#CNC SIMULATOR PRO TUTORIAL 2 HOW TO#
#CNC SIMULATOR PRO TUTORIAL 2 PLUS#

In our case, this new tool will get tool index number 1 (take note of yours).

Enter the name of the tool вЂњTutorial1 flat millвЂќ. Select a flat tooltip, enter 10 as diameter, and 50 as length.

#CNC SIMULATOR PRO TUTORIAL 2 PLUS#

Select вЂњMy milling toolsвЂќ and click on the button with the green plus icon, the Add button.ДЇirst, we will add the tool to mill the slot. In this tutorial, we assume you have no previous custom made tools, if you do, please add these two new tools at the end of your list and use the tool index you get. Now, we need tools to mill the 10 mm wide slot and drill the 10 mm diameter holes.ДЄgain, press F2 on the keyboard to open the Inventory Browser (or select Settings вЂ“ Inventory Browser from the main menu). (This can also be done from a zero point registry using G54 to G59, but that is out of the scope of this tutorial).Д¬lick on the Play button again and note how the zero point moves to the corner of your workpiece. We move the programming zero point by using the G-code G92. This will result in a zero point in the upper (Z) lower-left corner (XY) of the workpiece. That is not very practical, so letвЂ™s move the programming zero point to X30 Y30 Z20. Ok, letвЂ™s get started with the actual CNC program!ДЄs we moved the workpiece in on the machine table and away from the machine zero, our lower-left corner on the workpiece now is at X30 Y30.

Also, please note that you can roll the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. If you click with the right mouse button and drag, you will pan the view. In the lower toolbar, click this button to zoom in on the machine table.ДЄt this moment, please note that you can click in the simulation window with the left mouse button and drag the mouse around to rotate the view. Now you can go ahead and click on the Play button (simulation start) to see that your workpiece shows up on the table. To call up our workpiece number one (or your index number if different) on X30 Y30 from the machine zero, we write $AddRegPart 1 30 30 The machine zero is placed near the lower-left corner of the machine table and it is marked by a cross symbol (it can be somewhat hard to spot). We are going to put our new workpiece 30 millimeters from the machine zero in both X and Y. We do that by using the command $AddRegPart followed by the workpiece index number (we use 1) and the table displacement values. Now we need to call up our new workpiece from the program. Ignore the rest of the settings and click OK to close the Inventory Browser. In your case, the number could be different. Here we did not have any workpieces before in the registry, hence the index number became 1. In the вЂњWorkpiece NameвЂќ field, enter a name for your new workpiece, letвЂ™s call it вЂњTutorial1вЂќ.Д®nter X, Y, and Z size as 100, 100, and 20. Press F2 on the keyboard to open the Inventory Browser.Д¬lick on the вЂњMill WorkpiecesвЂќ tab at the top of the dialog.Д¬lick on the green plus button to add a new workpiece. Then select the вЂњMilling CenterвЂќ machine and click Open.ДЇine, now letвЂ™s get started by defining our workpiece. In the dialog that shows, please deselect вЂњLoad demoвЂќ. For simplicity, we are going to ignore radius compensation and work only in absolute coordinates.ДЇirst of all, we need to set millimeters as units and load an appropriate machine for our project.ДЇrom the main menu, select Settings and click on Settings.Д®nsure that you have millimeters selected as this tutorial is made in millimeters.Д¬lick File вЂ“ Load Machine from the main menu or click the open machine button We are going to make a very simple part where we mill a slot and drills four holes in a 100 x 100 x 20-millimeter workpiece.

#CNC SIMULATOR PRO TUTORIAL 2 HOW TO#

The purpose of this tutorial is to learn the basic concepts of how to use CNCSimulator Pro.

Cnc simulator pro tutorial 2