Tag Archives: Mathematics

CNC – Hello, G-Code.

The scripting language that CNC machines use is called G Code. There are lots of commands, said Google. But the first few are about moving the machine. G0 – rapid move (linear) G1 – controlled speed move (pass Feedrate in … Continue reading

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Ray Tracer : in the weeds

I’ve spent the past week fighting minor math errors in my ray tracer. In order to confirm that my surface normals were being calculated correctly, I added boxes (axis aligned only at this point) as an additional primitive type. That … Continue reading

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