Cimco Edit Integration

Coming soon

Cimco Edit Overview

CIMCO Edit is a G-code editor featuring backplotting, 3D simulation, and collision checking.

You can purchase it directly from CIMCO’s official website:

• Permanent license: https://shop.cimco.com/product/cimco-edit-professional-life-time/
• Subscription option: https://shop.cimco.com/product/cimco-edit-professional-subscription/

CIMCO Edit is an external software to eCam, recommended for adding an extra layer of G-code verification and safety in your machining.

CIMCO Edit integrates seamlessly into the machining workflow, right after G-code generation.

It allows you to visualize the actual toolpath created directly from the G-code.

The toolpath shown in eCam is based on the generic path generated by internal algorithms, while CIMCO Edit displays the real tool motion that the machine will execute.

Using G-code simulation in CIMCO Edit helps detect potential issues or collisions before running the program on the machine, adding an important layer of safety and verification.

🔧 How the Integration Works

The integration consists of sending not only the G-code to CIMCO Edit, but also all relevant information about the stock, fixtures, and tools, in order to recreate the machining environment as accurately as possible.

• Stock and fixture models are exported in STL format.
• Tool data is provided in a .setup file, which CIMCO Edit reads to retrieve all essential project information.

This ensures that the workspace in CIMCO Edit closely matches the real setup, enabling a more accurate and reliable simulation of the machining process.

• To enable the Export data to Cimco Edit option, open the generation dialog and select the checkbox.
• Define Cimco Edit as default text editor see : https://docs.e-cam.it/article/52-how-to-change-default-editor

Along with the G-code generation, a dedicated folder will be created in the same output directory.

This folder contains all the exported STL files and the .setup file, from which CIMCO Edit extracts all the necessary project information.

This automatic export ensures that all simulation data is organized and ready for immediate use inside CIMCO Edit.

After file gcode Generation , CimcoEdit will open with all the data . Reflecting the same enviroment create in eCam.

In the geometry manager are visible all the used models.

Run the SIMULATION on Cimco Edit.

Here a detected collision between tool and fixture.

Lathe C Y Axis simulation

Be sure to have selected the correct machine kind in Backplot menu.

If the toolpath seem deformed , check you have selected the correct Y axis setting for XC System (usually diametral ) and XY System (usually radial) from control preference.

Click on this icon under Editor -> Setup

Then check this couple of properties.

Frontal Axis XY System

Lathe Axis XC System- G12.1

Axis Y Radial

In eCam and simulated in Cimco

Macro drilling with radial axis CY in eCam and then in Cimco

N2
(T5 DRILL D 8MM)
M8
M69
G98G19M45
G0G28H0
()
(DRILL D 8MM)
(Z MIN -22.403)
G0T0505
M68
G97S796M13
G0X84.Z6.
X70.
Z-26.505Y-20.449
G98G87X-44.807P500Q7597.F80
Z-6.909Q7.597
Y19.728Q7.597
Z-26.505Q7.597
G80
G0G53X0.Z0.
M1

N3
(T7 DRILL D 5MM)
M8
M69
G98G18M45
G0G28H0
()
(DRILL D 5MM)
(Z MIN -50.)
G0T0707
G97S1273M13
G0X84.Z29.5
Z-50.
G87X50.C0.P500F80M68
C60.Z-50.
C120.
C180.
C240.
C300.
G80
G0X84.Z0.
G53X0.Z0.
M1

Notes :

After code regeneration , to reload updated simulation data ( stock , tools , part ) you need to click on [Close Backplot] and then on [Backplot] button.

In this way all the updated data indicated in the Cimco Setup file will be loaded in the simulator.