I downloaded this .dxf file and want to convert it to gcode.

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I downloaded this .dxf file and want to convert it to gcode. I want the skull itself and the teeth/mouth to be the top surface of my material and everything that is white should be milled away 1.5mm deep. So no cutout. The material is about 7mm thick.

I have tried to work with CamBam but i can not get it to succesfully export gcode.

Are there other CAM softwares that will run on linux?
I prefer something where i can click on a section and tell it to mill it away at a certain depth.

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You can use http://millcrum.com/ or http://jscut.org/jscut.html

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At what point in the CamBam process are you getting errors?

The mesh tools in CamBam have always worked well for me for transferring .stl to a cut.

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If you can convert it to SVG, you can use http://makercam.com too

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@Miguel_Sanchez Thank you. I accually also have this file in svg format.

I will check them all out.

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@Mano_Biletsky_Open_M I agree with the SVG and http://makercam.com

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I run Vectric Cut2d under Wine in Linux. Works just as well if not faster. CamBam did not do it for me. Showing it’s age. Cut2d so much quicker.

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Thank you. For the moment i’m using jscut. Wich works ok for what i am trying to do. I will try them all though. Vectric cut2d i haven’t tried yet. Next up…