Re: High-level g-code language?

Hi cs, You write:

>> “All it really needs is a few functions
>> (i.e. RapidMove(), Move(), Arc(), etc)
>> that translate their parameters into gcode.
>> This core set of functions can be written in
>> pretty much any scripting language, so it
>> would be easy to translate to any ones
>> prefered engine.”

My opinion is that’s not true, because lots of times you need the
possibility to program some contours, where you don’t know the intersection,
tangent and even centre of circles and that’s what you get in a CAD/CAM
program.
Of cause use of functions such as “Repeat-loops, For-loops, and parametric”
is great.
Sow to get success, I think you have to put these possibilities in your
program.
Back in 84’ a Danish guy made a commercial program named HSI-CAM. This
DOS-program had a good programming script where it was easy to program
tangents, centres, intersections, loops, radius comp. Even 3D contours etc.
I have put a image at: http://web-base.dk/div/aid1.gif of a little
program-code that is programmed with this HIS script, I hope this can be to
some inspiration for you and luck further over with you program.

Jørgen Ditlev.