Feature Request: Use STL/Model for Stock/Toolpaths - Set and position non round stock in cnc (and laser) - Rotary (and normal live-z toolpaths)

[tyeth]

The 200w CNC is powerful, it's pretty cool combined with the rotary, but the luban software only seems to allow basic stock options (round stock - how big for rotary). The laser is also great, but doesn't facilitate anything that's not a perfect cylinder.

I'm suggesting the user can define a model (like 3d printing model) to use as a stock object for defining the toolpaths on (then usual create flat toolpaths and pick angle or rotary (like rough out this model from this stock model). It also helps to be able to set a non regular object up and come back and "machine" it later. If the stock object could also be setup at a non-centered and slightly off angle (x/y/z rotation as well as position) then the user would have a chance of pulling off some things without paying Autodesk 5000$/year for Fusion 360 with manufacturing extension just to play occasionally.

There's also an align feature to help users define measurement points on the model and then use the machine to verify / measure the error and then it updates the jobs by doing an optimised rotation of the model to lie the stock most flat (after measured errors) and updates the toolpaths to accommodate the new orientation.

Now imagine the laser, get or make an STL of the wine bottle (or just the key section to laser), and that's the stock for lasering surface work. You could even use those large travel mugs with handles and get the toolhead to avoid the handle (or laser the handle surface with a flat toolpath and the curved surface with rotary arcs)

Give it ten years and FreeCAD might catch up for ease of use and CAM toolpaths, but I haven't got there with it yet, and I like software in theory 🤓