CNC Milling Simulator

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About this app

The CNC milling machine simulator is a multimedia application designed to provide a basic introduction to beginner mechanical engineering professionals with the principles of programming operations for milling parts using a standard (ISO) G-code.
The main task of the application is syntactic analysis (parsing) of the code of control programs in order to build a graphical model of cutting tool trajectories in three-dimensional space.
The main functions of the application: editing the code of the control programs of the milling machine, operations with files of control programs, setting the geometric parameters of the cutting tool, continuous/step-by-step execution of blocks of control programs, three-dimensional visualization of tool movements in the working space of the machine, simplified visualization of the machined surface of the part, calculation of processing modes, a quick reference guide to using G-code.
The main limitations of the application are: low accuracy of cutting surface modeling, the impossibility of using polygonal geometry as a workpiece, a simplified model of machine tooling elements.

Ratings and reviews

It's cool, I wish it had more tooling options, boring bars, saw slitters, more face mills different insert mill options etc, and also I wish the rotational view was 360° with full zoom capabilities. Other than that, I wish the app would open regularly, it really is hard to open sometimes it takes a few taps before it opens if it opens at all.

Only thing I wish could be added that I can think of is the ability to use macro values to set subroutine programs like let's say #123=0002; M98P#123; I know this works as the vmc CNC I use at work utilizes this function. I know it didn't work when I tried programming it into the app, gave an error. A new issue I have is when I run a program with a macro that cycles through work offsets (G55-G58) it crashes with a parsing error. Rather annoying as it freezes the app does threading not work?

It's a nice simulator, but I've been having issues when changing my tool in the middle of a program, the tool changing code ain't working, unless I write a separate code for that particular operation I want to do... For instance, I cannot turn and drill a hole in a single code, if I do this, the code will run fluently but the tool won't change... So when the code get to the part to drill, it will follow normal drilling pattern but the turning tool will be the one performing that cycle.

What’s new

- Google API target level increased to 35
- number of crashes reduced