I am building a new CNC router, transitioning from linuxcnc to Mach 3. I will be driving the router via an ethernet smoothstepper. With my current small router I do all of the cad/cam in the office and then send it via a shared folder to the PC controlling the machine. Would there be any issue using a single computer to do both, or is this generally seen as a poor practice? There are times when I would I am iterating the design for a few a simple component rapidly, It involves making changes quickly and doing test cuts, Say making a new cut every 10 minutes, switching computers has been a real hassle.
Thanks!