CNC macro genration

[krevsbech]

Thanks for providing this very extensive workbench, it seems like a massive amount of work put into this project.
Regarding fabrication I would like to use an older industrial CNC, that has a lot of predefined macros especially for woodworking features.
Examples:

• Define a panel x,y,z dimensions. Use the CNC macro to drill a hole in x,y of a certain depth with a predefined drill bit.
• Define a panel x,y,z dimensions. Use the CNC macro to cut a grove using a saw blade from x1, to x2 at a given depth

What would be the canonical way of integrating this into the Woodworking workbench?
One can use the CNC workbench, but I would prefer a workflow where I could use the parameters already defined to build the furniture, to extract these an make a CNC program directly or as input to a CNC program template. However I struggle to get my head around how that should be approached ?

One example could be defining a cabinet with hinges drawers and a backpanel grooved into the panel.
Then I would like to gather the dowel positions and the positions of the mounting holes, somehow add a parameter about tool and the generate a drilling program. Likewise for the backpanel groove.

[dprojects]

Hi Kasper @krevsbech

I would like to use an older industrial CNC

I don't have access to a CNC, so it's hard for me to say what data format the CNC accepts. From what I've read, some people export models to STL files and successfully use CNC with FreeCAD. Apparently, FreeCAD has a CAM module, but I have no idea if it even works.

One example could be defining a cabinet with hinges drawers and a backpanel grooved into the panel. Then I would like to gather the dowel positions and the positions of the mounting holes, somehow add a parameter about tool and the generate a drilling program. Likewise for the backpanel groove.

I think it's good to start with something much simpler.

However I struggle to get my head around how that should be approached ?

To use a CNC, you first need to know the input data format for the machine. For example, if you have a simple panel in FreeCAD with holes, what specific data do you need and in what format for the CNC to understand what to do? If you know this, converting the FreeCAD model into CNC code shouldn't be a problem.