IMPORTANT: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

Please learn a little bit G-Code to understand what you are doing: https://www.reprap.org/wiki/G-code I.e. have a look at M3/M5/G2/G21/G92/G0/G1/G2/G3

G-Code Tools for Node.JS

Required: Node.js https://nodejs.org/en/download/

All my tools expect a file name parameter and print out the result to stdout, so usage is typically

./toolXY.js inputFile > outputFile

Errors will apear on std-err, so you see them, and as comments in the output.

gcode-frontplate

Generates drills, holes and font engravings by s simple JSON input.

Features:

• Simple drill holes
• Circle and rectangle holes for a given center and dimensions.
  • define step count (loops) for given thickness
  • raw thru and fine cut
• Text engraving
  • size in mm
    • normal=outlined Arial font
    • small=single-line Arial font
  • letter pitch in mm
  • rotation
  • mirror
• repeat a defined structure template
• templates in templates

Stand alone, no anoying (npm) requiremens.

gcode-manipulate

Some tool collection to read and re-arrange G-Code files:

• gCodeMoveX0Y0 Solves the problem that some Inkscape plugins have problems to align the G-Code at (X=0/Y=0)
• gCodeScale scales X, Y, I, J values
• gCodeABC (warning, needs some G-Code editing in advance) Reads a G-Code file with an alphapet and generates JSON, as input for e.g. the "frontplate" designer. This is how I created the Arial fonts.

My Recommended Tools

• CAMotics (https://camotics.org/) to review the G-Code in 3d
• GRBL Controller (https://github.com/zapmaker/GrblHoming/releases) to send the G-Code to my "3018"