On 12/8/2013 10:21 AM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: <clip> > I'm simply surprised a simple 3D > transform is apparently beyond was provided for in the gcode language. :-/
It's a product of the early electronic era, made for machines built to a certain level of precision and rigidity. G Code has its roots in the 1950's and the RS274D standard was finalized Feb. 1980. Like MIDI, G Code is old but has been tweaked and hacked to do things nobody thought of decades ago. A granite floor or counter top tile can be flat enough for a 3D printer build platform. Weight in the platform will be an advantage if your printer is a design where the head moves in Z instead of the bed. If you're thinking about using 15mm t slot extrusion, think harder about going with 40mm. Much stiffer than the 15mm size. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
