DDCS Studio V2026.08.06.2

GENERATOR ⚙ ✕

VISUALIZATION

Probe

Retract

Jog

Travel

FEATURE CONTEXT

FEATURE TYPE

AXIS

IN-AXIS TRAVERSE

TRANS-AXIS TRAVERSE (X↔Y)

DIAG TRAVEL

1ST AXIS DIR

PROBE BOTH AXES

CIRCULAR (round bore/boss)

PROBE Z FIRST

2ND AXIS DIR

WCS WCS TARGET

GEOMETRY

MAX PROBE

RETRACT

CLEARANCE

HOP HEIGHT (mm)

CLEARANCE PLANE (work Z)

⚠ below the declared stock top — this traverse may cross into the part (check clamps / fixtures)

X CROSS-OVER

Y CROSS-OVER

FEED RATES

FAST FEED

SLOW FEED

ADVANCED

INPUT PORT (P)

LEVEL (L)

STOP (Q)

OPTIONS

Sync A Axis (Dual Gantry)

SLAVE

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

METHOD

FIND CENTRE BY

Z ZERO AT

FLANK APPROACH

STOCK DIAMETER (mm)

WCS TARGET

GEOMETRY

MAX PROBE

RETRACT

SAFE Z

FEED RATES

FAST FEED

SLOW FEED

ADVANCED

STOP (Q)

PROBE PORT/LEVEL

from Settings → probe input

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

CLOCK

ACTION

REFERENCE (A0 AT)

FLAT SPAN (mm)

WCS TARGET

GEOMETRY

MAX PROBE

RETRACT

SAFE Z

FEED RATES

FAST FEED

SLOW FEED

ADVANCED

STOP (Q)

PROBE PORT/LEVEL

from Settings → probe input

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

Probe

Retract

Jog

Travel

Position probe touching or just clear of the edge. Macro probes the wall and sets WCS axis to the contact position.

FEATURE CONTEXT

AXIS

DIRECTION

WCS WCS TARGET

GEOMETRY

MAX PROBE

RETRACT

STYLUS RADIUS

FEED RATES

FAST FEED

SLOW FEED

ADVANCED

INPUT PORT (P)

LEVEL (L)

STOP (Q)

OPTIONS

Sync A Axis (Dual Gantry)

SLAVE

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

LAYOUT

Drills/bores a hole pattern in the active WCS. Drag the handles in the 2D layout (left) to set the pattern — round handle sizes it, square handle places it; the 3D view (right) verifies the cut. Peck = plunge (hole Ø = drill); Bore = ring-step an end mill (hole Ø ≥ tool). Spindle start + end-of-program are added from Settings.

PATTERN

TYPE

SKIP HOLES

OFFSET X

OFFSET Y

OFFSET Z

WORK WCS

COLUMNS

ROWS

X SPACING

Y SPACING

BOLT-CIRCLE Ø

HOLE COUNT

START ANGLE

WIDTH

HEIGHT

HOLES / WIDTH

HOLES / HEIGHT

HOLE COUNT

SPACING

ANGLE

TOOL

FROM LIBRARY

SPINDLE RPM

METHOD

HOLE Ø

PECK

TOOL Ø (end mill)

PITCH (Z/turn)

RAMP

DEPTH & FEED

DEPTH

CLEARANCE Z

FEED

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

Custom op.

CODE PREVIEW

VISUALIZATION

LAYOUT

Clears a rectangular or circular pocket with an end mill in the active WCS. Drag the handles in the 2D layout (square = place, round = size); the 3D view verifies the cut. Walls are offset inward by the tool radius so the finished pocket matches the size you type. Spindle start + end-of-program come from Settings.

SHAPE

STRATEGY

OFFSET X

OFFSET Y

OFFSET Z

WIDTH

HEIGHT

DIAMETER

SIDES

TOOL

FROM LIBRARY

SPINDLE RPM

TOOL & STEPOVER

TOOL Ø

STEPOVER %

WALL OFFSET ±

DEPTH & FEED

DEPTH

DEPTH / PASS

CLEARANCE Z

WORK WCS

FEED

PLUNGE FEED

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

LAYOUT

Traces a rectangular or circular profile with an end mill in the active WCS. The boundary you type is the FINISHED edge; the toolpath is offset to a side (outside / inside / on) by the tool radius and stepped down to depth. Drag the handles in the 2D layout (square = place, round = size); the dashed line is the boundary, the solid line is the tool-centre path. Spindle start + end-of-program come from Settings.

SHAPE

OFFSET X

OFFSET Y

OFFSET Z

WORK WCS

WIDTH

HEIGHT

DIAMETER

SIDES

SIDE & TOOL

SIDE

FROM LIBRARY

TOOL Ø

SPINDLE RPM

DEPTH & FEED

DEPTH

DEPTH / PASS

CLEARANCE Z

FEED

PLUNGE FEED

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

LAYOUT

Mills a straight slot from point A to point B in the active WCS. Drag the A / B / width handles in the 2D layout; the 3D view verifies the cut. The tool centre travels A→B, so the slot ends are rounded a tool-radius beyond each point. Width = tool → one pass; width > tool → parallel passes. Spindle start + end-of-program come from Settings.

ENDPOINTS

A — X

A — Y

B — X

B — Y

OFFSET X

OFFSET Y

OFFSET Z

REPEAT (array)

PATTERN

SKIP

COLUMNS

ROWS

X SPACING

Y SPACING

COUNT

SPACING

ANGLE

CIRCLE Ø

COUNT

START ANGLE

WIDTH

HEIGHT

PER WIDTH

PER HEIGHT

TOOL

FROM LIBRARY

SPINDLE RPM

TOOL & WIDTH

WIDTH

TOOL Ø

STEPOVER %

DEPTH & FEED

DEPTH

DEPTH / PASS

CLEARANCE Z

WORK WCS

FEED

PLUNGE FEED

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

LAYOUT

Skims the top of the stock flat over a rectangular area. Opens sized to the whole stock top; drag the handles to face a sub-area. The tool overhangs the area edge by its radius so the whole top is faced — keep the area within fixture clearance. Spindle start + end-of-program come from Settings.

AREA

OFFSET X

OFFSET Y

OFFSET Z

WIDTH

HEIGHT

TOOL

FROM LIBRARY

SPINDLE RPM

TOOL & STEPOVER

STRATEGY

TOOL Ø

STEPOVER %

DEPTH & FEED

SKIM DEPTH

DEPTH / PASS

CLEARANCE Z

WORK WCS

FEED

PLUNGE FEED

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

LAYOUT

Engraves filled text (part tags / labels) in the active WCS. Letters are pocket-filled from a single-stroke font, so the counters (holes in O, A, 8…) come out clean. Drag the pos / height handles in the 2D layout; the 3D verifies the cut. Use a small end mill (or V-bit). Spindle start + end-of-program come from Settings.

TEXT

HEIGHT

STROKE WIDTH

WIDTH

SLANT

OFFSET X

OFFSET Y

OFFSET Z

LETTER SPACING

TOOL

FROM LIBRARY

SPINDLE RPM

TOOL & FILL

TOOL Ø

STEPOVER %

DEPTH & FEED

DEPTH

DEPTH / PASS

CLEARANCE Z

FEED

PLUNGE FEED

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

Probe

Retract

Jog

Travel

Jog probe to point A along the fence at probe height → Enter. Macro probes fence, lifts Z, pauses. Jog to point B along same fence → Enter. Macro probes again and reports drift, span and angle.

FEATURE CONTEXT

CHECK AXIS

PROBE DIRECTION

GEOMETRY

MAX PROBE

RETRACT

SAFE Z

TOLERANCE (mm) Reference only — shown in output comments

FEED RATES

FAST FEED

SLOW FEED

ADVANCED

INPUT PORT (P)

LEVEL (L)

STOP (Q)

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

Tool-length probe parameters come from Settings → ATC (block height, feeds, max distance, retract, Q) and the tool-setter pin/level from Settings → Probes. The preview reflects those values — edit them in Settings. ▶ traces the Z touch on the setter.

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

A quick tap on the tool setter that aborts if the tool is broken, missing, or the wrong length. Re-measures and compares to the stored tool-length table (1430+T-1). Setter pin/level from Settings → Probes; block height, feeds, safe Z, max distance from Settings → ATC.

TOLERANCE

LENGTH TOLERANCE (mm)

CHECKS

current tool #1300 vs table 1430+T-1

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

WARM-UP SEQUENCE

Stage 1 RPM Stage 1 Time (s) Stage 2 RPM Stage 2 Time (s)

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

MAGAZINE PREVIEW

MAGAZINE

TOOL TABLE → CONTROLLER

Tool lengths Pocket positions

Generates a macro you run on the controller to write the table — variable writes only, no motion. Pocket writes are unverified; running it is the test.

APPLY MACRO (RUN ON CONTROLLER)

MAGAZINE & TOOL CHANGE

TOOL CHANGE

Method

Call installed T.nc macro (recommended) — uncheck to inline the change

Park X (mm) Park Y (mm) Park Z (mm)

Z change height (mach) Change to tool

Parks safely (G53 Z to the change height, then G53 X/Y to the change position) then emits a bare M6 — the controller runs its own working tool-change handler. The change position reuses Park X/Y from the magazine settings.

Spindle orient (M19) before unclamp

Firmware-accurate FIXED-STATION PUSH from slib-m.nc O10102: #1306 highest Z → push start #1320/#1321 → dwell #1322 → push end #1323/#1324 (F#1327) → retreat #1325/#1326, with the real pneumatic M-codes (M159/M157/M160/M163/M156/M161). ASSUMED to be taught on your controller — verify before running.

Wait spindle-stop sensor (M300) Dust cover (M162/M163) Confirm prompt before moving

ASSUMED model — the real M350 O10102 is a pneumatic push station, not this drawbar changer. Pocket positions come from the controller tables (#1330+ X · #1350+ Y · #1370+ Z) — teach them first. Verify on your machine before trusting this.

CODE PREVIEW (VERIFY ON YOUR MACHINE)

VISUALIZATION

ATC COMMISSIONING TEST

Test

Cycles Dwell (ms)

First pocket Pockets Z clearance (mach)

Descend to pocket Z at each stop

Run these BEFORE the first automatic change: drawbar cycling proves the pneumatics + sensors; the pocket dry-run proves the taught positions. Both simulate in the 3D drawer (▶ Run · I/O panel).

CODE PREVIEW (DDCS M350 COMPLIANT)

VISUALIZATION

FEATURE CONTEXT

TYPE

MODE

GEOMETRY

VALUE

CYCLE #2043 pulse width ms — ON=cycle, OFF=cycle (100 => 100ms on, 100ms off)

MESSAGE Use / for line breaks in DDCS popup messages (#1505).

ADVANCED

TARGET ID

DEST VAR

STATUS COLOR

DWELL AFTER milliseconds — e.g. 3000 = 3s

SLOT #1510

SLOT #1511

SLOT #1512

SLOT #1513

CODE PREVIEW

Zero one or more axes in the selected WCS to the current machine position. Use Active WCS to always target whichever WCS is loaded on the controller.

FEATURE CONTEXT

Zero X

Zero Y

Zero Z

WCS WCS SYSTEM

OPTIONS

Sync A Axis (Dual Gantry)

SLAVE

CODE PREVIEW

VISUALIZATION

Generate a machine-homing macro. The wizard emits explicit G31 switch-seek homing — the seek params (feed / port / level) are visible in the G-code, and each axis seeks toward its declared home switch. Tick the axes to home this run; the sequence follows your saved order. Native M98 homing lives in Homing Setup. The 3D preview runs a motion model of the homing.

HOME THIS RUN

CODE PREVIEW

Form live

Preview

Projected G-code