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0 pointsJack00013y ago0 comments

I didn't see any reference to G-code in the article. I think the worry is that they will introduce a closed, proprietary standard in an attempt to build their platform.

I'm a bit conflicted. On the one hand, G-code is very compatible with the open source ethos, but on the other it's a very old standard that was originally intended for plotters. I'd love to see something better replace it that can say, use bezier curves.

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seanmcdirmid13y ago· 1 in thread

This. G-code is more like Logo than PostScript. Something based on meshes and computational-computed surfaces (e.g. bezier curves) would work better. In fact, we could get most of the way there with OpenGL/DirectX at a low-level (meshes to specify a few vertex positions, hull shaders to to extrapolate additional vertices based on whatever algorithm you want).

seclorum13y ago

OpenSCAD: http://openscad.org/

Its about as close to being a "3D Postscript" as you could find these days ..

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