You don’t need VCarve to use the plugin. What you’ll get out of it is an SVG file that you can use anywhere SVGs can be used.
We have a settings dialog box where you can pick the DPI for your SVG. There are some standard options, and custom as well. The standard likely will work fine, but if you have some weird edge case where your SVG isn’t scaled right, you can just put in whatever DPI you’d like.
@ericschimel, I enjoyed your 3D Basecamp presentation. I’ve now gone and registered at your website and forum.
I’m new to CNC. As I mentioned, the makerspace I belong to, Makehaven, has a Gerber 4x8 and a smaller machine, Shapeoko.
Going over my overly brief notes: Aspire is Windows only? Your SU Plugin isn’t Windows only, is it? I’m on a Mac. I do have Parallels. All the machines in the makerspace are Windows.
Edit: Found the Mac version and installation instructions OK.
Hey sorry for not responding earlier… I must have missed this notification. But yes, Fabber works on Mac. Our plugin essentially exports a perfect SVG out of SketchUp that’s readable by any program that can open an SVG. If you open our SVG with Aspire/VCarve you can run our “Gadget” on it and it’ll build all of your toolpaths.
So if you’re a user that uses a Mac to design, but a Windows PC for Aspire/VCarve you’ll be fine, or if you just want the SVG to use in something else, you’re also fine.
Right now we have a “one size fits all” subscription, which works for most of the people most of the time… We’re looking at other ways to deliver our software. @SketchWood what’s your use case? Are you a hobbyist, or are you doing production work? What are you making?
We’ve been thinking about different purchasing options for education, hobbyists, pro users, and even different project types…
No need to overcomplicated ! Just old simple purchase + whatever subscription plans You may desire. But to have ONLY subscription as a choice - is that really a choice - to subscribe or not to subscribe?! Now a have money and wish to buy something, but next month I may need to use it, but don’t have money to subscribe?! In my life nothing is so sure to guarantee steady, regular income for endless subscriptions!
