I thought about posting this as a reply to one of the other threads, like a Weekend Project or the Bamboo Clamps, but I didn’t want to derail any of those discussions. This is probably a community ‘Feature Request’ more than anything.
@ApolloCrowe, when posting projects, tutorials, accessories, or mods, would it be possible to include either a technical drawing or a file that could be used in other packages (STEP, dxf, dwg, etc.)? I understand fully that this is not something Carbide Create can currently output, so I’m not sure what the workflow would have to be to accomplish this. I am an XXL user that moved on from using CC for a slew of reasons. For one, I currently use Universal G-Code Sender (Carbide Motion has trouble with accelerations and short moves), so it’s a real bottleneck to have to make something in CC, export it to CM, then save out the actual g-code for use with UGS. On top of that, my job affords me a copy of Solidworks Pro, so I’m far more comfortable designing parts in that environment.
With a technical drawing, I could easily and rapidly recreate posted projects in Solidworks. A file would be even easier still. I will be posting some of my own projects in the near future and will follow my own advice so people can follow along in the environment they are comfortable in.