Code reference
Difference Between CNC and VMC Machine Codes, Untangled
CNC is the control technology and VMC is one machine type that uses it, so there is no CNC-versus-VMC code split: the real split is mill codes versus lathe.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Practice
How to Learn VMC Programming on Mobile: The Honest Split
A phone covers the half of VMC programming that is vocabulary, reading, and theory, and cannot touch the machine half. The four-week mobile plan that works.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
VMC Machine Setting and Programming Basics, Start to First Part
Running a VMC is two skills in sequence: setting (workholding, tools, offsets) and programming (the code that uses them). The basics of each, in order.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Code reference
Fanuc VMC G-Codes and M-Codes List PDF: Print This Page Instead
The Fanuc VMC code list worth printing is one page: the standard G and M cores, the G43 habit, blank lines for your machine's codes, and a provenance rule.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Guides
Haas VF-2 Basic Setup Codes: The Sequence Behind the Buttons
Setting up a Haas VF-2 runs on the standard vocabulary: offsets, tool lengths, MDI checks, with Haas dialect at the edges. The setup sequence, code by code.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Practice
VMC Operator Interview Questions and Strong Answers
VMC operator interviews focus on the vertical mill's daily realities: tool changes, G43 and G54 offsets, canned cycles, and crash judgment. Here are the questions.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Practice
VMC Operator to Programmer: A Free Path to Level Up
Moving from running a VMC to programming it is a real pay jump. Here is a free, self-directed path, starting with the G-code fluency every programmer needs.
Lawrence Arya··5 min