@tig said: If the text is 'fixed', but occasionally editable by the user to customize settings, then a file named 'Gcode.ini' could be kept with the .RB file: the user edits that and your code reads its contents as it loads. The text is 'fixed' for a single 3D printer. But one user mey have more then one printer. @aerilius said: but load evals in the top level namespace, so you would have to use constants like DFI1::GCode::File_header to access you plugin's namespace (no local variables, no global variables). Well, I put the load File.join(File.dirname(FILE),'Gcode.ini') inside the class GcodeExporter - and it works - no need for "::" just use the constants. That doesn't mean it is good practice nor that it will work in future versions of sketchup but - 1)it works. 2) it is very simple 3) it gets the job done quickly

This @tig said: (pt1.transform!(tr) and pt2.transform!(tr)) worked very nicely. Thank you.

I know this is a couple of years old but the plugin does not appear to work with latest version of SKetchup Make. Any chance there is an updated version of this plugin anywhere? Would really love to import Gcode files into SKetchup. Thanks!!

Very informative site in did. Thank you. I am a hardware engineer by training - so I know this problem from the other side and still it is a little strange

Posted the first vertion of the importer at http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=50067

Dan, I made some progress making this importer a little more usable. Pleas see if you have more advice for me. P.S. I deleted all the old versions from this thread and updated the top thread's file. Thank you. David.

Wacov - you are grate Thank you. It works only with the exact word "follow" Excellent. David.

Exelent thank you. Good work. It works like it should

I am thinking about makeing the link.

Sorry, no. Future versions will allow joints to be more like like components.

There isnt any visual clue (yet). In part because the direction can be flipped by using negative values for min/max and accel.