G Code reading with Notepad++  

G Code reading with Notepad++

Hi all,

I'm on the verge to buy a MK4 printer, so I wanted to have a look at the difference in G Code between a "standard" printer, and a MK4.

So I took an STL file, which I already sliced with PS printed, and sliced it with Prusa Slicer, with MK4 basic settings.

The G Code is perfectly visualized on Prusa Viewer, but not readable with Notepad.

Here some lines :

; generated by PrusaSlicer 2.6.0+win64 on 2023-08-27 at 08:17:18 UTC
;
; thumbnail begin 16x16 824; iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACMElEQVR4AZVS2WpaURQ9oIj4VJAiiA; VtC60aWy9VapznebjOUzVCAslDAoEQyENIX0KSv8in9BPyCf0EP2F1r4PXPrWlFw733nP2mvY+Sv3l

The previous G Code, generated in the same conditions, but with a "standard" printer is perfectly readable :

; generated by PrusaSlicer 2.6.0+win64 on 2023-08-19 at 13:01:13 UTC
;
; external perimeters extrusion width = 0.45mm; perimeters extrusion width = 0.45mm; infill extrusion width = 0.45mm; solid infill extrusion width = 0.45mm; top infill extrusion width = 0.40mm; first layer extrusion width = 0.42mm

M190 S95 ; set bed temperature and wait for it to be reachedM104 S220 ; set temperature;TYPE:CustomG28 ; home all axesG1 Z5 F5000 ; lift nozzle

Do you have a hint to understand why ??

Thanks

Gerard