Revision as of 02:18, 17 December 2008

CHANGES to CNC BENDER

NEW - Stair-Stepping Radius Level Shifting

You will find this new option in the Radius dynamic option list in the FRB page.



Stair-step through the radius levels in order to avoid tooling.

NEW - PDA Safety Feature

PDA motion-controlled jogs will no longer be allowed if the bend arm is not at or beyond 90 degrees. This restriction is to protect accidental collision of the dies. There is still no restriction on the direct axes jogs.

NEW - Added new [setvar_float] Command

This command allows CNC Processlist Builder to assign constants to floating point variables or other variables to variables in the processlist like this:

[setvar_float] HorizontalHeadShiftUse = HorizontalHeadShift2

or

[setvar_float] HorizontalHeadShiftUse = 25.4

NEW - Inline "var()" Parameter for Commands

This feature allows a variable to be placed in parameter of a COMDEF like this:

MoveHeadHorizToAbs = pos0:var(HorizontalHeadShiftUse), vel0:300.00000000, ump0:1, cto:60000

REPAIR - Unit Factor Error When Clearing FRB Data

When clearing the FRB data, the units could get mixed up because of reading the default file in the opposite unit. This would would mix up linear units by a factor of 25.4. This version completely resolves this problem.

Removed COMDEF: WatchPartInColletSwitch

This command is no longer needed in CNC Bender. It's function is replaced with secondary process list "button_chuckclose.cncprocesslist"

Changed Input Names in CNC Processor

The two inputs in the CNCProcessor.cfg file:

• Input_PressureDieIsClosed_Begin
• Input_ClampIsClosed_Begin

have been changed to

• Input_PressureDieIsClosed_End
• Input_ClampIsClosed_End

This is in effort to remove all BEGIN type inputs from the standard configuration.

Repaired the Axis Velocity Maximum Value Notification in Low Level

The maximum axis velocity is controlled in the Axis List configuration file. The value now properly reports in a warning dialog when an operator attempts to set a velocity value too high.

REMOVED - ACTIVE and INACTIVE Bit State CHECK BOX Removal

• We removed two check boxes because they are never used in our setups.
• Whenever an opposing point is set, now assume that the point's boolean value is always set exactly the opposite of the main point to be energized.
• 
• CNC Processor is adjusted to assume this new logic.

Update CIO Editor

The CIO Editor was significantly updated for better appearance and usability:

• 
  
  
• The CIO list on the left is more useful because it shows the REGISTER, then the POINT number - and sorts using that order of information.
• The toolbar is cleaned up to show only two buttons.
• The CIO edit page on the right is now more organized.
• A new Find CIO button is added.

CHANGED - Variable Axis Number for Horizontal Head

The logic throughout CNC Bender no longer ASSUMES that the Horizontal Head Axis is always AXIS 4 in the machine axis list.

• The Horizontal Head can be any axis higher than 3.

Note:

• The Feed axis should always be 1
• The Rotate axis should always be 2
• The Bend axis should always be 3
• The PDA axis can be any axis higher than 3 as long as its axis number can be a slave of master axis 3 (bend)

Other Pages

• Back to CNC Bender
• Back to CNC Bender Software Updates
• Read about Push Bending
• Read about Push Bend Profile Tables