Then use a G92 command in the header to set the depth of the engraving or cut.

If it doesn't, you'll need to replace all the negative Z values in the Easel file with Z0. If it does have negative Z values, skip this step. That shouldn't take long because Easel usually only defines two different feedrates.ĩ:35 Check if the file that wasn't generated by Easel contains negative Z values. Use the Find / Replace function in your plain text editor to replace them with empty space. If that file doesn't have feedrate commands, you need to remove those from the Easel G-code. If it contains feedrate commands (if it has something like F456.78 on the end of each G0 / G1 line) - skip this step. Those movement commands are usually something like G1 Z5.0000 in router G-code.Ħ:33 Copy the 'header' and 'footer' sections from the file which wasn't generated by Easel, and paste then in place of the 'header' and 'footer' in the Easel G-code.ħ:25 Look at the file that wasn't generated by Easel. These are the blocks of G-code before the first movement command, and after the last movement command.

A plain text editor: Notepad on Windows, and Editra on Mac, will work well.Ģ:59 Export G-code from Easel: In Easel, click on Machine->Advanced, click Generate G-code, then download the G-code.ģ:18 Open both G-code files in a plain text editor.Ĥ:31 Identify the 'header' and 'footer' of each file.

A G-code file which runs on your CNC machine (generated by another program, such as Laz圜am, Cam.py or SketchUCam).

This Instructable does require you to mess around with the G-code a bit, but shouldn't require any actual coding knowledge. I converted an Easel file to run on my modified version of Marlin, but I'll make the instructions as general as possible, because in theory it should be possible to use Easel - generated G-code on any CNC machine. But Easel is only compatible with GRBL machines such as Inventables' own X-Carve, and my CNC router runs on the RAMPS 1.4 board with Marlin firmware. I like Easel because it's the easiest way I know to convert an image into an engraving.

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