1. View
| Parameter |
Description |
| Default view |
Specify the default view applied after a mouse double-click or when a file is plotted. |
| Default roll |
Specify the default camera roll (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) applied after a mouse double-click or when a file is plotted. |
| Hide tools |
Show/hide tools in 3d view. |
| Hide axis |
Show/hide axis in 3d view. |
| Hide compass |
Show/hide compass in 3d view. |
| ide rapids |
Show/hide rapid moves in 3d view. |
| Hide kinematic elements |
Show/Hide the machine’s kinematic elements in the 3D view. |
| Hide parts |
Show/Hide parts in the 3D view. |
| Parameter |
Description |
| Inverted wheel |
Reverse the wheel direction for zooming in and out. |
| Selection, pan & rotation |
Set of mouse buttons for selecting moves, panning the view, and rotating the view. |
| Simulation speed |
Speed factor applied when the simulation is started. |
3. Machines
| Parameter |
Description |
| Custom Machine |
The definition of the machine is derived from the “machine file”. When set to true, all machine options are retrieved from the “machine file”. |
| Machine File (Custom machine) |
Path of the machine file. |
| Machine Type |
Specify the kinematics of the current machine. By convention, linear axes are defined as XYZ; A represents rotation around the X-axis, B represents rotation around the Y-axis, and C represents rotation around the Z-axis. See table. |
| Rotary Z offset (Radius) |
When ‘Machine Type’ is set as 4 axis ‘TABLE’ machine, it is possible to apply a Z offset representing the radius of the cylinder where the toolpath is mapped. (Z0 is on the surface of the cylinder). |
| File type |
File Type to be interpreted. See table. |
| Inverted Rot 1 |
Reverse the direction of the first rotation axis. |
| Inverted Rot 2 |
Reverse the direction of the second rotation axis. |
3.a Machine type
| [Type] |
Description |
| XYZ |
3 (linear) axis machines. |
| XYZ_A_TABLE, XYZ_B_TABLE, XYZ_C_TABLE |
4-axis machines with 3 linear axis and one rotational on the workpiece. |
| XYZ_A_HEAD, XYZ_B_HEAD, XYZ_C_HEAD |
4-axis machines with 3 linear axis and one rotational on the tool holder. |
| XYZ_AB_TABLE_TABLE, XYZ_BA_TABLE_TABLE, XYZ_AC_TABLE_TABLE, XYZ_BC_TABLE_TABLE |
5-axis machines with 3 linear axis and 2 rotational axis on the workpiece. |
| XYZ_AB_TABLE_HEAD, XYZ_BA_TABLE_HEAD, XYZ_AC_TABLE_HEAD, XYZ_BC_TABLE_HEAD |
5-axis machines with 3 linear axis, one rotational axis on the workpiece and rotational axis on the tool holder |
| XYZ_AB_HEAD_HEAD, XYZ_BA_HEAD_HEAD, XYZ_AC_HEAD_HEAD, XYZ_BC_HEAD_HEAD |
5-axis machines with 3 linear axis and 2 rotational axes on the tool holder. |
3.b File type
| [Type] |
Description |
| GCODE_LIGHT |
Simplified G-code with a limited set of commands. |
| GCODE_EXTENDED |
G-code with standard commands and macros. |
| GCODE_BMACROS |
G-code with macros B syntax support for parametric programming. |
| CL_DATA_FILE |
APT files (position and direction vector). |
| TCP |
The G-code file is interpreted as an XYZ_AC_HEAD_HEAD file, independently of the actual kinematics of the machine defined in ‘Machine Type’. |
4. Remap adresses
The default addresses [X, Y, Z, I, J, K, A, B, C, F, S, R] may not be suitable for all G-code files.
For instance, while A typically represents rotation around the X-axis, B represents rotation around the Y-axis,
and C represents rotation around the Z-axis, some CNC manufacturers may not adhere to this standard convention.
In such cases, remapping the addresses can be useful.
Example:
We have G1 X100 Y50 Z20 U15 V30, where U represents the first rotation axis and V represents the second rotation axis of a 5-axis head-head machine.
Addresses X, Y, and Z are standard, while U and V are specific to the machine we aim to simulate.
-> Remapping the addresses from A to U and B to V results in the correct G-code interpretation.
5. Export
| Parameter |
Description |
| Run exe |
Execute an .exe file after generating the export file. |
| Exe path |
Path of the .exe file. |
| Include script |
Include a script as the first argument in the .exe call. |
| Script path |
The path of the script to be passed as the first argument. |
| Export file type |
The export file type (GCODE, XML, JSON, or CSV). |
| Segmented arcs |
Circular interpolations are segmented into linear moves. |
| Segmented rotations |
4 and 5-axis moves involving axis rotations are segmented into linear moves. |
| Show dialog |
Display a ‘save as’ dialog window during export. If deactivated, the export file receives a random name and is saved in the current user’s temporary folder. |