Hi,
stl files are usually meant for stereolitheography and 3D printing. However to make use of this format of file on CNC milling machine interpretation and sorting out of data is required to generate the required G-code format. This can be done via text processing with development of suitable algorithms to deal with the different cases and codes.
Is there any readily available and accurate post-processing software which convert stl files to G-code files to run on MACH3? If so (which is highly expected to be so), which of these are recommended and what are the limitations and constraints do these software have?
Thank you in advance.
the STL contains the geometric information, the G code contains tool path and other technological data, so there is no automatic post processor software
you should use a CAM system (Masercal, Delcam, Creo, NX, CATIA, PEPS, GibbsCAM, SolidCAM...), which able to generates G code based on CAD data with the user's interactions
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