EdwardChamberlain / GCODE-Arc-Converter

GCODE-Arc-Converter

This is a simple python script that converts a series of G1 moves that form an arc into G2 / G3 arc moves. This can be benificial for 3D printers with small buffers or for STLs where the triangulation of the file is visable as a print defect. This script will also siginificantly reduce gcode file sizes.

To Run This Script

From Release

Download and run the latest released version from the releases page.

From Source

• Ensure python 3.7 or later is installed on your system.

• Clone or download the repo.

• Create a virtual enviroment to run the bot. You can place it in the venv folder:

python3 -m venv /venv/GCODE-venv

• Enter your virtual enviroment:

source /venv/GCODE-venv/bin/activate

• Install requirements:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

• Adjust the INPUT_FILE in the main.py script.

• Run the script:

python3 main.py