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CAM for WinCNC
Routers run by WinCNC, CAMaster machines among them, with or without a tool changer.
From a post users run
What the WinCNC post writes
- Comments in [ ], as WinCNC files have them
- G53 Z0 (Z to the top of the machine), then T<n> on its own: the tool changer loads the tool, WinCNC keeps the lengths
- Drilling cycles G81 / G83 with R and Q
- G53 Z0 and M5 at the end (no M30)
Files end in .tap. Every file is read back before export and checked against the simulated toolpath.
Shaped after a WinCNC post users already run (SharpCam's WinCNC machine definition).
G28 homes a WinCNC machine to its switches, so it is never written.
The dwell syntax is not confirmed yet: a job that needs a dwell (Drill with dwell) stops with a message. If yours runs dwells, send us a file.
Where this post comes from
- A post users run on these machines: SharpCam WinCNC machine definition 0.9.5
- Users and forums: CAMheads forum: G, L and M codes used in WinCNC on a CAMaster
Not yet confirmed on a machine. This post follows the sources above. Before the first real job, run the controller check in the air, or compare with a file that already runs on your machine (Export options → Check this post).