A simple and extensible tool for makers to control 3D printers and CNC routers.
Pronunced /tsːnɪks/ came from acronyms CNC + UNIX. The logo is composed by triangles using a 3D cube as guide, this is motivated due the volumen of machining workarea. The X also describes the cartesian system of coordinates which is responsible of the movement through axis.
For some reason 3D printers and CNC routers have been separated paths in software development, providing very competent tools in both areas, but wasting such usefull functionality between them, increasing the learning curve for those who own both or want to getting started.
There are good news, both machines are not so different, the have many shared functionalities. Even the firmware
is the same or almost the same with minor changes, so why not create a "simple-extensible-multi-machine-control-funcy-app"? as someone says one app to rule them all
.
To simplify the module compilation there is a Makefile
with a variety of tools
ie, for build in local
make build
this will compile
cnix --help
if you are a docker user that don't have golang installed you can use the following command.
make dist
This will create all targets on a dist
directory. Just find the binary that fits on your machine.
The following command will help you a bit.
ls dist/* |grep --color $(uname -a|awk -v a=$(uname -m) '{printf("%s-%s\n",tolower($1),a=="x86_64"?"amd64":a)}')
Checkout this document with all the details and steps to become a contributor!
TODO At the moment the packaging methods allowed are:
TODO