractive C&C tool will likely be a much better option.
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