It’s a text file, very simple, can be displayed and edited by any text editor, the file extension can vary from. Selecting the wrong post processor or machine will cause problems and errors when the GCode is sent to the router. Some specifically allow you to select a post processor, others rely on settings in the machine configuration but the process is the same. When your CAM software takes a tool path it has generated and turns it into GCode it passes it through a post processor specific to which GCode dialect your Router understands. The best analogy I have is like the instructions a human brain sends to the hands when they are turning the knobs on a 3 dimensional Etch-a-Sketch! GCode is a series of instructions which tells the router Left a bit, go faster, right a bit, go down, go slower…. So nowadays it is more like a set of guidelines ultimately dependant on the specific router it is implemented on, think of it as English with a lot of dialects and not all words have exactly the same meanings, not all meanings use the same words. Manufacturers of CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machines used the core concepts but developed their own extensions and implementations. It is defined in multiple standards () but nobody paid much notice to the standard other than as a basic core. of the spindle allowing accurate and repeatable machining. The router understands a set of commands called GCode (Geometric Code, first developed in the late 1950s, that’s over 60 years ago!) which control the motion, speeds etc. Some time ago we made a video demonstrating how to prepare an image for laser engraving and cutting using Inkscape watch our YouTube channel What is GCode?
Everything you need for your laser module, laser cutting and laser engraving. There are 2 plug-ins that will allow you to prepare a high-quality G-code from the Inkscape program: īoth plug-ins and the Inkscape program are available on the Endurance website (download center):ĭownload center: laser engraving programs, software tools, plugins & extensions, STL files.
The properly made G-code will allow you to choose the optimal parameters for cutting or engraving. In order to make a contour image for engraving or cutting, we advise preparing the G-code in advance.
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