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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Do you know if they work at all on Linux? Just wondering what the path forward there is.

And yeah, we had an old Windows system with our pick and place machine because it really needed that specific version of Windows. I'm sure the same is true for all kinds of specialized hardware chugging along to this day in factories near you!

[-] CeeBee@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

CUDA and AI stuff is very much Linux focused. They run better and faster on Linux, and the industry puts their efforts into Linux. CNC and 3D printing software is mostly equal between Linux and Windows.

The one thing Linux lacks in this area is CAD support from the big players. FreeCAD and OpenCAD exist, and they work very well, but they do miss a lot of the polish the proprietary software has. There are proprietary CAD solutions for Linux, but they're more industry specific and not general purpose like AutoCAD.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Good to hear!

My 3d printer works, but I wasn't sure about CNC because of my experience with pick-n-place machines having poor support. It seems the more industrial you go, the fewer options you have for support.

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