Here is a list of best free Text to GCode converter software for Windows.GCode is a programming language used by CNC machines, 3D printers, milling machines, etc.A GCode file carries all the parameters and instructions a machine needs to engrave or print a physical copy of a design. The program allows creating a control program (CP) in the G-code file format for CNC machines. G-code files are generated directly from DWG/DXF drawings. The following entities can be converted to G-code: lines, polylines, circles, arcs, ellipses, splines, texts, multiline texts and hatch. To convert a file to G-code use the following.
G Code Converters Free
| Name | STL | GCODE |
| Full name | Stereolithography File Format | G-Code 3D Printer File |
| File extension | .stl | .gcode |
| MIME type | ||
| Developed by | 3D Systems | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Type of format | ||
| Description | STL is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems. This file format is supported by many other software packages. It is widely used for rapid prototyping, 3D printing and computer-aided manufacturing. STL files describe only the surface geometry of a three-dimensional object without any representation of color, texture or other common CAD model attributes. The STL format specifies both ASCII and binary representations. Binary files are more common, since they are more compact. | A .GCODE file is created by a slicing program, which turns a CAD drawing into a string of code which a 3D printer can understand. G-code instructions are provided to a machine controller (industrial computer) that tells the motors where to move, how fast to move, and what path to follow. |
| Technical details | An STL file describes a raw, unstructured triangulated surface by the unit normal and vertices (ordered by the right-hand rule) of the triangles using a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. In the original specification, all STL coordinates were required to be positive numbers, but this restriction is no longer enforced and negative coordinates are commonly encountered in STL files today. STL files contain no scale information, and the units are arbitrary. | |
| File conversion | STL conversion | GCODE conversion |
| Associated programs | TurboCAD, GOM Inspect, STL Viewer, Geomagic Explorer, Parametric Technology Creo, Dassault Systemes CATIA, KeyCreator, MeshLab, SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, CloudCompare, Blender, AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max, Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical Desktop | Simplify3D, GCode Viewer, Blaze3D |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code |