CNC
Building a Mac OS X version of Candle GRBL controller application with G-Code visualizer written in Qt
07/07/21 17:30
As a new owner of a 3018 Pro Milling machine using a GRBL 1.1 controller I needed a program to download G-Code to the CNC Mill.
Windows / Linux users have a few choices including:
While UGS (Universal GCode Platform) does run on Macs, it is Java based and feels a bit resource intensive. So I tried building Candle and it is a fairly easy compile as the developer has done most of the work.
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Windows / Linux users have a few choices including:
- Universal GCode Platform (https://winder.github.io/ugs_website/)
- Candle (https://github.com/Denvi/Candle)
While UGS (Universal GCode Platform) does run on Macs, it is Java based and feels a bit resource intensive. So I tried building Candle and it is a fairly easy compile as the developer has done most of the work.
Read More...