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VisCAM Help 4.0
Feed rate decimals: The number of decimal places for the output of feed rates (valid in the range
from 0 to 8).
Feed rate unit: The unit of measurement for the output of feed rate values. The feed rate unit is
independent of the coordinate unit. Therefore you could e.g. select a metric coordinate unit like
mm and a non metric feed rate unit like inch/min.
INFO: The selected unit conversion is independent from the usage of accordant G-Code
commands like G70 and G71 (inch/mm).
Tab page Program
For the NC device control, the generated G-Code file is more likely a program. On this tab page
you can specify how to start the NC device and how to stop it when the program has finished.
Program start:
Here you can define the command lines to initialize the NC device. The start section may contain
comments useful to know for the machine operator.
Program end:
Here you can specify the command lines to finalize the program and shut down the NC device.
INFO: Strings in parentheses ('(..)') are comments. The NC device controller does not interpret
those comments. Strings in brackets ('[..]') are pre-defined macros of VisCAM. Macros are used
as a placeholder for values, which are analyzed and generated at the defined position when the
G-Code file is written. E.g. [CL_NR] is a placeholder for the current command line number and
[DATE] is a placeholder for the current system date when the file is written.
Tab page Layer
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