I made some mistakes learning how to use the $300 Elegoo Centauri Carbon 3D printer, but it didn't take me long to make my first part.

At this point, you can basically track any G-Code command and also insert arbitrary new G-codes, for example G1 printing moves (for wipe towers) or M280 commands to control a servo.

The Problem Path planning goes on inside the 3D printer itself. It’s what the 3D printer’s firmware does with the received G-code that turns it into the physical motion of motors along the X ...