FANUC g-code

PICTOSS now supports generating rudimentary FANUC g-code. FANUC is one of the industry leading CNC machine manufacturers, and defines the g-code commands used on the vast majority of existing CNC machines and controllers. By using FANUC g-code, PICTOSS generated g-code can be used with most 3 axis machines. Currently, the toolpaths are not optimized for speed/efficiency (to come later), and tool changes are not supported. However, if you draw some circles, rectangles, and lines, and click the

Python programming, PICTOSS, and pickle.

As this has been a learning experience (both in Python, which neither of us had used prior to this project, and in G-code, the CNC language), progress has been somewhat less than expected up to this point. However, we have established an user interface using Tkinter, and an internal format for storing the drawing as a set of vector objects. These objects will be able to be manipulated (dragged, re-sized, grouped, and converted [such as from an arc to a segmented poly-line]. Currently saving of f...

PICTOSS

PICTOSS aims to create an open-source solution for engraving/cutting images and other graphic designs on 3 axis CNC milling machines. Virtually all CNC milling machines available today (both commercial and home-built) rely on G-Code to direct and operate the spindle/mill. Generally, G-Code is either written by hand (a long and tedious process), converted from CAD files, or a combination of both. While this approach works great for machine parts, where it makes sense to produce detailed CAD files...

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