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.

I am going to be loose with the numbers to give you a ball park
answer.

Figure a maximum average of 32 characters per line. This is kind of
a worst case, or about 12 if you are making X or Y raster cuts on a
3D surface. Since you are looking at fitting a lot of code on a
floppy you can usually eliminate the block numbers (N9999).

roughly 1.4 million characters on a floppy

Total number of program lines can vary from about 44,000 to about
115,000.

Best Regards, Fred Smith- IMService

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