Great video! Very comprehensive. I have been looking for this functionality for a long time. Saves a lot of tedious work.

thank you for your time to teach..

thank you. this is very helpful

Please, can you teach how to insert a quantitative table of elements into FreeCAD? For example, I have a wall and on it 3 windows and two or more doors. and the inserted table describes the object and quantity automatically

6 years later, this is still a very good intro to basic concepts of CAD/CAM/CNC! Well done :)

Is there a way to connect a scalpel knife and drag it rather than a utility knife to obtain a more precise cut?

Thank you. Please continue to think out loud as you go! Nice to show choices made along the way and why you changed your mind later.

Very helpful tutorial series. How would I preview the path in the CAM Simulator in Freecad? The Path made by script is not shown in the simulator. Maybe I have to add a Tool ?

Thanks, I subscribed to your channel, I am also to become efficient with the Path WB, too!

Thank you for the explanation. I think some improvement should be done on the intuitiveness of the system. It is smart, however I couldn't find a way to add a 2mm endmill before I found your video. This should be straightforward. Excellent job anyway!

any ideas on how to cut out gears. Right now I create gears on freecad (easy using gear library), 3D print to make sure gear reduction is correct under load. But now I want to cut out the gears in foam, using cnc 3018. Then I can cast them out of aluminum using the lost foam method. Problem is how to use the path workbench to follow the gear teeth and cut out gears. Thanks

this could also work as a basis for being able to pocket uneven surface created by previous operation.

This looks awesome! I would love to have that! But Camotics is still on 1.2.0. Is there any precompiled version of 1.2.2 or 1.3.0 available somewhere? I saw that there is a guide for building on Windows, but this looks rather daunting :D

Not sure if it matters, but doubling the height of the triangle edge from 1” to 2” does not double the angle.

Thank for the video. I am quite new to freeCAD and path (still learning) but have upgraded for the second time to the latest stable release 0.21.1. I tried to migrate my tool library manually by setting the paths etc. This does not work correctly. Apperently it is nescesarry to edit the user.cfg file manually and also setting the "macro'-path to make the job_template list-box fill correctly. I am using the portable version by the way. Could you please update this video. I have a hunge I may be doing something incorrectly.. Love the path workbench by the way!

Hello Sir, how to export plain wire frame geometry lines as g code?

Hello Sir, is it possible to have just wireframe as the chained tool path without the need for solid model? In 3d?. Example would be imported DXF wireframe to be use as direct tool path

Hi, good morning sir I'm new to cnc and I'm having a hard time finishing an ashtray can you please help .can I send you the file I'm using mach3 on the milling

don't think most of these have been fixed in 0.22dev

now maybe time to redo this video for 0.22 ? :)

What is the software running the Gcodes generated by FreeCAD path?

How do you get your tool centered on the piece, though?

I hope you'll make more videos about the 1.0 or even 0.21

your free cad 0.21 looks way different to mine, I don't have many of the features you see there. I'd start videos with describing your installation of free cad ;)

Thanks for your excellent video. I am thinking about buying your book, however I am working with FC version 0.21.1 now. Should I wait for an updated version of the book? Thanks G.

@sliptonic great explanation! you are truly a freeCad path specialist would you be open to be hired ?

nice video but not tell how i can make touch off makro, i has make button to display Z touch off. but alltime come error EOF axis.ngc row 0. somethink i not understand, not good english. need know how make macro and how this can make working good. i have manual ER16 collect spindle, need ewery tool change make new time zero point of tool. but not understand if has make button to display ok and then bush button why not go make sub/macro g-code and measure tool lenght and add zero point. or macro measure ZXY points workpiece corner too. i have basic parallerport linuxcnc 2.8.4-1 version. DIY cnc machine working manual well. but need make automatic, set tool lenght set workpiece corner and know true zero point, then run linuxcnc example code and carving this linuxcnc text to wood. i not has make first cutting yet because i try run this example code thats run too high alltime same move bit wery high point. how move bit down. manual if i move bit top of wood, and then run example code bit run move same point high than before i run empty machine this g-code.

how to edit a scale of hatch?

how make a new hatch? in autocad? =)

how to make a dimension line 13 mm from the model, and the size is 2 m from the dimension line? where to configure it?

how to make the contours 0.35 and the cross section 0.7mm?

is it possible to make the scale representation classical? 1:1, 1:5, 1:20, 1:50, 1:100, 1:500, 1:2000, 1:5000...

how to indicate the area of the object and the number of such objects in the plate?

how to position the projection 10 m from the edge of the sheet, and the second projection 15 m from the first? how to do it*

Thanks for the video! Really clear. I was really scratching my head on why my zero point in Candle was inside my stock until I re-watched it and noticed the bit about setting the origin!! thank you!!!

thanks again. a simple cube with routed letters will post process incorrectly when I save as an .nc file or the only option for that being mach3or 4. I wanted to share what i do and assume most have cyphered it already........In Freecad when postprocessing to mach3,4 because there is not option for .nc files….The “start depth” and “final depth” under “Engrave” need to be from the top of the board downward, so start depth for a 19mm board should be about 20mm and final depth I set to say ie..14mm or 5mm down from the top.

i do not see how you input 10.0 micro meters. freecad 21 does not have that option. 0.1mm is the lowest number. thanks.

Thank you so much for this video. (And all the others you've created). If you would be willing to make an update on this suiting the new tool library would be amazing! I'm just trying to setup some tools but just as example, the by you so useful described spindle Power Funktion does not exist anymore in version 0.20. Another idea great video would be the full process from part design over creating tolls and tool path to exporting it to a CNC machine and see the final result. Keep up your great work! Best regards!

Do you have any plans for sale?

Add me to the list. I am currently working on this project. I discovered it myself but now I saw that this is a common problem.

Thank you for the informative video. I take it this only works on single parts, and not on assemblies??

Thank you very much

hey can you tell me what type of servo are you using?

Firstly this is a great introduction to toolpaths, thanks for posting. This is very helpful for me. As I am new to freecad and milling. For drilling do you use a drill bit or the end mill itself? How do you introduce a tool change operation in gcode? I want to do the drilling operation first, then do the tool change to milling, his can I do this?

hey can you tell me what type of servo are you using?

September 2, 2023 Since do not have large plotter, can I save print file with all the correct settings(even avoiding recompute/update) and take it down to print shop and have it printed out? If so, how do you create such a file and where would that file be located?

i have watched the whole series. great info!! I'm on ver 0.20 now, and I'm very interested to make multiple parts in batches soon. I'm commissioning my own built machine now and test cutting in nylons before I switch into aluminums.

This is very useful. Imagine to design furniture and you need to design recessed hinges (very common nowadays), this is very useful to diminish the design of them (or you need to re-design each time the same part over and over again). Since Freecad has not other method, this can be used.

Dear, I was so frustrated by searching for a profund lecture how to use the path workbench until - now as i found your wonderful video tutorial . thx a lot Hans-Georg

Thank you for the explanation, very usefull