Hi Forum, sorry for being a newbie but I don't understand where I can write the G-Code and test it? (I expected at least some some sort of editor with a connect function to the PLC)
My machine is a DDCS v3.1 stand alone, and I have found a list of software to download but they are all just rar-compressed and no binaries or anything so I don't understand what to do with them.
Well I have tried G-code Wizard but this is incompatible with the version of G-code this controller is running so that didn't help.
Notepad and https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_Introduction (G-code dictionary) is what I'm using currently but also this isn't 100% compatible with DDCS 3.1 so it's hard... and the reason I'm using the dictionary is that the manual of DDCS doesn't cover anything about loops and conditional programming and also I find the documentation in the DDCS manual pretty lacking. For example G4 doesn't even mention the switch for seconds but assumes I want to wait for milliseconds.
Does anyone know of a dictionary over G-code that is actually compatible with the DDCS 3.1?
CAMotics has a good backplot, or simulation function, it doesn't look like an editor, but it does test tool paths for you. I installed it and ran some nc files through it, it looks good, and it's free.
Some CAM program will show you a toolpath, if that's what you are asking about as far as testing. It's called a "backplot", and you should be able to find something if you search for that term. As far as editors, I just use Notepad++ and hope for the best.
Posted at 2021-11-12 18:45:57
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