Freecad

[magicniner]

With just a little more improvement it could knock several expensive software suites into oblivion as they would offer nothing more for the considerable purchase price.

You could say the same of LinuxCNC regarding controllers, but it doesn't, and it won't.

Development by nerd committee, when they are not competent, driven, productive machinists themselves never yields optimal results.

This is why Tormach had to spend their own money to develop LinuxCNC into a usable product for non-nerds, PathPilot.

[routerdriver]

To an extent I agree with that comment and my previous post said it needed just a bit more development.The Freecad forum is quite a good place to ask questions and there is a steady stream of developments which are often well presented on youtube and there are others on youtube which needed editing and critiquing before being posted as they say very little over rather too much time.

The comments about LinuxCNC are probably a little harsh as there is a nucleus of very well informed people developing the platform.Again,documentation is a bit indigestible and often more accessible from a good youtube video.I'm just happy that people are improving these systems and sharing them with us and would be even happier if the documentation was improved at the same rate.A benevolent technical author or editor would earn a lot of thanks.