Introduction to CNC Programming

Catalog description

Prerequisite: MACH 111 with a grade of C or higher. Builds on previously learned CNC operations skills and covers basic G and M code programming for CNC Turning and Machining Centers. Students will learn how to write basic CNC Lathe and Mill programs by hand. On the lathe, they will learn how to program profiles, grooves, and threads using canned cycles. On the mills, they will learn to program facing, milling profiles, pocketing cycles, and creating hole-making canned cycles.