The trouble with Cutting Air is it can be very time consuming and it ties up your expensive CNC machine the whole time.
Cutting Air is the least you should do to test (also referred to as “proving out” a part program) your gcode part program. “Cutting Air” just means running with part zero set high above the workpiece so the cutter (hopefully) doesn’t come in contact with any material until you see what it will do. Testing can range from “cutting air” to using a G-Code Simulator. You Don’t Run G-Code Without Testing It, Do You?!? ( Better not let the boss find out if you do… ) Use a G-Code Simulator to Test and Prove Your G-CodeĬonsidering what can happen if there’s a mistake in the gcode, and even CAM software makes mistakes sometimes, you want to test your gcode before you run it to make chips.
5 Ways G-Code Simulators Crush CNC Errors
