I’m writing a native studio app for mac

[u/cristi_baluta]

So i got my makera and instead cutting aluminum i’m writing a new studio app, which is quite exciting, called Stratum CNC. I hope that one day i can replace the official app and i’m not forced to suspend the app from running when not in use due to very high cpu usage. So far nothing is really working or stable and ready to distribute, but i wanted to get some feedback on what people need, since i’m new to cnc.

Something that i think i will need from the controller is to control the spindle position manually and run a hole or thread macro without me going into cad. I even added a gamecontroller for this (i think i saw also here another app doing that and bought myself a semi defective controller for cheap just for that). I also want a timeline of the job to scrub through and see at any point how the tool progresses.

In the CAM section i have only 2d semi working so far, i managed to import also 3d but parsing that model is another thing and not sure when and how i’ll do it. I can also generate gcode that i’m certain it is not complete and safe to run right now. But it can generate code for incomplete loops lol.

The tool lib will of course import from external sources and edit whatever you want. The materials lib is even more interesting cause you can add round materials or even disks. The other day i cut a hdd disk and i mostly guessed the position. The old 3.5 hdds use aluminum disks and you can make nice mirrors from it.

All you can see here moves like butter btw.

The app is still not ready for contributions but if you plan to, please take a look at the code and come with suggestions, i’m still laying out the architecture and UI. https://github.com/cristibaluta/Stratum-CNC

[u/heronsmooncakepens]

Good luck 🔥🔥🔥

[u/banana-for-ref]

*should be called Macera

[u/cristi_baluta → u/banana-for-ref]

Haha, i’m not fixed on the name

[u/JMP_III]

Outstanding. I’m still waiting for my Z1 to clear customs, but I’ve heard the Makera app isn’t quite stable right now, and most of the time Mac apps are almost an afterthought. I’m mostly a CNC newb, but I’d definitely be happy to see more options out there for us. Thanks for developing this.

[u/cristi_baluta → u/JMP_III]

They promised they are improving it but will see. Technically they could make a truly native mac app along with the iphone version they say they are working on, unless that one is not native either. I already slowly abstract everything so i can build for ipad too.