Nuri Erginer developed an addon for Mach3 CNC software that upgrades it to run modified Skeinforge inside Mach3 program itself. You will then need to use only Mach3 software both for slicing the .STL file and 3d printing directly.
The CNC machine will, of course, need some hardware upgrades such as printhead as well to fully turn your CNC into 3d printer, but this software upgrade will make your CNC hacking much easier.
Software add-on and instructions can be found here:
http://cnc2printer3d.wordpress.com/software/
Update:
Here is another way to use Mach3 on CNC machine as 3d printer, and description of hardware needed. One could combine those two methods.
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/01/another-way-to-use-high-end-cnc-as-diy.html
or have a look at extensive video showing modification of cnc table plasma router to 3d printer:
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/07/upgrading-old-cnc-plasma-router-table.html
Jon alos converted his cnc into 3d printer and uses Mach 3:
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/10/jons-homemade-cnc-router-converted-into.html
The CNC machine will, of course, need some hardware upgrades such as printhead as well to fully turn your CNC into 3d printer, but this software upgrade will make your CNC hacking much easier.
Software add-on and instructions can be found here:
http://cnc2printer3d.wordpress.com/software/
Update:
Here is another way to use Mach3 on CNC machine as 3d printer, and description of hardware needed. One could combine those two methods.
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/01/another-way-to-use-high-end-cnc-as-diy.html
or have a look at extensive video showing modification of cnc table plasma router to 3d printer:
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/07/upgrading-old-cnc-plasma-router-table.html
Jon alos converted his cnc into 3d printer and uses Mach 3:
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/10/jons-homemade-cnc-router-converted-into.html
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