"doo" wrote in news:1136814267.394335.241870
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Yes, I see.. I will get some Autocad and alibre training anyway, for I
do have to do a lot of blueprinting of parts. I was hoping I could try
tying directly to the cnc, but if not, so be it.
As long as it may give me an idea towards generating toolpaths, I feel
that would help.
Also, as Karl has mentioned (and yourself) I will look today and get
manufacturer and model number of the cnc. I'll get my own manual, as
I've been told "there isn't one" .Hmmm... seems funny to me that you'd
invest in a piece of equipment and not get the operation or maintenance
manuals.
I'll keep you posted on progress.
Thanks, guys!

Ron


When you get started programming, remember this (It'll help, I used to
teach CNC programming at the local adult vo-tech.)

All CNC programming is, in a very basic sense, is plotting points on a
coordinate system. You can do the same thing on a piece of graph paper.
The G codes just tell the control HOW to get from one plotted point to
the next. There are some special ones, like to rotate the coordinate
system, or shift the coordinate system, but that is still performing an
ACTION relative to the tool path.

The basic command letters for a CNC are, but not limited to:
G - Action command
M - Misc. Function
S - Spindle speed
F - Feed Rate
T - Tool parameters
P - (some controls) canned cycle parameters
R - (some controls) Radius
I - Circle center relative to the X axis
J - Circle center relative to the Y axis
K - Circle center relative to the Z axis

--
Anthony

You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make
better idiots.

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