I don’t understand the circle command representation in ChiliPeppr. I try to program gcode by hand and use the G2 for a circle. The simulation in ChiliPeppr shows me the circle correctly (or a part of an circle like the example below) but moves the tool head on the red line directly from start to end. In case of a full circle it doesn’t move at all, because start and end are on the same position.
The example below uses only.
G21
G91
G61
G2 x10 y10 i10 f200
I believe this is a limitation in how arcs are rendered/ handled in preview. I wouldn’t worry about it too much, and would strongly encourage you do a dry run on the machine (spindle off and lifted in the air, no material) to test that this works before doing a cut.
Sadly the simulation never got fixed to follow the arcs that were rendered. Feel free to fork the 3D viewer to try to get it to follow the arc lines as well.
