Knox Makers FreeCAD Manager

This addon provides a centralized way to manage themes, preferences, UI settings, and startup behavior across all FreeCAD installations at Knox Makers. It includes support for CNC machines at Knox Makers with up-to-date tool libraries, job templates, and custom post processors. Designed to keep laptops, shop machines, and individual users in sync, it ensures a shared and streamlined FreeCAD experience throughout the makerspace.

Features

• Automatic Updates: Keeps the plugin and its resources up-to-date using Git.
• Post Processor: Includes a custom post processor for generating G-code compatible with the NibblerBOT CNC.
• Job Templates: Provides pre-defined job templates for common 2D engraving and panel operations.
• Preference Pack: Installs a PreferencePack for consistent configuration across users.
• Tool Libraries: Ships with a library of tool definitions and shapes for use in FreeCAD Path workbench.

Directory Structure

Init.py
install.py
job_NibblerBOT*.json
PostProcessor/
  NibblerBOT_post.py
PreferencePack/
  NibblerBOT/
    NibblerBOT.cfg
Tools/
  Bit/
  Library/
  Shape/

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository into your FreeCAD Mod directory.
2. Start FreeCAD. The plugin will automatically check for updates and install required files.
3. The post processor, job templates, and tools will be available in the Path workbench.

Usage

• Select the NibblerBOT post processor when exporting G-code.
• Use the provided job templates for quick setup.
• Tool definitions and shapes are available under the Tools directory.

About

This plugin is maintained by Knox Makers. For questions or contributions, please contact the maintainer at Knox Makers.