G-code: The Programming Language of Machining and 3D Printers

Presented at HOPE X (2014), July 18, 2014, 6 p.m. (60 minutes)

This talk will provide an explanation of the G programming language commonly known as "G-code." G-code was originally developed in the 1950s to allow numerical control of industrial manufacturing equipment. G-code's major user base is not traditional programmers or software engineers, but machinists, manufacturing programmers, and those who own 3D printers. In modern times, it is used to control everything from a home-built RepRap to massive CNC milling machines to make anything you could possibly imagine.

Presenters:

• Todd Fernandez
  Todd Fernandez is a hacker, a mechanical engineer, and a perpetual student. He also builds large 3D printers. His experience and interest in G-code does not originally come from 3D printers, but from the world of CNC milling machines. He is currently pursuing a PhD in engineering education and teaches classes on machining for fun.

Links:

• http://x.hope.net/schedule.html#gcodethepr
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pMVFjg1r5Y

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