A New Era in CNC Training: Safe and Effective Learning with Interactive VR

Rıdvan Polat

28 August 2025 4 mins to read

Training can often be both time-consuming and costly. Especially when training must be done directly on machines, a lack of sufficient safety knowledge can endanger human lives and cause serious financial losses due to operator mistakes. While theoretical training before hands-on practice helps, it is often not enough. That’s why companies are looking for new training methods. This is where the interactive VR training model comes into play.

VR for Training? Really?

We’ve heard it many times:
“VR? For training? Come on…”

If you think VR means simply walking around in a 360-degree rendered environment, I’m sorry to say you’re mistaken. The VR technology we offer is not just a visual experience – it is a fully interactive solution.

In this blog, we’ll show you how to create interactive VR training using CNC machines – the backbone of subtractive manufacturing. And not only that: we’ll also give you the chance to test the project for FREE on your computer, without needing a VR headset.

So, What Exactly is “Interactive VR”?

Interactive VR means that from the moment you step into the virtual environment with your VR headset, you can interact with the 3D objects around you.

How does it work?

Open the door of a CNC milling machine.
Use the Jog Handle on the control panel to move along the X, Y, and Z axes.
Write G and M codes to open/close the coolant system or change the tool.
Press Start and observe how a block of metal is machined.

This is not imagination—it’s reality. ↓

(From this link, you can try the project for 1 month for FREE, either with your VR headset or directly on your computer.)

CNC & Robotic in VR Industry

What if I Don’t Know How to Code?

No problem!
Our VR solution, SimLab Composer / SimLab VR Studio, allows you to build many scenarios without any coding knowledge. Thanks to its built-in animation commands, you can quickly create VR scenarios.

For more advanced projects—like the CNC example—you can use its block-based coding system. Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean writing hundreds of lines of code. By simply connecting blocks together, you create your scenario, and SimLab handles the coding part for you.

What Does VR Bring to the Age of Artificial Intelligence?

We are living in the age of Artificial Intelligence, and SimLab brings AI right into VR. With ChatGPT API support, you can create AI-driven instructors that respond to you based on predefined roles:

CNC Operator
Medical Doctor
Car Technician
Chemistry Teacher

These AI teachers think and respond just like real experts inside your VR environment.

Isn’t VR Expensive and Complicated?

That’s a common concern, but the answer is no.

SimLab doesn’t just provide VR solutions—it also includes 3D PDF, rendering, and animation tools. Whether you only need VR or a complete package, you’ll get the most cost-effective solution in one software.

Why ChampionXperience?

You can purchase the software with our 10% discount coupon (how to the use coupon↗) and learn it yourself.

Simlab Composer Pricing
10% Discount Code: CHAMPVR!

Or take advantage of our special reseller offers:

3-year license with extra discount
5-year license: Pay for 4 years, use for 5

For more details, you can always reach us at [email protected].

No matter where you are in the world, we provide live online training in English, Turkish, Arabic, and French, at times that fit your schedule.

We also offer implementation support, building your project step by step together until it is fully ready to use. This way, you gain the knowledge and confidence to create new VR projects independently in the future.

And if your goal is simply to present your products at trade fairs—without having your staff spend time learning the software—we can design and deliver a ready-to-use VR project, customized to your needs, which you can use for a lifetime.

Conlusion

At ChampionXperience, our top priority is to provide clients with flexible solutions.

“You dream it, we make it real.”

For more information or to request a meeting: [email protected]

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Rıdvan Polat

Co-Founder at ChampionXperience

Ridvan Polat is a SOLIDWORKS Elite Application Engineer, Founder of ChampionXperience, and a recognized SOLIDWORKS, ENOVIA, and 3DEXPERIENCE Champion. He specializes in CATIA & ENOVIA technical support and 3DEXPERIENCE early engagement adaptation, helping organizations optimize PLM workflows.