Newbie question. If you write a quick routine in G-code, what software do you use? I wrote a simple routine to spot drill, G81 drill corner holes, and G1 move a 1/4" end mill to route finger joints in boards for some bee hives. I put in the actual dimensions and added 0.002" on each cut to make a little clearance so they'd easily slip together. Turned out I needed a little more clearance, so had to go in and retype all of the coordinates to make the cuts a little deeper. I used Notepad for the editing.
I'm thinking there must be something out there that lets you assign a variable, then call the variable throughout the routine. In my case, the Y-axis dims were the same on every finger joint, so would be nice to name a variable something like "finger joint depth" and have another variable like "depth clearance" assigned with 0.002". When the routine runs, it's add/subtract the clearance from the dim for the actual target. If the joint was sloppy, make the clearance smaller or bigger if it's too tight.
I'm probably going to use Excel as I could set up a header area with cells to do the math and have the routine reference those cells. Then do a Save As *.txt file for dumping onto my 1100.
Thanks, Bruce
p.s. Learning Fusion 360 will be a winter project. My wife is a Unigraphics/ Solidworks designer so have an in-house tutor.