CNC Bender v12-20100105

Type of Upgrade: MAJOR VERSION CHANGE with Teach Mode The changes in this version take CNC Bender to the next step in setup power: TEACH your bender how to solve problems.

The new v12 main menu in CNC Bender ProControl

NEW - TEACH MODE

CNC Bender can now learn from you during setup. Teach the bender any motion for difficult transitions between bends This is an overview of how to use teach-mode: Enable Teach Mode inside the options list for bend 1. (See image 1 on the right) Power on and Cycle Start the bender Press AUTO mode. Activate the Teach button in the Control Mode bar. Load and bend the part After bend 1 is finished, the dies will open, and CNC Bender will enter STEP mode, and display the Teach Mode menu. (STEP mode allows the bender to pause operation and never time-out.) Teach the bender up to 10 Custom Commands - each command can contain any number of simultaneous jog motions. (You can teach the bender to move all the axes plus any of the actuators x 10 times after each bend.) Exit the Teach Mode window and finish bending the part. Other things to know: Teach in PreBend immediately after you chuck the part and press the run buttons. Control extra moves in PostBend using the final bend's Custom Commands. The learned moves are held in objects called Custom Commands (see below).

Enable Teach Mode individually for each bend New TEACH speed button in the Control Mode bar Teach Mode activates after a Teach Mode Section was encountered during bending Custom Command Editor during Teach Mode

NEW - CUSTOM COMMANDS

Custom Commands store the moves learned during Teach Mode A single Custom Command can contain any number of simultaneous Jog Motions. In a SINGLE Custom Command, you could teach the bender how to move the... FEED (carriage) while ROTATING while shifting the VERTICAL RADIUS while shifting the HORIZONTAL RADIUS while returning the BEND ARM while pulling the MANDREL while activating the KICKER while doing anything else you can make move on the bender The PreBend section, the BEND section, and the PostBend section store Custom Commands. Every BEND stores up to 10 custom commands. A 10 bend part could have up to 120 custom commands. Each Bend's Custom Command changes how the bender works after that bend when transitioning to the next bend. Custom Commands can be MANUALLY entered and edited without the bender running in Teach Mode. Or Custom Commands can be edited even after they were built using Teach Mode. All Custom Commands are stored in the part file that contains the part data.

FRB menu with Edit Custom buttons after each bend Custom Commands List Selection

Custom Commands are available in the FRB menu after every bend.

FRB menu with Edit Custom buttons after each bend

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