CNC Programming with G Code for Beginners

A brief introduction about CNC and what uses it.

A quick overview of what G-Code is and some basic informaion.

Requiring the simulator at cncsimulator.info and looking at the CNCsimulator.

A look at some important concepts of tools. These physics principles will determine the design of tools being used.

A descriptive overview of how code is structured and some of the basic terms used to describe the code.

A list of useful g codes to look at as you learn to use CNC and machine parts.

Take a look at this code to get an idea of what G Code looks like. In the next section we will be creating code just like this ourselves.

Learn some simple G-Code and mill through a basic part.

Looking at how to think about your G-Code and the geometry that is involved when creating the code required to mill a part.

Setting up the CNCSiumlator to mill a second part. This time we will traverse the outside of the part to obtain a desired shape.

A fun practice assignment to see if you are getting the hand of writing code and determining the correct movements to make a design. Try and share your code with others in the course to see if they can figure out what you drew.

A practice exercise for you to get more exposure with milling a part and using g-code.

Final thoughts about the course and what we covered.