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parag0n, 2013-01-09 12:57

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h1. LGC Documentation
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This page is intended to be full documentation of the LGC (laser g-code?) file format as used by LAOS.  All dimensions are in uM, so multiply your millimeter values by 1000. 
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An LGC file looks like this:
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<pre>
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0 0 0
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7 100 10000
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7 101 10000
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0 1000 1000
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1 1000 11000
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1 11000 11000
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1 11000 1000
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1 1000 1000
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</pre>
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Each command line of an LGC file starts with a number, which is the command.  Depending on the command given, the file can then have a number of parameters, seperated by spaces to tell the command what to actually do.
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h2. 0 - Move
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<pre>0 1000 1000
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0  X   Y   </pre>
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The 0 Command moves the laser head to the coordinates specified with the laser turned off.  The command above will move the laser head to X=1mm, Y=1mm
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h2. 1 - Cut
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<pre>1 10000 10000
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1  X   Y   </pre>
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The 1 Command moves the laser head to the coordinates specified with the laser turned on.  The command will activate the laser, then will move the laser head to X=10mm, Y=10mm, cutting all the way