Advice on export for CNC Router

[DanRathbun]

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Is there an Alternative to SketchUcam to create Gcode?

I built my own CNC machine. I build models in SketchUp…use SketchUcam to generate Gcode, then import the Gcode into ChiliPeppr which runs the job. My weekest link is SketchUcam…no offense intended, but it is just not very professional. What other programs do people use to go from SketchUp to Gcode? remo

How can I carve out a face using a home CNC and SketchUp?

I would like to create a plaque out of wood with the face of a Beagle dog. I have looked over the internet to find out if someone has already done this type of thing but could not find anything that I could use. So, I thought I would create it myself. I am thinking of using sketchup and or sketchucam to import a picture I have. Using that picture to have the CNC machine carve that image into to wood. Is this type of thing something Sketchup can do? Would I use Sketchup or Sketchucam? Are ther…