Programming

Everything that goes into a program, whether you type it at the panel, fill in a form or post it from CAM.

• The Program Editor: editing a program on the panel.
• Canned Cycles: drilling, tapping and boring cycles, and the rules that bite.
• Cycle Programming: programming a part by filling in a form, with no CAM and no G-code.
• Cutter Compensation: cutting to size with G41 and G42.
• Custom Macros: variables, arithmetic and flow control inside a program.
• User M Codes: binding an M code of your own to a subprogram.
• Path Control: how the control corners between blocks.
• Thread Cutting and Rigid Tapping: axis feed locked to the spindle.
• Spindle Synchronisation: running one spindle in step with another.
• Polar & Cylindrical Interpolation and NURBS Interpolation: programming a feature in its own coordinates, and feeding a curve as a curve.
• 5-Axis Programs and Tilted Working Plane: what changes when the rotary axes drive.

Where to go next

• Running a Program: getting the program you wrote onto the machine.
• Reference: the code lists and variable maps.