CNCnewbie2020
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Hello all,
I'm very new to CNC programming and am operating on a Haas Mini mill. I have created a program that uses a Face mill to outline a shape from a block. I am currently running the program to decrease the z axis value by 4mm, then once the program has completed I am altering the z value manually to take me down another 4mm and repeating this process until I get to somewhere around the 44mm mark. I then use a saw attachment to take out multiple thin sections.
To automate the process of getting down to 44mm, my limited knowledge of G coding tells me just to copy the program 11 times with the z value changed each time, but I know there is a more elegant solution. Can anyone help me with repeat codes that would incrementally move 4mm down each time then stop the program running when it reaches 44mm???
Thanks
A complete novice.
I'm very new to CNC programming and am operating on a Haas Mini mill. I have created a program that uses a Face mill to outline a shape from a block. I am currently running the program to decrease the z axis value by 4mm, then once the program has completed I am altering the z value manually to take me down another 4mm and repeating this process until I get to somewhere around the 44mm mark. I then use a saw attachment to take out multiple thin sections.
To automate the process of getting down to 44mm, my limited knowledge of G coding tells me just to copy the program 11 times with the z value changed each time, but I know there is a more elegant solution. Can anyone help me with repeat codes that would incrementally move 4mm down each time then stop the program running when it reaches 44mm???
Thanks
A complete novice.