Ah good, CNCsimulator is back, their site was down for around a week.
Free NC simulation Software
Al.
I noted some discussion about using CutViewer. It is a great program but rather pricey for the average home hobby user.
I discovered CNC Simulator a while back. Although it do not have all the bells and whistles that are in CutViewer, it does do a great job of showing your GCode in action. Works in both 2D and 3D and is a very good training tool.
Highly recommended and it is FREE! That in itself is a plus.
You can down load it at http://www.cncsimulator.com
George
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Ah good, CNCsimulator is back, their site was down for around a week.
Free NC simulation Software
Al.
CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design (Skype Avail).
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I've tried it twice before and it never worked right for me. Guess I'll download it and try again.
Gerry
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I've installed CNC Simulator and need some help to make it behave.
I run through a .nc file which I've already used to successfully engrave, but it spits an error at me "G02 Illegal Endpoint".
Is there a way to change CNC Sim from absolute to incremental arcs? This particular file was generated in absolute.
I also can't find how to set the machining stock to a round cylinder.
My X2 CNC Brain Build: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61345
Gecko G250 wiring errors: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68960
I don't have any idea what is going on with the code error you are getting.
To change to round stock you simply need to go to "Screen" and then click on "Turning". That will change the stock to circular and you can now set the size and prospective.
Hope this helps,
George
My X2 CNC Brain Build: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61345
Gecko G250 wiring errors: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68960
aint cncsimulator.com doesnt exist anymore?? thought microtech bought it. it aint free no more you can register and download 30 days demo or so did i do. does anyone have full version? it used to be full version have i heard before microtech bought it.
I have been using CNCsimulator off and on for about two years with great success. I use it to check my code before running it.
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if you have the installation file can you share it? I'm using it in school i need it for home.
no worries i got it. here iz the weirdest thing you cant access cncsimulator.com from sweden you gotta use proxy as soon as you hit enter they just give a blank page that says cncsimulator can be downloaded from microtechs homepage. and one have to register to do that.. that sucks.