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Some terminology
CNC: Computerized numerical control
CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing
G-Code: The standard machine tool language. Controls linear, circular, drilling operations, etc... Should work on any CNC machine.
M-Code: Controls actual CNC-machine specific operations (but is still standard among most CNC machines). Coolant, tool changes, spindle, etc...
I *think* most commonly, the term "G-Code" is also used to refer to a program with any CNC programmable commands, including "G" codes and "M" codes, among others. At least, I refer to a program with both "G" codes and "M" codes as "G-Code" Does anybody know for sure if this is correct? I can't find anything doing a quick search of google.
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