Interpreting G-code

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In addition to being useful for communicating with the machine, an NC Program can be used by a programmer

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to locate problems within the setup, as well as to verify that the setup functions properly.

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For this video, open the file Gcode Verify.f3d.

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Here, a setup has been provided, as well as the toolpaths needed to create this part.

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In the Browser, click Setup1.

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On the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Turning tab, Setup panel, expand the Setup drop-down and click Create NC Program.

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A dialog for NC Program 1 displays.

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In the Settings tab, under Machine and Post, leave the Post set to HAAS Turning / haas turning.

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Under Program, in the Name/number field, type “1003”.

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Open the Operations tab.

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On the selection tree, select Setup1 to post out the whole setup.

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Click Post.

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A message appears in the canvas, indicating that the NC code was successfully posted and displaying its file location.

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On the message, click the link to View NC Code.

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If you have an application like Microsoft Visual Studio Code downloaded, it opens and displays the NC Code.

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In the code, you can see that the spindle is turning in the right direction.

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But, you can also see that you have Air Coolant on instead of Flood Coolant, and that the WCS is set to G56 instead of G54.

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Exit the code application.

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In the Browser, right-click T1 Profile Roughing1, and, from the shortcut menu, select Edit.

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A dialog for Profile Roughing 1 displays.

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On the Tool tab, under Tool, expand the drop-down next to Coolant and select Flood.

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Click OK.

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Now, in the Browser, right-click Setup1 and choose Edit.

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A dialog displays for Setup1.

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Open the Post Process tab.

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Under Machine WCS, in the WCS Offset field, type “1”.

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Click OK.

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In the Browser, under NC Programs, right-click NCProgram1 and click Edit.

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A dialog displays for NC Program 1.

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Click Post to re-post the program.

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A warning appears, asking if you want to overwrite the current NC Program.

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Click Yes.

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Now, on the message, when you click View NC Code,

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the code shows that the spindle is moving in the right direction, and that Flood Coolant is turned on.

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Verify the rest of the code before running it on the machine.