Mecode

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Overview

Mecode is designed to simplify GCode generation. It is not a slicer, thus it can not convert CAD models to 3D printer ready code. It simply provides a convenient, human-readable layer just above GCode. If you often find yourself manually writing your own GCode, then mecode is for you.

Why mecode?

• Set up in 5 minutes

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  Install mecode with pip and get up and running in minutes

  Installation

• Matrix Transformation

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  mecode is capable of transforming toolpaths (e.g., rotation matrices).

  Transforms

• Multimaterial Support

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  Multimaterial support enabled on multiaxis printers via rename_axis

  Multimaterial example

• Visualization

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  Gcode toolpath visualization enabled by matplotlib with color coding support for complex prints.

  Visualizations

• Serial Communication

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  With the option direct_write=True, a serial connection to a Printer can be established via USB serial at a virtual COM port (e.g., RS-232).

  Direct connection

• Open Source, MIT

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  mecode is licensed under MIT and available on GitHub or the License tab

  License

Credits

This software was developed by the Lewis Lab at Harvard University. It is based on Jack Minardi's¹ codebase (https://github.com/jminardi/mecode) which is no longer maintained.

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1. jack@minardi.org ↩