# Gcode generator :)

**URL:** <https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869>\
**Category:** Software\
**Created:** [September 21, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869 "2018-09-21T22:34:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![dparker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@dparker](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dparker)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869/1 "2018-09-21T22:34:33Z")

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Is BOBCAD compatible with GC.

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**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869/2 "2018-09-21T21:59:04Z")

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does bobcad create g-code? if not, you need a CAM package to sit between the two  
and convert the models created by the CAD package into g-code that GC can run

David Lang

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**Author:** ![blurfl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/blurfl/32/9_2.png) [@blurfl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/blurfl)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869/3 "2018-09-21T23:40:26Z")

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It looks like overkill for the Maslow. It’s a bit costly too - almost as much as the Maslow itself.

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**Author:** ![dparker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@dparker](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dparker)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869/4 "2018-09-21T23:48:22Z")

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Well I already have it and was trying to see if it would work.  
And it does create G-code 🙂

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**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869/5 "2018-09-21T23:12:44Z")

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If you have it create g-code for a grbl machine, that should work.

David Lang

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**Author:** ![dparker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@dparker](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dparker)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869/6 "2018-09-22T00:13:40Z")

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dont know what that is

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**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gcode-generator/6869/7 "2018-09-22T00:28:27Z")

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When you create g-code, you pick a ‘flavor’ of g-code (or pick what machine you  
are generating g-code for), the maslow only supports very primitive g-code, so  
if you pick a machine that has all sorts of fancy g-code features, your program  
will try to use them and the maslow won’t understand them.

If you pick a nice, primitive g-code target (and ‘grbl’ is one), then the result  
will probably work.

But the thing to do is to just give it a try, generate g-code for a simple  
object and post it here and we can look at it and tell you if that works or if  
you need to try another target.

David Lang