SketchUp alternatives to SketchUCam

[cgallery (Phil Thien)]

I’ve been playing around a bit with FreeCAD. I’m not sure it is for me.

I am pretty familiar with SketchUp, but SketchUCam isn’t really my cup of tea, either.

Are there any CAM packages that will allow me to open a file created with SketchUp and then generate g-code compatible with grbl?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

There are some options listed at: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Commercial_Software#3D_CAD

The most expedient is to export an STL and use MeshCAM or some other 3D CAM tool which will accept an STL.

[a.f.waltz (Anthony Waltz)]

I’ve been using this sketchup plugin for 2.5D work, but you still need to go through Carbide Create to generate g-code. Probably not quite what you’re looking for, but it’s something I’ve had good success with.