GcodeAnim Studio
Drop in a G-code file, get a cinematic 3D animation of your print building layer by layer — exported to MP4.
The product
3D-printing creators want beautiful timelapses without filming anything. GcodeAnim parses a sliced G-code file in a Web Worker, rebuilds the print as pooled mesh geometry, and plays it back as a cinematic camera animation with bloom and ACES tone mapping — then renders the whole thing to MP4 entirely in the browser.
The architecture is deliberately engine-like: separate modules for scene, camera choreography, lighting and mesh pooling, driven by a Zustand state core.
Under the hood
THE ENGINEERING
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G-code parser in a Web Worker — million-line files without blocking the UI
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Mesh pooling keeps memory flat while thousands of extrusion segments accumulate
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Cinematic post pipeline: bloom, ACES tone mapping, choreographed camera moves
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ffmpeg.wasm export — no server, no upload, your file never leaves the tab
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