Talk:Torch Table Build

G Code is a loose standard. That means if you take some other G Code that you did not write, there is a good chance it will not work. The reason is that each G Code interpreter, be it EMC2, RepRap motherboard, or fancy six axis robotic arm controller were all produced for a specific job which require a specific tool path, on a specific machine. Now if your a computer scientest or programmer, your going "wait a minute, why don't they just make the language more intelligent, add in a required machine descriptor and abstract the tool path away from the user which forces users to hand craft each part they want to make!" Which is a valid point, and I would encourage someone to come up with a better language, because G Code sucks.

I'm a profane, but STEP-NC looks very similar to your description.