Guides
Explain CNC G-Code Like I'm 5: The Simplest Real Answer
G-code is a list of tiny instructions for a robot hand that cannot see: where to go, how fast, and when to spin. The whole idea, explained from zero.
Lawrence Arya··6 min
Code reference
Fadal Format 1 vs Format 2 G-Code: The Switch That Decides
Fadal controls run two G-code formats: Format 1, the Fadal-native conventions, and Format 2, the Fanuc-compatible mode. Which one a machine is in decides everything.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
Fanuc End of Block (EOB) Semicolon Missing Error, Explained
The semicolon on a Fanuc screen is the EOB display character, not a comment. Missing-EOB errors are line-ending problems, made in PC editors and transfers.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
Fanuc iHMI Interface: Where Is the G-Code? Still Right There
Fanuc's iHMI tile interface hides the classic program screen one layer deeper, not gone. Where the code lives, and why the text still outranks the tiles.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Code reference
Fanuc Lathe U and W vs X and Z, Explained Once and For All
On system A Fanuc lathes, U and W are incremental X and Z: same axes, different reference. Why lathes got dedicated letters, and the rules that follow.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
First Steps to Manual G-Code Programming for Operators
An operator already reads programs and runs machines; manual programming is a short, ordered set of first steps from there: write a square, then a pocket.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
FSAE CNC Machining Resources for Student Teams
FSAE teams machine real parts on deadlines with rotating membership, so the resource that matters most is fast, transferable G-code fluency the team can pass on.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Code reference
Fusion 360 G28 vs G53 Safe Retract: Which to Choose and Why
Fusion 360's post asks how to retract: G28 moves through a waypoint you command, G53 goes straight to machine coordinates. The decision and the reasons.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
Fusion 360 Post Processor G-Code Output Wrong? Fix the Translator
When Fusion 360 outputs wrong G-code, the toolpath is almost never the problem: the post processor is. The four mismatch types and the fix ladder.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
G-Code Analogies for Absolute Beginners: Five That Work
The five analogies that genuinely explain G-code, recipe, GPS, sheet music, blindfolded directions, player piano, and exactly where each one breaks down.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Guides
G-Code Curriculum for Vocational Schools: A Sequence That Works
A vocational G-code curriculum should sequence by what builds on what: vocabulary to recall, then reading, then writing, then machine work, verification throughout.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Practice
Lathe Cutoff Leaving a Nub: The G-Code and Setup Fixes
A cutoff nub has three parents: tool above or below center, an X endpoint that stops short, and centerline speed physics. The fixes, code and setup both.
Lawrence Arya··4 min