ofxGCodePlotter is an "ofPath to GCode" converter. It is currently very alpha and misses a lot of functionality.
ofxGCodePlotter will never be a GCode library. I personally only use it for converting ofPaths in 2D into one layer GCode.
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Install the addon like any other openFrameworks addon. ofxGCodePlotter uses ofxCubicBezierToBiarc to convert cubic bezier curves to arcs - so that addon will also be pulled in.
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Next copy the example config file and adjust the settings as needed.
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Then create an instance of ofxGCodePlotter like so:
ofxGCodePlotter gcode = ofxGCodePlotter('path/to/config', width, height);. -
Feed it with a vector of ofPaths:
vector<GCodePath> paths = gcode.generate(shapes); -
Print to the console: ``gcode.print(paths);
- Shortest path
- Print filled paths (hatching).
- Cut paths under a filled path.
- Do not print off canvas content.
- Inject a tool.
- Feed rate.
If you use this addon with your CNC machine things may break (including your machine). That is not my responsibility. See LICENSE.txt.
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