This repository contains some scripts and associated documents for creating G-code to automate machining using Team 293's CNC machines.
Whenever you make changes that might affect the G-code, be sure to always run the output through a simulator and carefully check each step. Make sure the tool length gets set and the spindle is turning when (and only when) it should be. Once it passes the simulator, it's also a good idea to do a step-through on the machine.
Also, try not to have too many different versions floating around.
This script is intended to make generation of common 8020 extrusion parts simple and quick using a common fixture. There are three operations currently supported by this script ("Bore and Score", "Cut-off Lengths", and "Calibration"). These operations are combined into the same script to ensure that important parameters (such as the work origin) are always in sync.
To help understand what the G-code is doing, I've compiled information on the codes we use (and some associated ones) with the Tormach. Other machines may need speparate documentation, since they may behave somewhat differently.
This file also has basic information on using the PathPilot simulator.