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Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk> writes:

> Can you suggest a simple (easy to find / install) gcode viewer I can
> verify the test-cases against?

There's no such thing that I'm aware of.  The problem is that you don't
usually really want to "view" g-code, you want to simulate the
operations that will be performed.  And that kind of depends on how the
machine is set up.

I use LinuxCNC to drive my CNC router and the Axis user interface for it
is pretty handy for this sort of checking.  You could certainly install
LinuxCNC giving it a null machine definition, but that seems heavy.

My 4-axis CNC mill came turnkey with Windows-based software that has
excellent simulation support, but that's clearly not useful to you at
all.

Bdale

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