File formats

What each format contains, which machines and software use it, and which converter turns one into the other.

.xxl · Plain text

The XXL file format

A .xxl file is a plain-text CNC program written by Xilog Plus, the programming environment supplied with SCM and Morbidelli machining centres.

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.pgm · Binary

The PGM file format

A Morbidelli .pgm file is a compiled binary CNC program loaded by older SCM and Morbidelli controllers. It is not an image file.

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.mpr · Plain text

woodWOP MPR

MPR is the program format of woodWOP, the programming software on Homag, Weeke and Brandt machining centres. It is plain text, and it is readable, which is rare in this corner of the trade.

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.gcode · Plain text

G-code

G-code is the shared language of CNC controllers: one command per line, a letter and a number each. Every maker adds words of their own, so netool writes only the core that all of them read the same way.

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