The KipwareM® SETTINGS give the user multiple options to customize the KipwareM® output to suite their particular CNC control / machine.
In this chapter we will explain each of the user configurable settings ... below is a screenshot of the current SETTINGS form.

UNITS :
KipwareM® can be user configured for either INCH or METRIC programming here.
TOOL CHANGE :
Here the user can define outputs as they pertain to the T or tool change command.
❖SINGLE LINE or DOUBLE LINE tool change commands can be configured.
❖NEXT TOOL LOOK AHEAD can be set to ON or OFF through the check box. If OFF ... none of the options outlined below will be output.
❖NEXT TOOL LOOK AHEAD will cause the next T command to be auto-inserted into the program using Format A or Format B
❖FORMAT A will cause the next tool T command to be inserted on the lne following the current tool change command ... an example :
❖T01M06 ( current tool change command )
❖T02 ( next T command )
❖FORMAT B will cause the next T command to be inserted after the first Z move line ... an example :
❖T01M06 ( current tool change command )
❖G90S3000M03
❖G43Z1.00H01M08
❖T02 ( next T command )
FORMAT :
FANUC and "fanuc compatible" or OKUMA G code output can be set using the FORMAT options.
RIGID TAPPING :
Set the CNC controls rigid tapping pre-command that is to be output on the line prior to the canned cycle command line ... and whether or not to include the spindle S command in that output.
DEFAULT POST FILE :
Users can set a desired post file to be used as the DEFAULT when generating G code during the MAIN PROGRAM CREATION.
NC / G Code File Settings :
Users can set a DEFAULT file extension to be used when saving G code files as well as the DEFAULT location / folder where the files will be saved.
MACHINE SETTINGS :
Users can configure the following settings to further customize the G code output :
❖Height Offset Activation Code ... leaving this setting blank will result in no height offset command code being output.
❖Set the default Z AXIS RETURN LINE to be output at the end of each tool sequence.
❖Set the letter address to be used for the 4th axis when 4th axis programming is employed.
❖Set the decimal point precision to be used in 4th axis coordinates.
Always remember to SAVE the SETTINGS once completed.
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