Re: File sizes?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., wanliker@a... wrote:

> This is a question I have now seen answered on the list. How big
>of a G-code
> program can you put on a 1.4 floppy.
> With line numbers, X, Y, Z, and F, approximately how many lines?
> Or rephrase it as desired.
>
> Thanks,

Bill, This all depends on how you write the code.

N100 X3 Y2
N110 X3 Y3

is the same as

N100 X3 Y2
N110 Y3

but the later takes less to store so it could be longer.
Taking the first example of a fully documented code I looked through
my files and found one that was 1,380,642 long. Just enough to stick
on a 1.44 floppy.
I ran it through Discriminator to change the line increments from
10's to 1's so the line count was accurate and it came out to 34,434
separate lines of code.
I have cut and pasted the code at the end of this post...........

Just joking {g}

John S.