Gcode Header & Postscript for Carbide Motion

[ehendrix (Eric Hendrix)]

If using third party software to create Gcode, what would be used for the Header and Postscript running on SPXXL?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Depends on what you want the machine to do — should be pretty straight-forward to create a minimal file from Carbide Create and use that as a basis:

Header:

G90 (absolute mode)
G21 (metric, use G20 for Imperial)
(Move to safe Z to avoid workholding)
G53G0Z-5.000 (will move to 5mm below the top travel of the machine origin)

Postscript:

M02 (end of file command --- interpreted by Carbide Motion to lift and move straight back)

[ehendrix (Eric Hendrix)]

This is for Depth Map carving.
Would this require something different?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Machine setup shouldn’t differ for different kinds of cutting.

[neilferreri (Neil Ferreri Ω)]

@ehendrix

third party software

What software? Be sure to check the output file.

[ehendrix (Eric Hendrix)]

The software is Dmap2Gcode.
By output file are you talking the Gcode itself?

[neilferreri (Neil Ferreri Ω)]

@ehendrix

By output file are you talking the Gcode itself?

Yes, but Dmap2Gcode won’t output anything unexpectedly.

Also, I knew this seemed familiar.

Settings for Dmap2Gcode Program

In the Header: Get rid of G64. I’d set the units (G20 for inch or G21 for mm) If you want it to behave similar to a Create file, add a G53Z-5 (mm) or G53Z-0.2 (inch) Leave the M3Sssss command last The Postscript should be ok

[ehendrix (Eric Hendrix)]

I was thinking I had asked before but wasn’t positive. My memory isn’t what it use to be.

I have saved the post and should be good now. At least I remember how to do that.