CodeThread - GCode from Processing

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CodeThread is a Processing library that enables users to generate g-code while calculating toolpath coordinates. This empowers MakerBot users to have complete control over the printing technique, leading to innovative, nontraditional prints. To facilitate experimentation with makerbot print materiality in g-code, we created a small library offering simple functions for generating g-code commands and printing g-code files. Version 1.1.2 of the library is available for download at diatom.cc/code/processing/libraries/codethread/codethread_1.1.2.zip, with documentation at diatom.cc/code/processing/libraries/codethread/reference/. The Github repository can be found at github.com/DiatomStudio/CodeThread/. Our experiments are documented in a blog post at blog.diatom.cc/codethread. While the library is still new, future updates and examples are expected to enhance its functionality. As an example, here's code for generating a 30mm thin-walled cube: CodeThread codeThread = new CodeThread(); int feed = 1200; codeThread.setDefaults(); codeThread.extruderOnFwd(); codeThread.generateRaft(40, 40, 560, 1500, 2.5, 1.5); for (float i = 0; i < 30; i += 0.35) { codeThread.moveTo(15, 15, 1.27 + i, feed); codeThread.moveTo(-15, 15, 1.27 + i, feed); codeThread.moveTo(-15, -15, 1.27 + i, feed); codeThread.moveTo(15, -15, 1.27 + i, feed); } codeThread.extruderOff(); codeThread.writeToFile(sketchPath + "30mmbox.gcode"); Remember to replace the 'less than' symbol with the actual character in the for loop condition.