NC Import for Rhino is a Numeric Control NC program (.nc) file import plug-in for Rhinoceros® 3.0 and 4.0. This plug-in gives Rhino the ability to import toolpath data from NC program files.
CNC Machines worldwide use Numeric Control (.nc, .ncc or .cnc) files to convert programmed instructions to tool movement. NC programs consist of a sequence of codes with parameter data to arrive at a precise description of the toolpath. NC Import for Rhino reads NC program files and recreates the toolpath. The tool movements programmed in NC files are converted into corresponding line, arc or circle objects and added to the active drawing in Rhino.
NC Import for Rhino is designed to be extremely user friendly and easy to understand. It adds new commands to Rhino and also a new submenu called "NCImport" which houses these commands.
The 'NCImport' submenu consists of the following commands:
NCImport - Imports a NC file
NCImportHelp - Displays the NC Import for Rhino help file
NCImportRegister - Register your copy of NC Import for Rhino
NCImportAbout - Displays the NC Import for Rhino about box