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ADM-4.3 • Skill Builder

G-Code Plotter Challenge

Write a manual program that plots an aerospace-inspired path accurately using the approved instructional code set.

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Safety and Application Boundary

This component is an educational manufacturing prototype. It is not approved for installation on a crewed aircraft, operational aircraft, or flight-critical system. Any real aerospace application would require additional engineering analysis, material certification, process control, inspection, documentation, and regulatory approval.

Challenge work involving machine code, CAM, workholding, or equipment must be reviewed before any physical machine operation.

Mission sequence

Complete the Challenge

  1. 1
    Select an approved aerospace-inspired 2D path.
  2. 2
    Establish the origin and coordinate table.
  3. 3
    Write the complete instructional program.
  4. 4
    Plot and verify the path.
  5. 5
    Revise until the result matches the drawing.
Required evidence

Submit

  • Engineering notebook or digital planning evidence
  • Completed challenge-specific analysis or design
  • Verification, calculation, simulation, or test evidence
  • Brief explanation of decisions and revisions
  • Individual reflection