CNC Control Software

Our configuration wizard takes the guesswork out of configuring FlashCut to match your machine. Within a few minutes you can start making accurate parts using the machine and accessories you purchased.

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Whether you have a ball screw, rack and pinion, belt drive, acme screw or all of the above, version 4.0 has easy, graphical menus to let you input your mechanical specs to automatically calculate the resolution of each microstep or servo encoder tic.

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Am I climb milling or conventional milling at this feature? Just reveal the direction arrows and you will never need to ask this question again.

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Have you ever wanted to re-run a section of your program, or back up to where a tool broke? Now it is one click away by running the toolpath in reverse at any point.

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The general size of each toolpath is just a mouse click away with our G-Code File Properties Window. If your program goes outside of the machine tool envelope, it will even tell you on what line of your program and by how much it goes outside, saving you all of the sleuth work. If you are using our Tool Life Management feature, it will also tell you if the tool will reach its end of life during any program.

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Our DXF import is smarter than ever, saving you time and costly mistakes. It can automatically determine the direction of a tool offset. It can also calculate a cutting order that prevents cutting a section of a part that has already been cut free from its fixture.

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Version 4.0 has graphical menu driven "Cycles" that will save you hours of time by automatically writing G-Code for common operations. There are currently Cycles for: Rectangular pocketing; Text engraving in any True-Type font, Face milling; And a myriad of bolt-hole patterns from circular to rectangular to any custom defined pattern you need.

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You can easily teach your machine a tool path by jogging to a series of points and adding them to the Teach Panel. Your resulting program can be saved as a G-Code File for future use.

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You can now create buttons on the main screen to run G-Code Macros and control any output line.

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While the machine is cutting you can slide the spindle speed to wherever you need, preventing unwanted tool marks.

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Version 4.0 shows a very accurate estimate of how long it will take to run an entire program. The progress meter shows you how much time remains, allowing you to plan out your production or prototyping day accordingly.

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FlashCut can tell you when a tool has hit the end of its useful life, thus reducing the number of broken tools and out of tolerance parts.

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You can easily create variables and counters that can be edited on the main screen and referenced in your G-Code file. You can watch the updated values while your part is running, making it easy to keep track of program progess.

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An input line can load and run a g-code file making shop floor production as simple as flipping a switch. Any number of input lines can be assigned to different program files.

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