Re: Conversational CNC Programming

"Mark Thomas" <mthomas@i...> wrote:

> GenGCode produces G/M code files which can then be run from any

machine

> regardless of size. I currently have a few users testing it

on "real" CNC

> machines.
>
> As Ron Ginger has pointed out, the caveat is that you need to run

the g-code

> file through whatever program you are using to drive the machine.

In most

> instances this is straight forward especially if you are using a

program

> such as mach1/2, since both of these and GenGCode run under windows.
>
> This means that operations can be done quite seamlessly. It also

means that

> you can save the g-code files for future use on repetitive

operations. Most

> people already have driver software installed and properly tuned to

their

> machine(s) so producing only G-Code files is appealing to many

users.

With controllers frequently used by list, one feed in Gcode/NC
programs, then activate [start]. Or use MDI to run program block by
block. This is what I am familiar with.

What I am trying to get is a "video" of someone action on a "real"
CNC machine with a controller on conversational programming. What
does he do? Does he, like described above, have an interface where he
respond to queries and have the "conversational program" generate an
NC program which he will then have to feed to a controller to run it,
or does he run it like MDI except it is not blocks like G00 X5, etc.
Sorry, just hoping to visualise what exactly is conversational
programming.

Thanks

Peter