CNC programming requires training and time, and often some experience, meaning it can be a hurdle for improving machine-shop productivity. Reviewing and optimizing your NC files is one way to achieve ...
Most of our beloved tools, such as Slic3r, Cura or KISSlicer, offer scripting interfaces that help a great deal if your existing 3D printing toolchain has yet to learn how to produce decent results ...
Update: After delaying it for three years, the federal government implemented code G2211 on Jan. 1, 2024. For more on how and when to use the code, see this FPM article. The Centers for Medicare & ...
[Martin Raynsford] wrote a program that converts a black-and-white 2D image to G-code so that his laser printer could then etch the image. Not satisfied with just that, he used his laser printer to ...