Hi jazz, thanks for replying, the machine in question is an awea vp 2012 running fanuc 18-m built in 2000 so its not that old, theres a clip on youtube of the exact same machine milling a dome, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw3cjpmytPQ so im certain it can do it, however there is no drip feed on the mode select dial, and the manuals we have are not complete, i was hopin it could be done through the rs-232 port, but im not very good on the technical side, hence my being here