On 10/7/26 16:06, Jon Elson wrote:
On 10/7/26 03:45, Robin Szemeti via Emc-users wrote:
I don't think there are many who hand craft gcode anymore, no real reason
to, as there are so many good CAM packages now  ... I sort of still
remember most of it, but can't say I have actually written a line of gcode
in the last decade, nor needed to.

I'm probably an outlier.  I don't use traditional CAD much.  I have written a bunch of small programs that ask a few questions and then crank out G-code for specific common tasks that come up often in the work I do, such as round holes, rectangular cutouts, ovals, etc.  Then, I string these together with cat and text editor to make the complete part program.

So am //I Jon, but we're opposites in our approach. In the last 2 decade's I have probably cranked out by hand 50k LOC of gcode for various projects.  200 to 600 or more per project.  But now @ 92, & kidney's on strike, I've slowed way down.

It take all kinds of us to keep the world spinning.


Jon

Cheers, Gene


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