Manual de Ayuda CNC Simulator

CncSimulator

Introduction Welcome to the CncSimulator help system. Here you will find explanations of the functions, menus and dialogs of the program. The CncSimulator is used to simulate CNC code for mills and lathes. Thanks to its flexible open architecture it is possible to customise the behavior of the simulation to suit a wide variety of CNC machines. This help file will concentrate on describing the CncSimulator with its default settings. On startup you will se the program window divided in several panes. These are: 1. Simulation panes, these show the tool movements in 2D, 3D and block graphics. 2. Status pane, this pane shows the current tool, tool position, rotation etc. 3. Editor pane, (blue background) In this pane, you edit the cnc code and it also shows the

current cnc block during simulation. You can resize the windows by “dragging” their edges and borders to new positions. There is also a full screen mode where one of the three simulation windows is maximized to cover the entire screen.

Read more about:

Menus and toolbars Screen layout G and M codes for simulation

On the net:

Hope page of the CncSimulator: www.cncsimulator.com

Find more help on the net:

CncSimulator FAQ: www.cncsimulator.com/support.shtml Also note, you can visit the "user forum" to ask questions to fellow CncSimulator users: www.cncsimulator.com/forums/

Page 1 of 1Introduction

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Menus and toolbars

At the top of the screen are a number of menus and toolbars that are used to access the different functions of the program. To the right side of the editor window is a toolbar that allows the user to step through different text buffers and delete them.

Menu functions:

File Edit Simulate Screen Settings Help

Standard Toolbar:

Create a new NC-program.

Deletes the current text buffer. If the NC program has not been saved you will first be asked if you wish to save it.

Open an existing NC-program.

Brings up the file selector dialogue allowing you to choose a file to load.

Saves the NC program.

Saves the NC program under its current name.

Cut

Cuts out the selected text and places it in the clipboard.

Copy

Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Paste

Pastes in text from the clipboard at the current cursor position.

Undo

Takes back the last change in the NC program.

Printing Nc programs.

Prints out the active NC program.

Help

Shows this help file.

XY-view and XZ-view

Milling mode: XY, shows the workpiece as seen from above.

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Turning mode: XZ, shows the workpiece from the side. First click on the window you wish to change and then on this button.

YZ-view

Milling mode: YZ, shows the workpiece as seen from the left side. Click the window you wish to change, then press this button. Turning mode: This function is not available in turning mode.

XZ-view

Milling mode: XZ, shows the workpiece as seen from the front. First click on the window you wish to change and then on this button. Turning mode: This function is unavailable in turning mode.

Plot

Milling mode: “Plot”, shows the toolpath. First click on the window you wish to change and then on this button. Turning mode: “Plot”, shows the toolpath (the tip of the tool).

3D-view

Milling mode: This view shows a 3D wire model of the simulation. Use the scroll bars to rotate the graphics around the X-, Y- and Z-axis and to control the distance to the part. Turning mode: This view shows the tool paths in 2D.

Block graphics

Milling mode: Block graphics, shows the workpiece in solid 3D. First click on the window you wish to change and then on this button. Turning mode: Block graphics, shows the workpiece in solid 3D.

Full screen view

Milling mode: Shows the active view in full screen mode. First click on the window you wish to change and then on this button. To return to the normal mode, press ESC. Turning mode: Shows the active view in full screen mode.

Editor toolbar:

Buffer list

Shows a list of the text buffer maintained by the CncSimulator.

Previous buffer

Switches to the previous text buffer.

Next buffer

Switches to the next text buffer.

Close Buffer



Closes the current text buffer. If the NC program has not been saved the CncSimulator will first ask whether the program should be saved or not.



Screen layout

The screen is composed of the following elements:

Toolbars Editor window Status window

It also includes three windows where the workpiece can be viewed from different angles: XY, XZ, YZ, 3D wire frame and 3D block or plot views. Not all of these views are supported in turning mode. You have possibilities to customize the screen layout. Simply “drag” the frame of the window to make it larger or smaller to have any combination you wish. To change the view, simply click on one of the three simulation windows and then choose from the different types of view listed above. See: menus and toolbars. The toolbars and the status bar can be deactivated to make more room for the simulation windows. You can also drag the toolbars out of the main window so they are “floating”. To see a simulation window in full screen mode, click on the button on the toolbar. Press “Esc” when you wish to return to the normal screen layout.

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Codes that are simulated

Codes for milling: G-codes M-codes Other codes Codes for turning: G-codes M-codes Other codes The CncSimulator comes with two files called STOLK.TLK and FTOLK.TLK. These files are used by the interpreters. They contain strings which the CncSimulator uses to parse the NC program. Making changes to these files affects the way the CncSimulator interprets NC code. If this is the case the following explanations may not be valid.

G-codes for milling

The standard interpreter understands the following G- codes.

G0 or G00 Rapid movement

G1 or G01 or L Linear interpolation

G2 or G02 or DR- Clockwise interpolation

G3 or G03 or DR+ Anti-clockwise interpolation

G40 Turns off cutter compensation

G41 Cutter compensation to the left

G42 Cutter compensation to the right

G92 Zero point displacement

G87 Rectangular pocket milling

G81, G82, G83, G84

Drill cycle

G90 Absolute programming

G91 Incremental programming

G94 Feed rate in mm/min

G95 Feed rate in mm/revolution

G54 Zero point 1

G55 Zero point 2

G56 Zero point 3

G57 Zero point 4

G58 Zero point 5

G59 Zero point 6

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M-codes for milling

The standard interpreter understands the following M- codes.

Other codes for milling

The standard interpreter understands the following codes.

G53 No zero point displacement

M0 or M00 Program stop

M3 or M03 Spindle start clockwise

M4 or M04 Spindle start anti-clockwise

M5 or M05 Spindle stop

M8 or M08 Coolant on

M9 or M09 Coolant off

M17 Return from subprogram

M30 or M02 or M2 Program end

F Feed rate

S Spindle speed

N Block number

T or TOOL CALL

Tool

X Code for the X-axis

Y Code for the Y-axis

Z Code for the Z-axis

I Incremental distance to the center in the X-axis

J Incremental distance to the center in the Y-axis

K Incremental distance to the center in the Z-axis

R or Z Arc <180 degrees

R- or Z- Arc >180 degrees

P Overlapping in pocket milling

L Subprogram block number

U Subprogram repetitions



G-codes for turning

The standard interpreter understands the following G- codes.

M-codes for turning

The standard interpreter understands the following M- codes.

G0 or G00 Rapid movement

G1 or G01 Linear interpolation

G2 or G02 Clockwise interpolation

G3 or G03 Anti-clockwise interpolation

G25 Subprogram call

G26 Separate subprograms (disk)

G83 Threading cycle

G84 Rough machining cycle

G53 No zero point displacement

G54 Zero point 1

G55 Zero point 2

G56 Zero point 3

G57 Zero point 4

G58 Zero point 5

G59 Zero point 6

G90 Absolute programming

G91 Incremental programming

G92 Zero point displacement

G94 Specify feed rate in mm/min

G95 Specify feed rate in mm/revolution

M0 or M00 Program stop

M3 or M03 Spindle start clockwise

M4 or M04 Spindle start anti-clockwise

M5 or M05 Spindle stop

M8 or M08 Coolant on

M9 or M09 Coolant off



Other codes for turning

The standard interpreter understands the following codes.

M17 Return from subprogram

M30 Program end

F Feed rate

S Spindle speed

N Block number

T Tool

X Code for the X-axis

Z Code for the Z-axis

I Incremental distance to the center in the X-axis

K Incremental distance to the center in the Z-axis

R or Z Arc <180 grader

R- or Z- Arc >180 grader

L Threading cycle parameter diam/radius, point A

D Threading cycle depth mm/cut

H Threading cycle total thread depth

U Sub program amount of repetitions



File Menu

New

Create a new NC-program. Deletes the current text buffer. If the NC program has not been saved you will first be asked if you wish to save it

Open

Brings up the file selector dialogue allowing you to choose a file to load.

Save

Saves the NC program under its current name.

Save as

Brings up the file selector dialogue where you can type in the name the file will be given.

Print

Prints out the active NC program.

Send to CNC

Sends the active NC program to the CNC machine. You should prepare the CNC machine for receiving data before you choose this. You must have the correct communications parameters set for this to work correctly. You can read more about communication in the help file accessible from the communications dialogue.

Receive from CNC

Receives data from the CNC machine. You should choose this function before going to the machine and starting the data transmission. You must have the correct communications parameters set for this to work correctly. You can read more about communication in the help file accessible from the communications dialogue.

Load machine settings

Here you can load previous machine settings. You can have several files with different settings for different machines. The saved settings include communication and various file settings. These files are saved with the extension *.PRF. When the CncSimulator is started the file cnc.prf is loaded automatically.

Save machine settings

Here you can save your machine settings. You can have several files with different settings for different machines. The saved settings include communication and various file settings. These files are saved with the extension *.PRF. When the CncSimulator is started the file cnc.prf is loaded automatically. Important: Your settings will not be saved automatically. You need to go to ”Save Machine Settings” under the file menu, this saves the communication parameters, settings for interpreter files, folders etc. If not, the settings will be restored to the default settings when you

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start the CncSimulator next time. To save your settings use “Save Machine Settings” and name the file after the machine the settings are made for. If you have common settings for all machines or just one machine you should save the settings under the name “cnc”. This is the default file name of the machine settings file and it will be automatically loaded when the program starts. Also note that this file must be saved in the program folder of the CncSimulator. If you give your machine file settings file another name, like “mymachine”, you will have to go to File – "Load Machine Settings" and select the file mymachine to load your settings. If you have several machines/ controllers you can create machine settings for each one and give them names that will be easy to remember. These can also be placed in different folders along with CNC code etc.

Load detail settings

Here you can load your detail settings. You can save the size of your workpiece and the mode (milling or turning) in a detail setting file (*.SET). Normally the file name is the same as the NC program it is associated with, except that it receives the extension *.SET.

Save detail settings

Here you can save your detail settings. You can save the size of your workpiece and the mode (milling or turning) in a detail setting file (*.SET). Normally the file name is the same as the NC program it is associated with, except that it receives the extension *.SET.

Exit

Exits the CncSimulator.

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Edit Menu

Undo

Takes back the last change in the NC program.

Renumber

Renumbers the NC program. Type in the start and increase (step) values for the block numbers.

Automatic line numbering

Activates automatic block numbering. A dialogue will appear where you type in the start and increase (step) numbers. Every time you press “Enter” the CncSimulator will generate a new block number. The results may be confusing if you are not at the and of the NC program when you activate this feature.

Program statistics

Shows a window containing various statistics for the current NC program.

Check code

Checks the NC program for any illegal characters, changes lower case letters to upper case and inserts spaces into the NC program between G and M codes etc. You can specify what actions this function performs under the settings menu.

Compress

Removes all spaces in the NC program. This can be useful if the CNC machine you are using has limited memory.

Search

Shows the search dialogue.

Replace

Shows the search and replace dialogue.

Cut

Cuts out the selected text and places it in the clipboard.

Copy

Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Paste

Pastes in text from the clipboard at the current cursor position.

Delete

Deletes the selected text.

New Buffer

Creates a new text buffer.

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Close Buffer

Closes the current text buffer. If the NC program has not been saved the CncSimulator will first ask whether the program should be saved.

Calculate

This function allows you to perform calculations. You can use addition, subtraction, division and multiplication as well as the functions shown below:

The answer is inserted at the current cursor position in the editor view.

Maximize editor

Maximizes the editor so that it takes up the whole of the CncSimulator window. To resize the editor either drag the left corner with the mouse or hold down the left mouse button and the click with the right mouse button and release both buttons.

sin(x) The sine of the angle x in degrees

cos(x) The cosine of the angle x in degrees

tan(x) The tangent of the angle x in degrees

asin(x) The inverse sine of the angle x in degrees

acos(x) The inverse cosine of the angle x in degrees

atan(x) The inverse tangent of the angle x in degrees

pow(x) x squared

sqr(x) The square root of x

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Simulate Menu

Edit Tools

Milling mode: Here you can fill in the tool number, diameter, length, feed data, spindle and the name of each tool. Turning mode: Here you can see the contour of the tool. You can fill in the name, cutting data and tool number of each tool.

Detail settings

This is used to set the size of the workpiece as well as the color scale if the CncSimulator is in the milling mode. Type in the X, Y and Z-size of the workpiece and in certain cases the zero point and color scale. You can choose to show a RIT-file (MicroTech CamModul) as background instead of a rectangular workpiece if you prefer. By clicking the “Milling depth” button you can decide which colors represent different depths.

Zero point register

Here you can edit the zero points that are called by G54-G59.

Load tools

Here you can load a different tool file in milling mode. You can have separate tool files for different machines, for example.

Save tools

Here you can save the active tool file.

Lathe tool path

Here you can specify which path the CncSimulator will look in for its tools in turning mode. You can have different paths for different machines, for example.

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Screen Menu

Standard

Turns on/off the standard toolbar.

Status

Turns on/off the status line.

Milling

Sets the CncSimulator in milling mode.

Turning

Sets the CncSimulator in turning mode.

Gas

Sets the CncSimulator in gas cutting mode.

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Setting Menu

Login

To log in you must type in the password. Only after typing in the correct password will you be able to access the other functions of the settings menu. The default password is “login”. If you wish to prevent others from changing the settings we recommend that you change this password.

Lock menu

After logging in to the menu the functions are accessible until you lock the menu again. After locking the menu you will have to log in again to access the other functions.

Change password

Here you can specify a new password. You must type it in twice to make sure there are no typing mistakes. This password will be used to access the settings menu.

Simulation settings

Here you can set whether the program should be interpreted with millimeter or inch co-ordinates, if crash checking should be active, if the mill should be shown in the wire frame view and whether the CncSimulator should erase material which has been cut off when turning.

File settings

Here you can set the default file extensions your NC programs will be saved as and the default path etc. Window commands: Show files of type: decides which files are shown when you open an NC file. Save with extension: decides the default extension the file name will receive unless you explicitly type in an extension. Interpreter mill: decides which interpreter will be used for milling. Tokenfile mill: decides which tokenkfile the interpreter for milling will use. Interpreter lathe: decides which interpreter will be used for turning. Tokenfile lathe: decides which tokenfile the interpreter for turning will use. Cycle prefix mill/lathe: decides the prefix for interpreter cycles (small programs that simulate machine cycles). Path NC-files: decides the default path where NC files will be saved. Always load workpiece options: decides whether the CncSimulator should automatically load .SET files when loading an NC program. Always save workpiece options: decides whether .SET files should be created automatically when saving NC programs.

Check NC Code

Here you can set which characters should be allowed and not allowed when you choose the function “Check code” from the edit menu. You can also decide whether the CncSimulator should insert spaces between ISO codes or not.

Machine time settings

These settings are used for controlling the calculation of real-time cutting information.

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Communication settings

These are advanced settings that should only be used by people familiar with serial communications between computers and CNC machines. The communication part has its own help system which can be accessed by clicking on the “help” button.

Syntax check

Here you can specify certain things the CncSimulator should check for while simulating NC code, for example you can make the CncSimulator generate a warning if there is no spindle start before a G01.

Important:

Your settings will not be saved automatically. You need to go to ”Save Machine Settings” under the file menu, this saves the communication parameters, settings for interpreter files, folders etc. If not, the settings will be restored to the default settings when you start the CncSimulator next time. To save your settings use “Save Machine Settings” and name the file after the machine the settings are made for. If you have common settings for all machines or just one machine you should save the settings under the name “cnc”. This is the default file name of the machine settings file and it will be automatically loaded when the program starts. Also note that this file must be saved in the program folder of the CncSimulator. If you give your machine file settings file another name, like “mymachine”, you will have to go to File – "Load Machine Settings" and select the file mymachine to load your settings. If you have several machines/ controllers you can create machine settings for each one and give them names that will be easy to remember. These can also be placed in different folders along with CNC code etc.

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Help Menu

About CncSimulator

Shows the program version number and to whom it is registered. Help

Shows this help file.

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Plugin

In this menu you will see the plugins you choose to install in the CncSimulator plugins folder. Plugins can be downloaded from www.cncsimulator.com.

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Download a new petrol-file

After using CncSimulator for 90 days, you have to download your first petrol-file. The petrol-file will let you run the CncSimulator completely free of charge until the next expire date. This is how you do it: If this page was automatically shown during a start attempt you have also got the Download petrol message.

1. Click OK and the Out of fuel dialog appears.

2. Click the button marked www.cncsimulator.com, that will start your default browser and

take you to the CncSimulator web page. 3. Click the link Petrol Station. 4. Click the button Copy to clipboard in the Out of fuel dialog. 5. Click in the Fuel code edit box on the web page, right-click on the mouse and select paste. 6. If the fuel code have not been copied to the edit box, type in the number manually. 7. Type your email address in the Email edit box. It is important that the email address is

correct as the petrol-file will be sent to this address.

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8. Click the Full tank button. A link to where you can dowload a new petrol-file have now been

emailed to your address. 9. Copy the file to the directory where you have installed CncSimulator (default

C:\Program\CncSimulator). 10. Close the Out of fuel dialog and restart the program.

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