GCode Reference

    GCodes vary from machine to machine. This reference is for the codes used by the most popular machines. MDXEdit Standard Tools are compatible with these GCodes. Machines which follow different a different GCode format require specialized tools.

Visit the Common GCodes for milling machines section
Visit the Common GCodes for lathes section

Coding Standards

    Style you learn after years of coding. Everyone has to start someplace, and seldom does anyone start with good coding standards. Most of us start with bits and pieces of code samples from books or what we think was good code we learned from college. The problem is, book code is usually stripped down to demonstrate how to handle a specific problem, usually has very little error checking and is not written to fit into your specific application. Let's face it, your own code is probably easy for you to read because you wrote it. Ever ask anybody else what they think of it ? Chances are, there will be a lot of it they don't understand. Ever go back and look at something you wrote years ago ? Is it easy to read ? Do you still even understand what that code is doing ? Well, my friends, this is what coding standards are all about. Making it easier on yourself and the others you work with. Standards are not a straight jacket. Standards don't have to be absolute laws. Often you will break some of your own rules and change them as you learn. Standards probably mean taking a bit more time now, but in the end, it usually will save you a lot more time fixing it later when it breaks....

Visit JSSMDX code standards section.