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GCODE

About

GCODE is the language understood by most CNC machines (manufacturing machines controlled by computers). As such, a 3D printer also works with GCODE files, interpreting and fulfilling commands contained within. Although GCODE is based on an international standard, some technologies, like 3D printing, use a modified version of the standard. As such, 3D printers can only work with .gcode files made specifically for 3D printers.

Sample files

We have created some .gcode files than can be used immediately in the MaxWhere Space. The files are available by clicking here.

  • steam.gcode STEAM
  • spotify.gcode spotify
  • homer.gcode homer
  • EiffelTower.gcode Tower

Custom GCODE

To create a customised model to print, one must first acquire an .stl file. This can be done, by creating and exporting a 3D model with a program like Blender, follow this tutorial for more information. Alternatively, download a model from Thingiverse, extract from archive, and find the .stl file of the model. The next step is using Ultimaker Cura for slicing the model and generating a GCODE toolpath. Follow this tutorial for step-by-step instructions. Save the .gcode file to disk and you are done, this file can now be used with the 3D printer in MaxWhere.