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G20 G-code
G20 means “all moves starting now have their units specified in inches ( imperial units )”.
G20's evil twin is G21, which means “all moves starting now have their units specified in millimeters ( metric units )”, which is the default when Smoothie starts.
An inch is 25.4 millimeters.
Format
The command is used as such :
G20
Which means : units are now imperial until another G-code changes it ( modal command )
Parameters
No parameters.
