2/13/2023 0 Comments Using ncplot to write gcode![]() I think there was a free/demo version offered a number of years back but it seems to just be a short trial now. Regarding your original question, I have a preference for Sometimes you can do some pretty nifty things that increase productivity and impress your employer, and to have done so through the CAM program would have been too slow or downright impossible. Also, memorizing a subset of the g-code for a particular machine and running certain MDI commands can greatly improve your efficiency and connection with a machine. However, being able to intelligently modify g-code that comes from a CAM program is in my opinion an essential skill that many machinists lack. ![]() It is far too slow and machines and parts are too complex to avoid the inevitable human error factor. Take this with a grain of salt, but coming from someone who professionally programs and runs a CNC machine daily, the ability to write g-code from scratch in a commercial setting is not of much value.
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