Here we did not have any workpieces before in the registry, hence the index number became 1.
In the “Workpiece Name” field, enter a name for your new workpiece, let’s call it “Tutorial1”.Įnter X, Y, and Z size as 100, 100, and 20. Press F2 on the keyboard to open the Inventory Browser.Ĭlick on the “Mill Workpieces” tab at the top of the dialog.Ĭlick on the green plus button to add a new workpiece. Then select the “Milling Center” machine and click Open.įine, now let’s get started by defining our workpiece.
In the dialog that shows, please deselect “Load demo”. For simplicity, we are going to ignore radius compensation and work only in absolute coordinates.įirst of all, we need to set millimeters as units and load an appropriate machine for our project.įrom the main menu, select Settings and click on Settings.Įnsure that you have millimeters selected as this tutorial is made in millimeters.Ĭlick File – 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.
The purpose of this tutorial is to learn the basic concepts of how to use CNCSimulator Pro.
