FreeCAD Turning Addon

A FreeCAD Path Addon to encourage the development of CNC turning functionality for the PATH workbench.

| ⚠️ WARNING: Turning Addon is currently experimental / proof of concept and only suitable for testing. |

Description

This addon when installed will appear in the Path Workbench toolbar menu and will allow the creation of turning paths for use with a CNC lathe. This addon includes LibLathe as a submodule.

Features

• Turning Roughing operation
• Turning Facing operation
• Turning Profiling operation
• Turning Parting operation

Requirements

• FreeCAD v0.19
• Path Toolbits (Legacy tools are not supported)
• Python3
• Qt5

Installation

1. Use git clone --recurse or download the .zip file of this repo directly in to your FreeCAD Mod/ directory.
2. Restart FreeCAD

Note: If the LibLathe folder inside the addon is empty or missing you may need to add the submodule manually: git submodule update --init --recursive

Feedback

If you have feedback or need to report bugs please participate on the related Path Forum.

Disclaimer

This is an experimental tool for development purposes and must be used at your own risk. Machine tools are dangerous and the author of this tool will not be responsible for any damage or personal injury caused by using incorrect tool paths or machining parameters.