SGgcoderead
by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - 3D-Print/Production
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 5.0, Creation date: 2020-12-26, Last change: 2025-09-15
reads in a ascii gcode file and creates a line table
Description
extracted from SGgcodesimulate
See Also: , SGgcodesimulate
Example Illustration
Syntax
[TEXT,s]=SGgcoderead([fname])
Input Parameter
fname: | | File Name or empty for dialog |
Output Parameter
TEXT: | | unsigned char |
s: | | new line positions |
Examples
SGgcoderead('AP_owl_pair.gcode')
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Algorithm (Workflow)
This function, SGgcoderead, is designed to read an ASCII G-code file and create a line table. It is part of the SolidGeometry library and was introduced in version 5.0. The function is primarily used for 3D printing and production tasks.
Input Parameters
- fname: This is the file name of the G-code file to be read. If this parameter is empty, a dialog will prompt the user to select a file.
Output Results
- TEXT: This is an array of unsigned characters representing the content of the G-code file.
- s: These are the new line positions within the file.
- fname: The name of the file that was read.
Algorithm Steps
- The function begins by retrieving the file name from the input parameters using
getfuncparams. If no file name is provided, it defaults to an empty string.
- If the file name is empty, the function uses
uigetfile to open a dialog box for the user to select a G-code file. The selected file's path and name are concatenated to form the full file name.
- The function then calls
readtextfile with the file name to read the content of the G-code file. This function returns the text content, new line positions, and the file name.
- If there are no output arguments specified, the function prints a message to the console indicating that the G-code file is being analyzed.
The function is straightforward, focusing on reading and processing a G-code file for further analysis or simulation in 3D printing applications.
Algorithm explaination created using ChatGPT on 2025-08-19 00:01. (Please note: No guarantee for the correctness of this explanation)
Last html export of this page out of FM database by TL: 2025-09-21