The TwinCAT 3 CNC HMI Base software package is based entirely on the proven TwinCAT 3 HMI Server (TF2000) and therefore integrates seamlessly into the TwinCAT HMI product family. It includes a large selection of technology-specific control elements, such as axis display, spindle and speed override, jog and jog functions, contour editor as well as tool data and zero offset table. The included G-code editor supports cycle-based CNC programming in conjunction with the TwinCAT cycle products CNC Measurement (TF5225), CNC Kinematic Optimization (TF5245) and CNC Milling Base (TF5293).

The package also includes a soft keypad (MCP) that can be configured at runtime. The real-time connection is established via a separate TwinCAT HMI server extension. This aggregates data from TwinCAT PLC and CNC into a common data model and makes it available to the client components. The use of TwinCAT 3 CNC HMI Base enables the free design of user interfaces, taking customer-specific design rules into account. Directly usable templates are also available to facilitate the engineering process.

The TwinCAT 3 CNC HMI Simulation Server links the 3D simulation control element contained in the TwinCAT 3 CNC HMI Base package to the real-time data of TwinCAT CNC. The data of the current tool and the blank definition stored in the NC program are used. The simulation runs either synchronously with real machining (real-time simulation) or in fast forward mode (without real axis movement using the contour visualization modes available in TwinCAT CNC). This enables the NC program to be checked visually in advance. Currently, 3- and 5-axis milling processes are supported; further technologies are in preparation.