Homebrew PCBs

I said the free options were quirky ;)

First make sure you have JRE installed. You can get it here 
<http://www.java.com/en/download/inc/windows_upgrade_xpi.jsp:> Watch out 
for the Java installer. I tries to install the Yahoo toolbar. If you 
don't want that, make sure you deselect it when asked. Next you need 
Java3D 
<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/tech/index-jsp-138252.html>.

Now you should be able to start visolate by double clicking on the file.

Les


On 07/09/2010 03:39, Herbert E. Plett wrote:
> VISOLATE?
> went to the pages, saw the pictures and find it more than interesting.
> now, downloaded the file but there is no documentation whatsoever and I have no clue as how to start it.
> any help, PLEASE..
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>> One stumbling block is the software to generate tool paths.
>> It can be
>> quite expensive. The free offerings are generally rather
>> quirky. I quite
>> like Visolate<http://sourceforge.net/projects/visolate/>  though it
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>> takes some trial and error to get it working correctly.
>> Instead of
>> slavishly following the track outlines it calculates the
>> minimum cut
>> length to achieve the desired connectivity. The resultant
>> tracks look
>> odd but it works well. Cutting time and cutter wear is
>> considerably less
>> than most other methods. There are some pics here
>> <http://www.mit.edu/~vona/Visolate/Visolate-info.html>.
>> Visolate won't
>> do the drilling.
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