User interface
- Useful graphical interface with dockable windows.
- 2D- or 3D- graphic views, machine area, material
and the spindle.
- File explorer with preview.
- Graphical view of the machine position and view
of progress for CNC job and simulation.
- Start an external text editor.
- Centering, copy, rotate, mirror and resize drawing.
- Undo and Redo (of the last 10 steps/changes).
Integrated text editor
- Syntax highlighting for DIN 66025 und HPGL.
- "Code Snippets" for DIN 66025 and HPGL
- "Find / replace" and "go to" line.
- Selection of a DIN 66025 line code and its
viewing in 3D graphic preview.
- Printer preview
- Visualisation just im time of DIN 66025
commands results.
Import / Export
- Save and load of the CNC milling machine settings.
- Data import: HPGL, DXF, ISEL NCP, EPS, AI Adobe Illustrator, DIN 66025,
files for drilling Excellon, Sieb & Maier 1000, Sieb & Maier 3000.
- Insert of several drawings to processing in one job.
- Save of scanning data in DXF and DIN 66025 format.
Functions
- Simultaneous moving of 4 axis.
- Scanning for height correction. Export and import of scan data.
- Integrated correction of the trailing cutter for foil cutting.
- Integrated "Tracer". To generate from window fonts the vector fonts
or to generate from black and white images the vector
graphics - both direct in cncGraF.
- Exactly calculation of the job time.
- Radius correction with a graphic view.
- Automatic tool changer with tool monitoring.
- Stop - function for milling/drilling and stoppage/continue of machine run.
(Job repeating of the last vectors).
- Optimization of path with the function of smoothening.
- Doubles-drive for all axies X2, Y2 and Z2
( from version 15 of firmware SMC4D USB).
- Moving by buttons, pendulums or driving relatively/absolutely.
- Automaticly moving to check the tool scan position and measure of the tool length.
- Setting of Z Axis immersion included its correction and repeat of the process.
- Area monitoring for all axies.
- Automaticly adaptation of the speed for the curve characteristics.
- Reference pin assistant for automaticly inversion of connectors.
- Managment of zero points, park positions and measuring positions.
- Motor power lowering for all axes in the idle mode.
- Receiving external signals e.g. reference-moving, pause, bonnet, job,...
Settings
- Spindle speed for DIN 66025 commands or for tools table.
- Unit and scale on wish for each type of file separately adjustable.
- Grid and coordinates in millimeter or Inch.
- Definition of tool editing sequence, for particular tools turn off .
- Toolbox consisting two lists – each with 100 tools for vectors and drill points.
- Spindle run time in milliseconds.
- Changing of the tool number and moving direction.
- Many settings for the optimal work of the machine.
- Definition of the X - or Y - axis as rotation axis or as 4-th axis.
- Password for machine setting dialog.
- Waiting time after tool immersion.
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Elimination of reversal play(free) for X, Y, Z and A axis.
Operating system: WINDOWS 2000 / XP / VISTA (Ultimate 32 bit)
