Drip feeding often gets treated as a mysterious setting that shops either always use or never touch, when really it solves one specific problem. In this post, we'll explain how drip feeding works in CIMCO DNC-Max, which programs and controls actually require it, and how to avoid turning it on for a machine that does not need it. Let’s get started. What Drip Feeding Actually … [Read more...]
How to Set Up Stop Conditions in CIMCO Edit Ultra
Having collision detection turned on in CIMCO Edit Ultra is only half the job. If you still have to run a full simulation from start to finish and watch for the exact moment something goes wrong, there’s always a chance you’ll miss it. That’s where Stop Conditions come in. In this walkthrough, we’re going to set up Stop Conditions so the simulation automatically pauses when … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Tech Tip: Use Regular Expressions to Insert Text Across Your NC Program
This Tech Tip explains how to use a regular expression (also known as regex) in CIMCO Edit's Insert String feature to find matching patterns and insert text across multiple lines of an NC program in one pass. Insert String in NC Functions / Insert-Remove adds text at a specified location relative to a matched string. Most people configure it with a plain text match and move … [Read more...]
Getting Off USB Drives: Setting Up Your First DNC-Max Connections
Today, we are going to walk through setting up your first machine connections in DNC-Max so you can stop walking programs back and forth on a USB drive and start sending them straight from your PC to the control. We'll cover adding a machine, picking the right protocol, and confirming that a transfer actually completes end-to-end. Let's get started. Adding Your First … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Core vs Edit Ultra: Which One Does Your Shop Need?
Choosing between CIMCO Edit Core and Ultra comes down to more than comparing feature lists. Both give you powerful NC editing and full Backplot visualization, but the real difference is how far you need the software to go in verifying a program before it reaches the machine. For shops evaluating CIMCO Edit for the first time, or considering a move from Core to Ultra, … [Read more...]
Introducing MFGGlue.ai: Start With the Manufacturing Problem, Not the Product
Manufacturing problems do not always arrive with convenient labels. A shop may know that operators are still carrying CNC programs on USB drives, the wrong revision occasionally reaches a machine, or production data is difficult to turn into useful information. What may be less obvious is which technology, process change, or combination of systems could address the … [Read more...]
CIMCO DNC-Max Tech Tip: Keep Your CNC Program Backup History Meaningful
This Tech Tip explains how to configure DNC-Max to back up received CNC programs only when the incoming file is different from the version already stored. When Auto Receive is set to overwrite existing files, every transfer creates a new backup, even when the incoming program is identical to what is already on the server. In a shop running the same programs across multiple … [Read more...]
How to Set Up Holder Clearance Checking in CIMCO Edit Ultra
Holder Clearance is the Collision Nobody Budgets For Everybody checks the tool. It's the thing cutting the part, so it's the thing people watch in simulation. What gets missed a lot more often is the holder sitting above it, and a holder that's wider than the tool can catch an edge or a fixture wall the cutter would have cleared without any problem. CIMCO Edit Ultra can catch … [Read more...]
CIMCO Edit Ultra Tech Tip: Adjust Collision Step Size for Speed or Accuracy
This Tech Tip explains how to adjust Collision Step Size in CIMCO Edit Ultra to balance simulation accuracy and speed based on the type of verification you're performing. Edit Ultra checks for collisions by placing points along the toolpath and checking at each one. It is not continuous. That means the step size you configure directly controls what the simulation can and … [Read more...]
How to Set Up Collision Detection in CIMCO Edit Ultra
If you upgraded to CIMCO Edit Ultra and haven't touched the collision settings yet, then you're running Backplot the same way you always have, minus a key feature that's sitting right there waiting to be turned on. Today, we are going to walk through setting up collision detection so your Simulation Report actually tells you when a tool, holder, or rapid move is going to hit … [Read more...]