I downloaded, extracted, configured and maked it. Now what, I cant get any further than that. I like the idea and want to test it but you are going to have to give some small bit of guidance as to how we get to use it please.
On 2013/10/30 01:47 PM, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > Hi all, > > Every time I had to write a CNC-mill program using G-codes I got annoyed > by the archaic format and syntax. Especially when needing to convert > positional data from mil to mm, having recurring patterns and then also > trying to keep track of everything. > > I looked for a meta compiler or generic pre-processor, but could not > find anything that satisfied me. Being able to program should be "easy". > > The G-Code Meta Compiler (gcmc) is just that, a scripting meta language, > using modern procedural paradigms and a context free grammar, to > generate G-code. It takes in a script and generates all the movements. > > Units can be assigned/attached to values to do metric/imperial > conversions automatically. A rich set of built-in functions for G-codes > and mathematical manipulations make it easy to keep track. > > Variables are typed into integer/floating point (scalars), vectors and > vector-lists. You can define functions and use local variables. Standard > loop-control is performed using foreach/for/while/do-while constructs as > well as conditional execution with if/if-else constructs. > > The context-free grammar allows you to make sources more readable and > therefore more debug-able. > > You can find the code at my git repository: > https://gitorious.org/gcmc/gcmc > > An example script can be found in the "tests" directory (cutter.gcmc) > and some preliminary documentation about the grammar and built-in > functions can be found in the doc directory (gcmc.txt). > > Please note that the code is not entirely mature as of yet. However, the > basics should function properly and you are encouraged to use it and > take a look. > > If you have any comments you are welcome to provide feedback. > -- Regards / Groete Marius D. Liebenberg MasterCut cc Cel: +27 82 698 3251 Tel: +27 12 743 6064 Fax: +27 86 551 8029 Skype: marius_d.liebenberg --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
