Reading those numbers is only a minor part compared to processing the data in the slicer. While you are right, that a better format could be imagined I would ca

Reading those numbers is only a minor part compared to processing the data in the slicer. While you are right, that a better format could be imagined I would call it a minor or even non-issue. After compressing the file sizes should not be so much different as the raw data suggests. > Text formats are good when human readable, but no sane person gonna read 1GB of data. People are regularly editing the resulting G-Code file which is even bigger in size. They use old fashioned text editors for this which works because it's not binary but simple text with readable numbers. Then those huge files are processed with little 8-Bit computers which have barely enough processing power to move the motors.