Guide: Open source free CNC CAM - Kiri:Moto

[@thenextlayer]

As usual, I'm dreading figuring something out on my own, and Michael comes along and already has a video about it for me to quickly and easily learn. You are already the only reason I know how to do parametric modeling... now you're also responsible for me knowing the first thing about CNC and CAM. What would this community do without you, Michael?

[@gregholmberg2]

Really helpful, thanks. I am new to CAD, CAM, and CNC, and this tutorial got me started. I now have a g-code file for my machine. I used Kiri:Moto as an add-on to onshape CAD. Kiri:moto imported my parts from onshape, and using your guide I had it all working in a few minutes. Really great!

[@GridSpace]

Great intro video and greatly appreciated! I know these can take a lot of time to put together.

[@chrismakesstuffCNC]

You're always doing great work Stewart, thanks from all of us

[@darekmario446]

Thanks for this Software! It's Great!

[@ErikMartino]

I really love the new interface of Kiri:Moto 4

[@darekmario446]

From Now on, You are my Hero! I payed like $25 for easel pro and was still not happy. I wached first 10 minutes of Your video and already made my first CNC tests that went out great! And all this with very simple FREE CAM Software! Thank You very very much!!

[@cecilomar]

I heard of Kiri:Moto for the first time today while researching how to make 3D laser-cut cardboard models. And I didn't even look at it that much. I can't believe I missed this video for so long, and I have the bell on for notifications. This changes everything! Thank you.

[@Nuggy2009]

I have been waiting for someone to make a tutorial like this for ages. Thanks!!!

[@ZURAD]

Kiri:Moto has a gear generator tool now, which is really neat. I'm definitely going to be using this for my making some plunge EDM electrodes.

[@grwebguy]

Thank you! Have had a partially completed MPCNC sitting around for several months. This video is the inspiration I needed to get the electronics wired up and start figuring how to make it work.

[@mrdrbernd]

Dear Michael! Thank you for making an episode about kiri:moto. This has so much potential and is absolutely free. Would even like to know who is behind the software. Seems to be a singly guy/ lady. He even commented a question from me. - would like to see more. Even the laser or drag knife functions can be interesting.

[@robcarnaroli269]

Thank you! Make want to start using my CNC again. Kind of gave up on it. Also considered using it as a drag knife and saw that was an option up there.

[@gadgetrc94]

This video was perfectly timed. Thanks!

[@PureRushXevus]

reading the title, I had to click just to hear you say "kiri moto" as I read it in an australian accent. dunno why xD

[@aL3891_]

Really nice, would love to see more kiri moto and cam videos 🙂

[@krashanb5767]

Great program. I hope they will keep improving it.

[@markgeurts258]

PERFECT tutorial! I just made my first part out of HPL with my Foxalien vasto. And it went perfectly 🎉😊 Thank you very much🙏

[@CBKCUSTOM]

thankyouuuuu very mucchhh ive been searching for this for a while i bought thi cnc 3018 with cheap spindle just want to practice software skill and now it will be dream come thru thankyouu for your good hearttt

[@gamerpaddy]

all thats missing is supporting gerbers for pcb manufacturing and 5 or 3+2 axis machining for pocket nc users then it would be the goto for anything out there, it would replace so many pieces of (even paid) software. really nice

[@GridSpace]

as it turns out, it does support gerber. I just made a video about this. KM has gerber to 3D import which makes some guesses about how to interpret the 2D planes and a constructs a solid. for times when that guesses wrong, you can use Mesh:Tool (a part of KM) from which you can extrude selections from the 2D gerber planes into 3D elements for CNC milling.

[@PaulDominguez]

Stewart has done an awesome job

[@Roboticlay]

Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!!! This was SO MUCH EASIER than F360 or... Easel 🙄 My X-carve just produced aluminum parts that I've struggled with and no broken bits!

[@andrewperry8389]

Wow that works a lot like vcarve vetric software that I had to pay a lot of money for. Great video!

[@bwcdevices3028]

Fantastic instructions, thanks!

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

11:37 eyyyy, it's one of the clips from the intro Pog

[@bagathsingh6224]

thank you so much bro. pls do more in cnc too

[@marsrevolutionary]

2:12 good thing you included the "rage quit" comment at the exact time you did. I immediately moved toward the x as soon as you said browser-based and didn't precede it with self-hostable.

[@nonsquid]

This is far better than DanCad ever was!

[@dr.xx1]

thanks dude, great video 😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰

[@w3dprinting]

Great video!, It looks a good software for CAM, other free alternative is QCad but i'm not sure if it is open source but this option is better, I'm going to try it, thanks for the complete guide

[@Enjeenier]

I cant out this into words but a prusa slicer equivalent for mobile would be sooooooo useful!❤

[@thatautomotiveblog]

Would love a video on getting started w/ the Milo 1.5.

[@bentebrunsvelt319]

Thanks ❤

[@LegitLeeVelez]

I been waiting for you to make a new video on KZbin about this kiri moto 😮😅😊

[@eskanderx1027]

What a legend.

[@zakariakhamees]

I use F360 CAM but i am very excited about OnShape CAM, not sure when it will be released though.

[@codyjepsen2031]

Not so patiently waiting for an update on the SV08 toolchanger project.

[@geo1962]

Really impressive software - could use more post-processors, like a generic Fanuc or generic Haas. Thanks for the excellent video too.

[@iacopozucchetti5494]

Still not p2 for sovol toolchanger :(

[@davidtaylor6870]

Thanks for that video, well presented. Aside from your video, what system specs do recommend for CAD and CAM software. I use FreeCAD for my modeling ( 3D printing) not into complex models. I am thinking about upgrading, before win10 is not supported. My system is showing its age, seeking advice on system specs. I do know the number of threads is only important if you doing complex tasks like animation (not me). So a single thread speed is better. I don't know anything about graphics, and if a separate card for a desktop is beneficial. We have home brew CNC at our men's shed, and keen to get it in production. Many thanks, and regards, David

[@AseGarcia]

Awesome software. My CNC process included a lot of programs (Candle, FlatCam, UGS...) This seems like a good one-for-all replacement. I'll definitely try! Question: Do you know how tool manual change operations work?

[@GridSpace]

from KM you have a few options depending on your setup / sender. if your sender supports pausing on some gcode, then you can edit the tool change macro to suit. if not, you can choose to export your workflow as a .zip file that contains one gcode file per tool or per operation.

[@JakeCao]

You did mention Fusion 360 towards the beginning of the video. In what situation would u drop fusion 360 and use Kiri moto instead?

[@LegitLeeVelez]

Do you still have the low rider mpcnc? 😊

[@tcurdt]

Pretty awesome project. But I am struggeling with the drill operation a bit. Also the fact that I cannot specify a target for each operation (and it tries to figure it out) is a bit - weird. It also just added a face operationg that I didn't specify. But I still have high hopes for this.

[@gizmobowen]

What machine would you select if you're running a Mach3 controller? Generic Gcode?

[@luispittairline339]

Dear Micheal, are there any news on the SV08 tool changer project, or a discord or something where we can follow along or start alpha testing? Would be really interested on how the development is going or even help out with it :)

[@oscarmayorga7461]

Ty I wanted to buy a cnc but cam on fusion was confusing for me as a beginer

[@melodiclodgings8]

Thank you so much for this i can use better cam software that is offered like easel which puts alot of their features behind paywalls

[@gglovato]

thanks to your video i have discovered this tool, sadly it's not a good fit fo the huge industrial machine i'm using

[@LogicMathh]

thnx

[@bellwetherhacienda-fs6yy]

I use a 3018 cnc to cut out my pcb's with fusion 360, but now I'm thinking I could try a few more things with this software. Fusion 360 has allot of mysterious extra's and nothing is really that accessible.

[@Efim.R]

Tanks you

[@TheMadJoker87]

two questions: i just downloaded it from the github, how do i install/run it? and how does the tool changing work for a cnc without automatic tool changer, does it pause the code and asks for a tool change automatically?

[@GridSpace]

tool changing answered above. if running from cmd-line is not clear from the readme, then probably download the pre-built desktop version.

[@TheMadJoker87]

@@GridSpace thanks for the answer, where can i find the prebuilt version? im not very familiar with github

[@TheFilipFonky]

To be fair.. I WAS about to ragequit upon hearing that it's a cloud service, heh

[@JamesTenniswood]

How's the race car going?

[@TeachingTech]

With a friend getting most of the remaining fab work done. The next video will be a huge update, although I'm not sure when it will be.

[@MarkFraserWeather]

You could potentially have this running on a local server - such as a pi - so that you could use it on multiple local devices in the browser, you just need nodejs.

[@GridSpace]

the github project readme covers running it locally (such as on a pi)

[@MarkFraserWeather]

@@GridSpace Is there any way of running it in the background ideally from a systemd service?

[@GridSpace]

@@MarkFraserWeather certainly. In production, I use "pm2" to start it and keep it running across system reboots.

[@geoffcowie8843]

What is going on with the shirt? I do that when the clean clothes have run out.

[@dtroy15]

I can't see any reason to prefer this over fusion 360, which is already free for hobbyists. With F360, you have a much better UI and support for features that KM just doesn't have, like form-mill tooling (great for custom modeling tools like slitting saws to make undercuts or perform parting operations with) You also dont seem to have support in KM for multi-setup stock modeling which is huge. Using your racecar as an example, I must be able to machine vents and louvres on the side of the car, and then flip it to machine the top surface WITHOUT the program losing track of which surfaces are already machined. The CAM software must also not try to remachine the area that has already been completed. Not being able to set your origin by clicking on a part feature (like the top or bottom of a bore) is also a huge downgrade. For mechanical parts which rely on tight-tolerance hole alignment, KM's strategy seems very cumbersome. I just dont see why anybody would want to use this when there are so many better options available. This is probably fine for very simple 2.5D parts but I can't see myself ever using this for a truly 3D part with complex requirements like thread milling. But F360 already does that simple stuff just fine.

[@krashanb5767]

These better options like Fusion 360 can be removed at any time.

[@Todestelzer]

Seems like a good CAM for hobbyists. It’s like EstlCAM. But I will use fusion 360. I subscribed for fusion to have the CAM with tool changes, rapid moves. I use cutter composition with PlanetCNC (CNC controller software) too.

[@BeefIngot]

4th axis is super artificially limited and f360 changes their terms all the time, often removing features from paying customers. They're a scummy company imo.

[@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale]

Nice ad

[@tonyrichmond9428]

Free Fusion is also missing some things, like rapids. It's also much MUCH more complex to learn. I really do prefer the paid version over everything else I've used so far, but can't bring myself to pay for something that gets yanked from under my feet, undergoes workflow-disrupting UI changes with no notice, and stores my projects in often inaccesible cloud storage.

[@willcubemakes]

No views in 1 minute, bro really fell off