This set of short GCode scripts initiates what I hope will be a longstanding practice of creating fun things for your bot to do. Nothing as heavy as extruding much. More dances, gestures, sounds, and neat tricks.

These scripts play well on all MakerBots (I don't play favorites: Thing-O-Matics and Cupcakes are both invited to the party).

Make sure to read the instructions at the top of the code before running each partymode. Your axes might be reversed in a different pattern than mine -- so watch out!

Where are your partymode scripts? And quick utilities? And stupid pranks? Making these things is probably the best way out there to get a firm grasp on essential, human-readable g-code scripting.

They always told me that the future would be fun. And so I made it fun for everyone.

Included in this set:

"Game Anthem Grrarr!" "MakerBot M Stamper!" "one turn deserves another" "Party like a cube" "sNAKEy dANCe" "Stirring the Air" "Triangle Man, Triangle Man" "Where Is Violin! Is Too So Small!"

Thanks to Pleasant 3D for the great gcode path visualization ... for these behaviors that leave no extrusion trace upon the world. (http://bit.ly/dUe5xh)

Here is how you do it:

• Download partymode scripts.
• Schedule the party. Invite friends and bot-friends.
• Place the text files into a folder titled "partymode" that you create in the "scripts" folder in ReplicatorG 24.
• Order party hats. Catering. Don't forget extra ice and 3-IN-ONE oil. (Especially the oil!)
• Fire up ReplicatorG 24. Pick a partymode script here: "File > scripts > partymode"
• Guests arrive!
• Read the instructions on the code. (But where is the ASCII art? lazy-mifga)
• Offer some 3-IN-ONE oil to your botfriends.
• Build the script!
• Party!
• M30

As requested, I added a zip file!

(I've tested these scripts on two Cupcakes and two Thing-O-Matics - but read instructions in scripts carefully so you can take advantage of the absolute positioning magic!)