Decode, and load G-code: Ink flowed

 

Well, I got it working! I did it at home on my own Prusa Mini so I had to do everything from scratch but it's great that I can now do this at home. I'm very excited for the large scale drawings.


I also optimized and commented my Grasshopper definition



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