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    simulate Mill/turn ISO?

    Does anyone know a NC simulation Mill/turn ISO(actual G-code) not CAD/CAM? I have check out Vericut buy ....... most the package on the market are concentrate on Milling Center.
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    Hello,
    There is also another software named "NCSIMUL".
    This software simulates G-code for MILL/TURN (with sub-spindle , with multiple turrets , with multi-channels)

    http://www.springplm.com/index.php?LANG=GB


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    NCPLot

    http://www.ncplot.com/
    Works beautifully.

    Scott has created an extremely useful program for testing tool paths.
    Super X3. 3600rpm. Sheridan 6"x24" Lathe + more. Three ways to fix things: The right way, the other way, and maybe your way, which is possibly a faster wrong way.


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    I don't think Ncplot support Mill/turn. I would love NCplot support mill/turn because their price is great. I think NCsimul and CGtech ..... supoort mill/turn. But Thanks.
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    It does both.

    NCPlot does support both Mill and Turn, and you can orient the axis to look like your machine, so it is easy to visualize and single step forward andbackwards. Try the demo!
    Super X3. 3600rpm. Sheridan 6"x24" Lathe + more. Three ways to fix things: The right way, the other way, and maybe your way, which is possibly a faster wrong way.


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    NCPlot will backplot mill or turn, not mill/turn machines. Huge difference in semantics. Changing the machine configuration back and forth from mill to lathe to backplot sections of code of a mill/turn program is not a good solution. For multi axis machines and machines with more complex configurations (5 axis plus, mill/turn, etc..) you really need simulation software, not a backplotter.


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    Sorry. I missed this bit

    This software simulates G-code for MILL/TURN (with sub-spindle , with multiple turrets , with multi-channels)
    I missed the fact that you have a more complex environment with mill and turn simultaneously.
    Fancy machines need fancy software.
    Super X3. 3600rpm. Sheridan 6"x24" Lathe + more. Three ways to fix things: The right way, the other way, and maybe your way, which is possibly a faster wrong way.


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    Some might miss understood what I mean the one I asked was Mill and Turn, not mill or turn.
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    Eureka

    Eureka Virtual Machining is another good ISO mill/turn simulator.


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