This topic was started to list up useful Internet sources of information on the Elektor/Colinbus Profiler milling machine, relevant software and CNC in general. Not all websites, forums and documentation is in English. Elektor is not responsible for the content of any url linked to through this forum topic.
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Colinbus www.colinbus.com/profiler/
Active Profiler users http://cnc.kbdesign.be/ www.therobinsons.gen.nz/Profiler%20Lessons%20Learned.html http://members.chello.nl/h.oosten/ BOCNC freeware CAM www.bocnc.de Special on Profiler
www.sudar.ch/downloads/plt2cbr1000.zip Forums at:
http://5128.rapidforum.com/area=226 http://f-1647.mybb.de/ (sign up required)
Manual at
www.bocnc.de/bocncV2.htm DeskProto www.deskproto.com/http://www.deskproto.nl RAMS www.rams3d.com General CNC website with forum www.cnczone.com/ Profiler Tips & Tricks article, Elektor September 2007 magazine www.elektor.com/magazines/2007/september/profiler-tips-tricks.228047.lynkx CADSTD Generates DXF files for further processing to milling machine
www.cadstd.com/ KiCAD For Linux users. KiCAD converts from schematic to PCB. The PCB editor then allows HPGL output to be generated, both layers and drill.
http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/kicad/ Please feel free to add links by replying to this topic.