# viaConstructor
OpenSource CAM-Tool to generate gCode from DXF,SVG and HPGL-Files
## Known Issues:
* beta - version
* >= Python-3.9
* running on Linux, OS-X and Windows
* may be unstable on Windows
* problems with some OpenGL versions (black 3D-View)
* tabs on circles sometimes broken
* slow on very big files
## Features:
* 3D-Preview
* Tabs and Pockets with Islands
* Headless-Support to generate gcode on the console
* the preview of the milling path is generated by the original gcode data using a simple gcode-interpreter
* the offsets are calculated internaly, no offset-support in the cnc controller is needed
* the gcode-interpreter can be used externaly to generate thumbnails and previews
* the dxf-reader can be used externaly to generate thumbnails and previews
* automatic offset finder (inside/outside)
* automatic order of multiple parts (nearest first)
* nested parts will milled in the right order (inside parts first)
* can read DXF, SVG, HPGL and STL (cross section)
* Truetype-Fonts to generate simple Text
* generates gCode and HPGL output
## demo-video
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBiqeqKDsk "Demo-Video")
## screenshot
## quikstart
### install with pip
```
pip3 install viaconstructor
```
### get code
```
git clone https://github.com/multigcs/viaconstructor.git
cd viaconstructor
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```
### start viaconstructor
```
./bin/viaconstructor tests/data/simple.dxf
```
### thumbnail generator: gcode to jpg
```
./bin/gcodepreview tests/data/simple.ngc -o tests/data/simple.jpg
```
### thumbnail generator: dxf to jpg
```
./bin/dxfpreview tests/data/simple.dxf -o tests/data/simple.jpg
```
### running on macos/osx
```
brew install python@3.10
git clone https://github.com/multigcs/viaconstructor.git
cd viaconstructor
/usr/local/bin/python3 -m pip install -r requirements-install.txt
/usr/local/bin/python3 -m viaconstructor tests/data/simple.dxf
```
### running on Windows10
you can simply extract this zip file to you disk and execute the start.bat:
https://www.multixmedia.org/viaconstructor.zip
this zip-file includes python3.10.10 and all needed packages
or
install python3.10.10 from: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.10/python-3.10.10-amd64.exe
install git from: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.40.0.windows.1/Git-2.40.0-64-bit.exe
at the moment, you need also Visual Studio Community 2022 from: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/ (to install pyclipper / some dll's needed for CavalierContours)
```
git clone https://github.com/multigcs/viaconstructor.git
python3.exe -m pip install -r requirements-install.in
python3.exe -m viaconstructor tests/data/simple.dxf
```
## Screenshots
### Helix
### Overcut
### Tabs
### Pockets
### Lead-In/Lead-Out
### OSX
### Windows
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