Choose a cycle, then fill the fields below.
Requires T17 Work Probe. Park beside the face (below the top for X/Y). Signed distance is travel until trigger.
Requires T17 Work Probe. Jog near the corner (slightly outside and above). Four protected hits set corner X/Y and surface angles.
On a real mill, you enter an approximate tool length and the tool type so the control can choose the right automatic tool-length cycle and search range. Below is the info for the tool currently loaded (read-only in this sim). BEGIN measures true length H on the table setter.
This sets the values to 0.0000.
This will home X Y Z, clear G54 and all G43 length offsets (H1…H18), load T1, and clear any alarm. Part setup and challenges stay as they are.
Part, workholding, and challenges.
Prove the setup before you spend a grade. Moon Landing is free and unlimited.
Good habit: double-check that you set the offsets, and that they are not zero.
On a real mill you type this in MDI. Here, one button runs the same park: G54 X0. Y0., then moves the current tool with G54 G43 H# to Z+3.0000″, then slides a 1-2-3 block under the tip. The tool stays clear of the part, just in case.
| G-code | Action |
|---|---|
G90 G54 G00 X0. Y0. |
Rapid to work X0 Y0. Z is already up, so the tool stays clear of the part. |
G54 G43 H# Z3. |
Current tool, length offset on. Tip to Z+3.0000″ above part zero. |
| Carefully slide a 1-2-3 block and align with tool and part origin. If correct: tip on the 3″ face. A gap means too high. If the block cannot slide under, Z is too low. |
You've used all 3 grade checks for this challenge. It will now reset with a new part position. Take your measurements again from the start. (You get 3 fresh checks. Tip: MOON LANDING is free and unlimited; land first, grade second.)
Free look before you spend a grade check: everything below is read straight off your DRO and offset tables (it says nothing about whether your numbers are right):
Each lesson is a sequence of steps. Watch the machine act, then press Next. Your setup is restored when you finish or exit.