THE QUESTION:
Is anyone doing CNC PCB drilling (do not care about routing), if so what software are they using to do so?
BACKGROUND:
Today I found that our local highschool has a mini CNC machine. I neglected to write down what the brand and model number are. Will do so tomorrow and post it. (it was blue)
I use EagleCad and would like to use this CNC to drill my boards. I do not know what software package they have installed but I am guessing it is not what I need. Could be wrong.
I have started the search to figure out what software will work. So far I have found SheetCam which has a demo version that does 150 lines (of G code IIRC). An open source solution would be better as I would rather spend my money on other toys if possible.
The file containing the GCODE is an ASCII file that can be read by (almost??) any CNC softwares so the problem is not there. You need a software that will be able to generate this GCODE.
Personnaly I use FreePCB to draw my PCB designs. It can generate the GCODE but I have to modify it before it can be read by TurboCNC, my favourite CNC software.