Introduction
Welcome
Accessing VERICUT
Standard user interface
Online Help

Intro to Machines/Controls
What you need to know
Workpiece vs. Machine views
CGTech Library/Sample files
Key Help topics

Building Machines
Overview of building machines
Machine kinematics 
Machine components / Component Tree

Identifying “machine zero”
Selection of a reference point
Apply offset to axes to locate each axis at its initial states

Modeling Machines
Adding models to components
Model attributes

Machine Details
Component attributes
Background display
Accel/Decel parameters
Travel limits
Axis (rapid) priority

Building a 5-axis milling machine
Rotary pivot points
Tilting heads & pivot distance
Rotary tables
Rotary directions
Relative work offsets

Building a turning machine
Turning machine considerations

Building a Turret on a lathe
Adding Turret components
Adding tools and setting tool index
Loading turning tools on the turrets

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Basic Control Building
Overview of building controls
How NC data is processed (“parsed”)
Where to start?
Word Format
Special characters

Words/addresses organization
Groups
Execution order

Words/addresses actions
Call a macro
Set a variable
Macro overrides

Words/addresses conditions
Variables
Words
States
Multiple conditions

Events
Preset variables
System variables

Subroutines
Job related subroutines
Control specific subroutines

Using Word/Address conditions to detect errors conditions
Check on state
Check on variable value
Output a message

Spindle configuration
Active spindle concept
Active spindle attributes

Control settings
Rotaries 
Cycles
Circles

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Simulating machine auxiliary components
 Control additional axes with Subsystems
Using the touch macros
Connect/disconnect components

Synchronize machine systems
Subsystems
Synchronization macros

Tool chain 
Chain configuration
Control configuration

Milling head attachment
Create subroutine to reproduce head changer motions
Milling head with rotary
Apply tool offsets
Facing head
 

Advanced G-Code Data Setup
RTCP/RPCP
Dynamic Work Offsets

Debugging control and machine
Machine offsets
Status
G-Code Log file
Control report
MDI

File Management
Master Machine & Control files
Master Projects and setups
Multi-setup machining
Reverse postprocessing– converting G-codes to ASCII APT

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Machine/Control Workshop
Students work on CGTech supplied projects with instructor’s assistance.
Many projects available: Milling, Turning machines. 
Students will learn how to find and utilize the information to build an accurate machine simulation

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