v12-20111222

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• Servo-controlled pressure die positioning is much more accurate and the motion is smoother.
  
  
• This feature is especially useful for extreme accuracy during part capture. Parts can be accurately captured by the pressure die during PREBEND (Load), BENDING, and POSTBENDING (Unloading).
  
  

PreBend Options: PD Load Capture Position

• This feature allows you to move the pressure die to a position close to the bend die for load-capture.

Overall Options: PD Jog Position After Bends

• This feature allows you to open the pressure die slightly after a bend to relieve pressure before a mandrel pull.

Bending Options: PD Servo Retract Position

• This feature allows you to partially retract the pressure die during Multi-Bending and immediately after a bend.

PostBending Options: PD Unload Capture Position

• This feature allows you to partially retract the pressure die immediately after the last bend for unloading.

• A new Low Level PD Mode option allows the Pressure Die to be treated as a standard output actuator or a servo axis.
  
  

• A new Low Level PD Servo Fixed Close Position option is added that controls the single fixed position of a closed pressure die when the PD Mode is set to Servo Fixed Position.
  
  

• Pressure Die COMDEFs were added:
  • PD Servo Absolute
  • PD Servo Incremental Positive
  • PD Servo And Clamp Output And PDA Output Home
  • PD Servo Absolute And PDA Output Home
  • PD Servo Absolute And Clamp Output Home
  • PD Servo Find Home
  • PD Servo Reset Position
  • PD Servo Absolute and PDA Servo Absolute
  • PD Servo Absolute And PDA Output Home
    
    

• COMDEF Names Changed
  • PressureDieBoostToHome to "PD Output PDA Output Home"
  • Pressure Die and PDA Motion Home to "PD Output and PDA Servo Home"

• New help files were added:
  • PDMode.rtf
  • PDServoFixedClosedPosition.rtf
  • PDServoLoadCapturePosition.rtf
  • PDServoRetractPosition.rtf
  • PDServoUnloadCapturePosition.rtf