Code reference
How to Set Work Zero on a CNC vs a 3D Printer
Printers find their zero by homing to switches; CNC machines are told theirs by touch-off into offsets. Why the philosophies differ, and what transfers.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Code reference
Marlin G-Code vs CNC G-Code: One Name, Two Ecosystems
Marlin G-code and CNC G-code share a skeleton and split into ecosystems: temperatures and extrusion on one side, spindles, offsets, and cycles on the other.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
RepRap 3D Printer Firmware to LinuxCNC: The Translation Map
RepRap and Marlin G-code shares a skeleton with LinuxCNC but not a vocabulary. The code-by-code translation map, plus the G28 trap that crashes machines.
Lawrence Arya··5 min