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1. Getting started

1.1 Launching Gsimple.

1.2 Define the project

1.3 Select coordinates

1.4 Define the block

1.5 Define the part

1.6 Attaching tools

1.7 Make Options

1.8 Saving the project on the hard disk

1.9 Compilation

1.10 Check the G-Code produced

1.11 Report printing

1.12 G-Code downloading

2. GSIMPLE Command List

3. GSIMPLE files

4. G-Codes used by G-Simple

1. GETTING STARTED
Generally, you have to follow 12 steps in order to build a GSIMPLE project.
Depending on the project, some of them may be ommited

Step 1: Launch GSIMPLE by double clicking on its icon

Step 2: Define the project details through the Setup/Project menu selection.

Step 3: Select coordinate system (G54,G55 etc)

Step 4: Define the block dimensions, block material and tool-zeroing level.

Step 5: Define your part using Shape, Milling, Modify and Engrave menu selections.

Step 6: Select the tools you will use from the tools library and attach them on the
toolholder

Step 7: Select fininshing quality, finishing quality parameters etc

Step 8: Save your project

Step 9: Compile your project

Step 10: Check the G-Code produced by inspecting it and “running” it on the screen

Step 11: Print out a report with information and instructions for the machinist who will
actually produce the part

Step 12: Download the g-code and run it on your milling machine

1.1 Launching Gsimple

Launch Gsimple by double clicking on its icon. Gsimple will NOT automatically create a
shortcut on the desktop at installation time, and it will NOT add itself in the Start-Up
menu, so you will need to open the folder where it has been isntalled (for example
c:\Project Files\gsimple) to find it.

You can also launch gsimple be double clicking on any .gsi file (.gsi is the filexetension
used for gsimple project files) but only if you have associated .gsi files with gsimple.

1.2 Defining the project

In order to be able to make a usable G-Code GSIMPLE will have to know

 • The filename of the file that will contain the g-code
• The G-Code program number

Open the General Project Data dialog through the Setup/Project menu.

In order to facilitate the users

we have included some
additional usefull
informations in the Project
Dialog. You may leave them
blank if you wish. Fields left
blank will not appear in the
Report (look at 1.11)

If you ommit this step and do

not define G-Code filename
and program number,
Gsimple will use the default
values.

Default values are defined in

the Configuration File
(gsimple.cfg) accesible
through the
Setup/Configuration menu
selection.
In order to change the defaults edit the following lines in gsimple.cfg:

....

# Default output file (the file where the G-Code program will be
stored)

GCFILE noname.cnc

# Default program number

PROGRAM 1

....

1.3 Selecting coordinates

Open the Coordinated dialog through the Setup/Coordinates dialog

X,Y settings will affect only the image on the screen and not the g-code produced. Default
values are set in the configuration file OR the milling machine configuration files.

In order to change the defaults edit the following lines in gsimple.cfg:

# Default coordinates. You can also move these lines in the milling machine

# definition file(s)

# COORDINATES G<54,55...> X Y Z [UNITS] (Z is always 0)

# UNITS are either mm or inch. Default is mm

COORDINATE G54 -350 -300 0 mm

 1.4 Defining the block

Use the block dialog, accesible through the

Setup/Block menu, to define the block
dimensions and materal and the block z-
axis position in accordance to the tool-zero-
referance level

Top

The tool-zero-referance-level is the surface which you will use in order to “zero” your tools.

In many applications it is a common practice to zero the tools on the top face of the block. In
this case you will have to set “Top” at 0 (the default value).

Sometimes, you will zero the tools on the table. If the block is fixed directly on the table,
“top” will have to be set at the same value as “Height(Z)” (50 in our example).

If you select another object for tool-zeroing (the vice for example) you will have to calculate
(or measure) the distance between the block top face and the face selected for tool-zeroing
and set “Top” accordingly.

Block Material

Select the block material from the material data base. The material data base is stored in a
simple text (ascii) file (material.dat) which may be edited with Windows Notepad or any
other text editor.
A typical line in material.dat looks like the following:

Ck45 1.3

In this case, CK45 is the material name and 1.3 the material-group and subgroup to which
CK45 belongs.

Gsimple will use this information -the block material group and subgroup- at compilation in
order to select the proper speed and feed rates from the tool data base. You can edit the
material.dat file in order to delete unused materials, use different names etc. Do not delete
ST37-2 from the data base!

Default block material is defined in the configuration file (gsimple.cfg) with the configuration
command MATERIAL.

Example: the following line in the configuration file (gsimple.cfg) will make CK45 the default
block material.

MATERIAL CK45

If you do not select a default material in the configuration file, gsimple will use ST37-2

1.5 Defining the part

Object Types

There are 5 predifinet object-types in GSIMPLE

 • Bulges
• Pockets
• Drills
• Threads
• Engravings

A Bulge has a positive volume. It may have any (producable) shape. In order to facilitate the
user GSIMPLE includes dialogs for three common bulge types -rectangular, cylindrical and
polygonal. Use the Shape/Odd-Shapped Bulge menu selection to defined an arbitrary
shaped bulge.

A Pocket has a negative

volume. It may have any
(producable) shape. In order to
facilitate the user GSIMPLE includes dialogs for three common pocket types -rectangular
(with rounded edges), cylindrical and longholes. Use the Shape/Odd-Shapped Pocket menu
selection to defined an arbitrary shaped pocket.

Drills and Threads are just that -common drills and threads.

Engravings include lines, arcs, circles and text. The font used for text engravings is
selected with the FONT configuration-command in gsimple configuration (gsimple.cfg) file.

Object Attachment
A part is defined through the attachment of objects of predifined object-types. You can
attach objects directly on the block. For example, if you want to drill a hole (please look at
the first example at http://www.gsimple.eu/ex1/ex1.html) on a metal plate, you just attach a
drill on the block.

If you use bulges you must attach the lower bulge on the block -otherwise GSIMPLE will
not know where you have placed it.

Bulges may be attached on the block or on any

other bulge.

Pockets, Drills, Threads and Engravings may be

attached on the block, a bulge or a pocket (but not
on pockets defined as a Longhole which is a
special kind of pocket). Current GSIMPLE version
will not accept the attachment of a bulge on a
pocket (an island).

Levels

A level is a group of one or more bulges attached

on the same level. The first level (level 0) is the block remaing top face. Bulges belonging to
the same level have always the same height.

You will have to split your object in levels manualy in order to produce more complicated
objects.

1.6 Attaching tools

Use the Setup/Toolholder menu selection to define the tools you are going to use (attach
them on the toolholder).
 During compilation GSIMPLE will (if
not otherwise commanded)
automatically select the proper tool
for each job it has to perform, from
the attached tools. If none is found,
the compilation will be terminated
with an error message.

In order to be able to “attach” a tool

in the toolholder the tool must have
been properly defined in the Tool
Data Base.

Tools are devided in 11 tool-types:

A. Center Drills

B. Drills

C. Taps

D. Thread mills

E. Rough end mills

F. Fine end mills

G. Rough face mills

H. Fine face mills

I. Countersinks (chamfering tools)

J. Engraving tools

K. Special tools
 For every tool the data base
stores two sets of data:

1. Geometry data (diameter,

length, number of flutes, pitch
(taps anjd thread cuts, etc)

2. Milling data (tools speeds,

vertical and horizontall feed
rates, cutting depth etc). Since these data are material dependend, the data base is able to
store a set of milling data for every material group/subgroup.

The above screenshot shows the speed, horizontal milling (fxy) and Vertical milling
(plunging, fz) feed rates for tool named EM14R2 (a rough end mill) for Material group 1,
subgroup 3 (*)

If no tool-milling-data have been defined for the block-material-group, you will get a
“UNSUITABLE TOOL” message in the toolholder dialog.

Unsuitable tools will be ignored by the automatic tool selection compilation procces. If you
select an unsuitable tool manualy for a specific job, compilation will be terminated with an
error message such us

(*) Material Groups and Subgroups are defined in amg.dat file. This is a plain text (ascii) file
editable with any text editor such as Notepad. The original file (the one you have
downloaded) follows the common division made by the most tool manufacturers. Our
suggestion is to leave it as it is.

1.7 Make Options

Select G-Code/Make Options from the main menu to access this dialog

Option are divided in 5 sections. Only the non obvious options are discussed below.

1. General.

“Fast block approch height “ is used in drilling and taping and is the equivalent of
the R-Plane in G-Code. For example, if “Fast block approach heigth” is 3 the drilling
outup command will become

G81 R3.000 Z-25.000 F85.000

“Go X,Y at tool change” will be used with large object to avoid a colision between
the tool and the object during toolchange. Gsimple will fisrt move to the ordered x,y
position and then change tool
 2. Shape and pocket milling.

“Horizontal overlap” will affect the distance between sunsequent milling lines. 0%
means a distance equal to tool diameter. 50% a distance equal to half the tool
diameter etc.(*)

“Filter-out out-of-block paths” is a powerfull filter which will eliminate from the G-Code
slow running G01 paths, which are placed out of the block. This is very usefull if you
just want to mashine just one part of an object (for example round the left edge of a
long plate)

No
filtering

Same object with filtering

Version 1.09 has a new filter which will also eliminate most of the slow running arcs which
are placed entirely outside the block. To use the old filter, add the following line in the
configuration file (Gsimple.cfg):
USE OLDFILTER ON or

USE NEWFILTER OFF

3. Drilling

“Drill Cleaning” will retract the drill, turn it CCW at high speed (for example 200% of
the defined) for the time defined by “duration” and repeat it “repeat” times

4. Finishing

“Rough filinsh horizontal faces” means fininshing the face with the rough milling
tool, turning normally faster and running at a lower feed rate. Please note that you
can select the finishing quality individually for every bulge and pocket with the “Edit”
dialog.

5. Finishing parameters

All entries are obvious

1.8 Save your project

Select File/Save or File/Save As from the main menu to open a standart file-save dialog.

Gsimple projects have the .gsi extension. The .gsi files are plain text files, ie you can open
them with any text editor such as notepad.

A typical .gsi file looks something like that

$64 65918042

$65 www.gsimple.eu

$66 1.09

...

$50 AUTO
$11 1 CD3.15 0 0.00000 0.00000

$11 4 DHSS08 0 0.00000 0.00000

$11 6 EM05R2 0 0.00000 0.00000

$11 7 EM08FS4 0 0.00000 0.00000

$11 10 FM25R4 0 0.00000 0.00000

$3 1 145.00000 60.00000 20.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 -1

$4 ST37-2

$28 0.00000 0

...

Do not edit!

1.9 Compile your project

Select G-Code/Make G-Code from the main menu and Gsimple will “compile” your project
-that is produce the G-Code. The G-Code will be stored in a file with the name selected in
step 2 (Look at 1.2 Defining your project).

In case of errors (for example a missing tool) the compilation will be aborted and Gsimple
will inform you about the problem with an error message, for example

If everything goes ok Gsimple will give you a report indicating the tools that have actually
been used and the estimated milling time

1.10 Check the G-Code produced

 Select

G-Code/View G-Code from the main

menu to view the G-Code produced
(colored) using your Web Browser, or

G-Code/Edit G-Code to open the file

with your text editor (for example
Notepad), or

G-Code/Annimation to run it on the

screen.

Important Note

Gsimple will not look at the “back side”

of the tool when generating a path. This
means that it will damage your part if, for example you place two bulges one next to the
other, in a distance smaller than the tool diameter.

You can see this problem, during “run-time” (animation) as a path intersection. In this case
you will have to select a smaller tool and assign it to this job manualy.

1.11 Report printing

Select File/Print Report to print out a report for the machine operator. The report will contain
valuable informations, such as the G-Code filename, the G-Code program number, the
block (stock) diamensions and material, the coordinates used, the tool-zeroing method, the
tools used etc.

You can change the report header (for example insert your company name and logo)
through the configuration file (gsimple.cfg) accesible through the Setup/Configuration menu.

##############################################################

# G-Simple Ver 1.07 Configuration file #

# #

# Sample file #

# Author: S.Kontogiannis #

# Last Modified: 6/4/2007 #

# #

# NOTICE: #

# Configuration file is parsed only on program start up #

# Changes will not be effective until program restart #

# #

# Lines starting with # are comments #

##############################################################

# Company Name and User. Change these settings with your company and name

USER S.Kontogiannis

COMPANY Polaris Engineering SA

# You may add your logo and a logo-image, to be used on the printed report

# COMPANY_LOGO CAD-CAM DEPARTMENT

COMPANY_IMG “c:\My Documenets\logo.jpg”

1.12 Download G-Code file

Select G-Code/Transfer G-Code to copy the G-Code file on diskette a: (default setting) or
invoke your downloading software (defined through the configuration file gsimple.cfg).

For exapmle if your downloading software is called MyDownLoad.exe and it is in the folder

c:\Program Files\CNC you will have to add the following line in the configuration file:

TRANSFER "c:\Program Files\CNC\MyDownLoad.exe”

Gsimple will call it with argument the G-Code filename.

2. GSIMPLE VERSION 1.09 COMMAND LIST

Menu Command Toolbar Function

Icon
File New Clears current project (if changes have not been saved
it will ask for confirmation) and opens a blank “machine
table”
Open Clears current project (if changes have not been saved
it will ask for confirmation) and opens a new, selected
through a standart file selection dialog
Save Save the current project on disk. Standart file extension
for GSIMPLE files is .gsi.

.gsi files are text files. Do not edit!

Save As Saves current project under a new name.

Print report Prints a report of the project, ready for use by the
machine operator. Report is in HTML format. Gsimple
will invoke your browser for printing.
Open Opens the related CAD drawing. You can assign a
Drawing drawing filename to the project using the Setup/Project
command.
 Import DXF Imports a drawing from a .dxf file. Import only the
nessesary parts of the drawing. Gsimple will not handle
more than 4096 lines, arcs or circles
Exit Exits GSIMPLE (if changes have not been saved it will
ask for confirmation).

Setup Project Stores project specific information: G-Code filename, G-

Code program number, Part Number, Drawing File,
Customer etc
Block Define block dimensions, material and position in
accordance to the tool zero reference level. Block is
initaly placed at X0,Y0 but may be moved
Coordinates Select coordinates (G54, G55, G56 etc), define position
in accordance to machine zero. Check box to align
block at X0,Y0.
User Define user coordinates. Very usefull for drawing part
Coordinates placed in middle of block. You can use the right-click
menu to set the user coordinates on a specific point.
Tool holder Attach tools to be used, selectable from tool data base.

Fixture Draw fixture. Used only for actual setup visiulasation.

No colision control made by GSimple

Configuration Opens the configuration file gsimple.cfg for editing using

Notepad or any other text editor. Restart gsimple to
activate changes.
View Top View Objects may be selected and deselected only in this
view-mode. Current view-mode remains active until
another is selectec.
Isometric SW Isometric view mode. Objects may not be
selected/deselected in this mode. Left mouse button is
inactive. Right mouse activates “View” menu. Current
view-mode remains active until another is selected.
Object viewed from the lower-left corner (South West).
Isometric SE Isometric view mode. Objects may not be
selected/deselected in this mode. Left mouse button is
inactive. Right mouse activates “View” menu. Current
view-mode remains active until another is selected.
Object viewed from the lower-right corner (South East).
 Axonometric Axonometric view mode. Objects may not be
selected/deselected in this mode. Left mouse button is
inactive. Right mouse activates “View” menu. Current
view-mode remains active until another is selectec.
Object viewed from the lower-left corner (South West).
View Options Select whether the machine table, the machine originn,
the block, the fixtures, the machine limits etc will be
visible or not.
Draw Draw Line Draws a simple line. Values entered are in User
Coordinates. You can record the start and endpoints
through the right-click menu
Draw Arc Draws an arc. Values entered are in User Coordinates.
You can record the start and endpoints through the
right-click menu
Draw Circle Draws a circle. Values entered are in User Coordinates.
You can record the center point through the right-click
menu
Draw Draws a rectangle (4 lines). Values entered are in User
Rectangle Coordinates. You can record the start and endpoints
through the right-click menu
Draw Text Writes a text. Start point values entered are in User
Coordinates. You can record the startpoints through the
right-click menu
Snap Settings Free drawing and object snap selection. Selected points
(endpoints, centers, middpoints and intersection points)
set for the selected objects only. Points may be cleared
through the right-mouse-button menu
Group Groups selected drawing elements (lines, arcs, circles)
together. Delete, move, rotate, copy and mirror will
handle them as a group
Ungroup Resolves a group. Drawing elements impored from dxf
file will be grouped according to their “layer” (as defined
in AutoCad)
Shape Topface Used to determine how much the topface will be milled
down. Dialog will select milldown method, surface
quality and tools used.
Rectangular A Bulge is the opposite of a pocket. You must select a
Bulge parent object, on which the bulge will be attached
before defining a bulge.
 Cylindrical The block or another bulge may be selected as parent
Bulge for a bulge. Several bulges may be attached on the
same parent but they will have the same height.
Polygonal Left click on the block or on a bulge to selected as
Bulge parent. Alternatively use the right-click menu.

Odd shaped Use this dialog to define an odd (arbitrary) shaped

Bulge bulge. Alternatively compose it from a drawing with the
compose command
Milling Rectangular Select a parent object on which the pocket will be
Pocket attached before defining a pocket. Suitable parent
objects for pockets are pockets, bulges and the block.
Cylindrical Cylindrical pockets may be milled using face mills in a
Pocket continuus, spiral down way.

Odd shaped Use this dialog to define an odd (arbitrary) shaped

Pocket pocket. Alternatively compose it from a drawing with the
compose command
Drill Define a simple drill, chamfer and tool to be used. If tool
needs predrilling (defined in data base) Gsimple will
look for a suitable tool and predrill it!
Thread Define a thread, chamfer and tool to be used (tap or
thread mill). Predrilling will be performed automatically
(a suitable tool must be attached)
Longhole Defines a simple long hole

Modify Delete Deletes selected objects exept the block, which cannot
be deleted.

Move Moves selected objects in the x,y plane. Values entered

are shift values. WARNING: moving an object above
another will not attach it on it!
Copy Copy selected objects in the x,y plane. Multiple copies
(array) may be selected. See above warning!

Turn Turn selected objects around a center point. Use the

right-click menu to preselect center point. Bulges and
pockets will be exploded
Mirror Mirror selected objects horizontally or vertically. Use the
right-click menu to preselect axis.Texts cannot be
mirrored
 Attach Attach an object on another. Bulges cannot be attached
on a pocket (Gsimple Version 1.xx cannot mill an island)

Edit Open respective dialog to change the data of the

preselected object. Multiple selected objects may not be
edited, even if they are identical
Milling Select milling parameters for the selected object
Parameters
F (Pocket, Bulge, Drill, Thread). Parameters may be set
only if tools have already been manualy preselected.

Explode Declare a rectangular, polygonal or cylindrical bulge

odd-shapped; declare a rectangular o cylibdrical pocket
odd-shaped in order to be able to edit them with the
odd-shaped editor.

NOTE: Turning or mirroring a non odd-shapped bulge or

pocket will automatically make them odd-shapped
Compose Compose Convert a drawing into a bulge. Parent must be
Bulge preselected. Select lines and arcs to be converted into a
bulge by clicking on them with the Shift Key presed in a
Counterclockwise order.

Alternatively you can use the right-mouse-button menu.

Click on the parent and select “Select as Parent”. Click
on the first line or arc and select “Select”. Click on the
next line or arc (in a counterclockwise order) and select
“Auto Select”. The parent will be colored in red. The
selected lines and arcs in blue.

Auto select will stop if it “bumbs” on a “crossroad” (and

intersection of 3 or more lines/arcs) or at the end. Open
shapes cannot be converted into a bulge.

WARNING: Gsimple will not check whether your bulge

is producable. In order to be producable a bulge is not
allowed to contain any “non sharp corners” -that is lines
intesecting at an angle greater than 180 deg.

WARNING: Be carefull not to attach a “bigger” bulge on

a smaller one. Gsimple will not check it! Running the
code will produce a tool crash!
Compose Convert a drawing into a pocket. Parent must be
Pocket preselected. Select lines and arcs to be converted into a
pocket by clicking on them with the Shift Key presed in a
 Counterclockwise order.

Alternatively you can use the right-mouse-button menu.

Click on the parent and select “Select as Parent”. Click
on the first line or arc and select “Select”. Click on the
next line or arc (in a counterclockwise order) and select
“Auto Select”. The parent will be colored in red. The
selected lines and arcs in blue.

Auto select will stop if it “bumbs” on a “crossroad” (and

intersection of 3 or more lines/arcs) or at the end. Open
shapes cannot be converted into a pocket.

WARNING: Gsimple will not check whether your pocket

is producable. In order to be producable a pocket is not
allowed to contain any “sharp corners” -that is lines
intesecting at an angle smaller than 180 deg.

WARNING: Be carefull not to attach a “bigger” pocket in

a smaller one. Gsimple will not check it! Running the
code will produce a tool crash!
Comppse Drill Convert selected circles into drills. Parent must be
preselected.

Comppse Convert selected circles into threads. Parent must be

Thread preselected.

Compose Convert selected lines, arcs and circles into an

engraving engraving. Parent must be preselected

Decompose Convert an object into drawing. Objects with attacments

(other objects attached on them) cannot be
decomposed.
Engrave Line Engrave a line. Values entered are in User Coordinates.
You can record the start and endpoints through the
right-click menu
Arc Engrave an arc. Values entered are in User
Coordinates. You can record the start and endpoints
through the right-click menu
Circle Engrave a circle. Values entered are in User
Coordinates. You can record the start and endpoints
through the right-click menu
 Text Text engraving.

Tools Center Drills Add, delete, modify center drill geometry data (diameter,
length) and material-group dependend data (speed,
feed and feed rates)
Drills Add, delete, modify drill geometry data (diameter,
length, min. predrilling diameter) and material-group
dependend data (speed, feed and feed rates)
Threads Used for taps and thread mills

End Mills Used for rough and fine end mills

Face Mills Used for rough and fine face mills

Other Used for countersinks (chamfering mills) and engraving

tools

Special Used for special tools

Meterials Material list. You can change this list by editing (for
example with Notepad) the material.dat file

G-Code Make Compile drawing into G-Code file

C

View G-Code View G-Code (colored) using your browser

Edit G-Code View/Edit G-Code using Notepad (or any other text
editor, as defined in the configuration file)

Transfer G- Copy G-Code file to diskette a: (or any other drive, as

Code defined in gsimple.cfg). To download the file directly to
ypur machine you will need a special program.
Make Options Define several milling parameters (global finishing
quality, center drilling, peck drilling, tool retract distance
etc). Datas are project specific.
 Make Report View compilation report

Animation Star animation. You can start the G-Code “execution”

from any point, go fast or slow, pause, restart etc.
Visualasation in 2 dimensions.
Help Help Get Help

About View Gsimple version and related information

3. GSIMPLE FILES

File Type Details

GSimple.exe Binary, executable CAD-CAM executable file

Usage: gsimple [filename.gsi]

CopyTo.exe Binary, executable Simple copy to drive utility

Usage: CopyTo <driveletter> <filename>

amg.dat Ascii (simple text) Material group and subgroup definition file

Threads.dat Ascii (simple text) Threads definition file

Material.dat Ascii (simple text) File connecting material names to material

groups and subgroups as defined in amg.dat file
Tool.dat Ascii (simple text) Tool definition file. Geometry data only.

Toolmat.dat Ascii (simple text) Material group/subgroup dependend tool data

(Speed, cuting depth and feed rates)

Gsimple.cfg Ascii (simple text) Gsimple configuration file.

Stdfont.cfg Ascii (simple text) Font configuration file

haas_vf0.cfg Ascii (simple text) Machine definition file for Haas VF0 Mill

haas_vf4.cfg Ascii (simple text) Machine definition file for Haas VF4 Mill

Files used for installation

Gsimple.zip Archive (zip) Compressed full istallation file. Containes

gsimple.ex~, gsinstal.exe, agree.txt

Gsexe.zip Archive (zip) Compressed update file. Containes

gsimple.exe
Gsimple.ex~ Archive (not zip) Gsinstal.exe extracts all files from this
Gsinstal.exe Executable Installation program
Agree.txt Ascii (simple text) Legal agreement text

4. G-CODES USED BY GSIMPLE

Gsimple follows the "standart" G-Code. For a referance look

at http://www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/gcode/g-code.html

GSimple is using just a subset of the G-codes, that is:

G00 Rapid move

G01 Linear move

G02 Circular move(***)

G03 Circular move(***)

G04 Dwell (delay)

G20 Select inch

G21 Select mm

G28 Rapid move to origin

G43/G44 Tool length offset(**)

G54 – G59 Select coordinates system

G74 Left hand tapping (*)

G80 Cancel canned cycle

G81 Simple drilling

G83 Peck drilling

G84 Right hand tapping

G90 Absolute distance mode

(*) Note on G74

Not standart, used by many machine manufacturers

(**) Note on G43/G44

If you are using G44 instead of G43 add the following line in your machine-definition (OR
configuration file)

USE G44 ON

To return to G43 substitute the keyword ON with OFF

USE G44 OFF

Some machines require a G00 command before G43/G44. You can turn this feature ON with the
configuration

command

USE G00_BEFORE_TOOL_COMP ON

To disable this option “turn it off”:

USE G00_BEFORE_TOOL_COMP OFF

The default setting for both USE G44 and USE G00_BEFORE_TOOL_COMP is OFF

(***)

Starting with version 1.09 Gsimple is using the G02/G03 X Y Z I J F syntax for arcs and circles.
Older versions
used G02/G03 X Y Z I J F only for a full circle and G02/G03 X Y Z R F for arcs. You can use the
old syntax with the

USE R_IN_G02_G03 ON command

GSimple is using just a subset of the M-codes, that is:

M00 Program pause

M03 Turn spindle clockwise

M04 Turn spindle counterclockwise

M05 Stop spindle

M08 Start cooland

M09 Stop cooland

M30 Program stop and reset

M88 Start through the spindle coolant (*)

M89 Stop through the spindle coolant (*)

(*) Note on M88/M89

Not standart, used by Haas.