Asoftwaresimulatorofanumericalcontrol(CNC)latheisaneducationalmethodologicaldevelopmentintendedforbasicfamiliarizationofnovicemachinebuildingspecialistswiththeprinciplesofprogrammingpartsturningoperationsusingstandardGMcode(FanucSystemA).
Thebasisofthethree-dimensionalsimulationmodelisalathewithaclassicalarrangementofunits,equippedwithaCNCsystem,aneight-positionturret,athree-jawchuck,atailstock,acoolantsupplysystemandothermachinery.Materialprocessingisperformedontwoaxesinthehorizontalplane.
Fieldofapplicationofthesoftwareproduct:educationalprocessusingcomputertechnology:laboratorylessonsofstudentsincomputerclasses,distancelearning,demonstrationsupportoflecturematerialinthegroupofareasoftrainingandspecialties:«Metallurgy,EngineeringandMaterialProcessing».
Thefunctionalityofthesimulator:preparationoftextsofcontrolprogramsofturningoperationsintheformatofastandardGMcode,checkingcontrolprogramsforsyntaxandtechnologicalerrors,playingonthecomputerscreen(orothercomputingdevice)three-dimensionalgraphicmodelsofthemaincomponentsofthelathemachineandmetal-cuttingtoolstosimulatetheprocessofturningmetal,thethree-dimensionalvisualizationoftheprocessofformingpartsduringturningonthecompiledcontrolprograms,visualizationoftoolpaths,implementationofinteractiveuserinteractionwiththesimulationmodeloftechnologicalequipment.