Viky gcode files

Carlos Pozo

November 15, 2016 01:29

Does viki 2.0 accepts any other name files than the print000X.gco?

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  Matthew Fiedler

  November 15, 2016 15:19

  The file name limitations are controlled by the firmware and not the Viki itself. The file name should not contain special characters like "( [ &#$" and it should end in ".gcode". Numbers and letters are best for the filenames. 

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  Carlos Pozo

  November 15, 2016 16:33

  so it can be anything as long as it follows the no special character rules?

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  Matthew Fiedler

  November 15, 2016 22:05

  The filename should:

  1) follow the "No special characters" rule 

  2) end with ".gcode"

   

  Example of good filename:

  PrintBIG.gcode

  Iwant2PrintBiG.gcode

  thislongfilenameisOK.gcode

   

  Example of bad filename:

  (123)wontwork.gcode

  badfile.txt

  badC$ar.gcode

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  Jeric Bautista

  November 22, 2016 20:39

  Hey Carlos,

  Also note that the Viki only shows a limited number of characters in the filename. e.g. if your file is called "thislongfilenameisOK.gocde" you may only see it as "thislong~" on the Viki screen, with the ending truncated. 

  That being said if you have multiple files on one SD card it is good practice to name the files fairly different names. If you have multiple versions of the same file, perhaps place the revision at the beginning instead of the end: e.g. "02PrintBIG.gcode" instead of "PrintBIG02.gcode"

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