GCode2GCode

GCode2GCode

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Description

GCode2GCode can be used to convert Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) GCode to Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) GCode and vice versa. It can be used to circumvent the original ORLAS Slicer and use a regular FFF slicer to generate G-codes for the machine.

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Usage

Call the supplied executable with suitable options.

Availabe options can be accessed by calling:

.\GCode2GCode.exe -h

which lists all options.

Download

Windows x64 executable

Options

In short: You need to specify the filename of the GCode to be read and the type of machine the code belongs to (FFF, LPBF) as well as the format the GCode should be output to.

.\GCode2GCode.exe -g CFFFP_benchy.gcode --fff --tolpbf -o "Program.xml"

short option	description
-g	GCode filename
--fff	process GCode file in FFF compatibility mode (input)
--lpbf	process GCode file in ORLAS LPBF compatibility mode (input)
--akf	process GCode file in Arburg freeformer compatibility mode (input)
--tofff	convert GCode to FFF GCode (REPRAP)
--tolpbf	convert GCode to LPBF GCode (ORLAS)
-h	produce help message
-c arg	crop coordinates to bounding box "xmin xmax ymin ymax zmin zmax"
-s arg	if specified GCode will be extracted starting from this string (has to be unique!)
-j arg (=1)	object starts j paths from start
-q arg (=;End)	string until which GCode will be extracted
-o arg (=output.txt)	specify a filename for gcode file
--mlwt arg	specify a minimum time length a path should consume (s=v*t)
-t	keep travel moves of input GCode
--clean	clean path from empty or degenerated points

Example

.\GCode2GCode.exe -g CFFFP_example.gcode --fff --tolpbf -o "Program.xml"

Cite

If you intend to use this work for your scientific publication please cite https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15031105

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