Work coordinate system (WCS) in CNC Programming - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to set the work coordinate system to G54.

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G[1]

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A54

B55

C56

D53

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using G55 or other numbers instead of G54.

Forgetting the G before the number.

G54 is the standard code to select the first work coordinate system in CNC programming.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to move the tool to the origin of the current WCS using absolute positioning.

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G90 G0 X[1] Y0 Z0

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A10

B0

C-10

D5

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using non-zero values for the origin.

Confusing absolute (G90) with incremental positioning (G91).

X0 Y0 Z0 moves the tool to the origin point of the current work coordinate system using absolute positioning (G90).

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly select the third work coordinate system.

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G[1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A56

B54

C53

D55

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using G53 which is machine coordinates, not WCS.

Using G55 which is the second WCS.

G56 selects the third work coordinate system; G53 is machine coordinate system, G54 and G55 are first and second WCS.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a code that sets the WCS to G57 and moves the tool to X10 in absolute mode.

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G[1] G90 G0 X[2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A57

B10

C20

D54

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong WCS code like G54 or G55.

Using wrong X coordinate values.

G57 selects the fourth WCS, G90 sets absolute positioning, and X10 moves the tool to X=10 in that coordinate system.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to write a code that selects G58, uses incremental positioning, and moves the tool 5 units in Y axis.

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G[1] G[2] G0 Y[3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A58

B91

C5

D90

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using G90 instead of G91 for incremental moves.

Using wrong WCS like G57 or G59.

G58 selects the fifth WCS, G91 sets incremental positioning, and Y5 moves the tool 5 units relative to current position.