# GroundControl showing gcode funny **URL:** \ **Category:** Software\ **Created:** [January 27, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075 "2018-01-27T03:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jeffersonbenson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/jeffersonbenson/32/2631_2.png) [@jeffersonbenson](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jeffersonbenson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/21 "2018-01-27T19:58:53Z")
> [@Gero](#): > > You are exploring untested ground. That’s actually fine by me. I love doing what hasn’t been done before. ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/22 "2018-01-27T20:08:10Z")
Those oval “eyes?” have like hundreds of line segments. What kind of table is that? ![eyes](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/b/bac39736ce07eb5a429e1ff350b0c7bb0f364266.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![jeffersonbenson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/jeffersonbenson/32/2631_2.png) [@jeffersonbenson](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jeffersonbenson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/23 "2018-01-27T20:21:37Z")
Hmmm, good question. This is where I’m getting the files from: [https://www.opendesk.cc/lean/meeting#get-it-made](https://www.opendesk.cc/lean/meeting#get-it-made) I may have to play around and see if there’s a way to lessen the “quality” that the software tries to interpret; something that produces fewer line segments. I’m gonna try this weekend to get it made up in MakerCAM and compare the difference. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/24 "2018-01-27T20:33:48Z")
I haven’t looked at the g-code, but how many decimal places is it trying to use? truncate it to a sane number and I’ll bet a lot of those line segments end up vanishing (you end up with multiple moves to the same location, which can be filtered out) ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/25 "2018-01-27T20:35:48Z")
I downloaded the .dxf and lose eyes should be round holes. Your file is stretched on the X-axis. This is what it should look like ![desk](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/2/292422e08bf85dd519937cf19a548044e6efc6ad.jpg) Edit: A quick 2D test with bCNC created ~3500 lines of code, so if you cut in 4 passes/depths you should have roughly around 15000 lines. ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/26 "2018-01-27T21:21:42Z")
This is what it would look like in GC. I recommend using 3 sheets instead of 2 and layout the parts different, to get away from the upper an lower corner. ![desk](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/d/d9a12def43c3e1f65ecc0830c79c81e45154aac4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![jeffersonbenson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/jeffersonbenson/32/2631_2.png) [@jeffersonbenson](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jeffersonbenson)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/27 "2018-01-28T21:48:51Z")
Thanks for the help @Gero! I’ll probably be looking into those pieces today and tomorrow and getting them sorted out, most likely adding a third sheet to the build order. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075/28 "2018-01-29T18:38:28Z")
@jeffersonbenson, Thank you! Feel free to ask anything, any time. PM included. Hope see some pictures of your cuts soon. [Previous page](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/groundcontrol-showing-gcode-funny/2075.md?page=1)