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 is ready to LEARN if you're ready to TEACH! Teach Mode allows you to Jog any axis or actuator into position while CNC Bender "watches" and remembers your move exactly as you performed it. Teach the bender your knowledge for difficult transitions between bends. We've designed Teach Mode to be easy. Actual tests with new operators prove that this is an easy-to-learn Teach Mode system. We're no longer surprised to hear comments like "That was easy to learn!" Of course, "easy to learn" translates into usable and productive over the long-haul. OVERVIEW of USING TEACH MODE Enable Teach Mode inside the options list for bend 1. (See Screen 1) Power on and Cycle Start the bender Press AUTO mode. Activate the Teach button in the Control Mode bar. (See Screen 2) 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. (See Screen 3) Teach the bender up to 10 Custom Commands - each command can contain any number of simultaneous jog motions. (See Screen 4) 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. Jog an axis into position while CNC Bender "watches" your move. Jog an axis to its zero position The learned moves are held in objects called Custom Commands (see below).

Screen 1: Enable Teach Mode individually for each bend Screen 2: New TEACH speed button in the Control Mode bar Screen 3: Teach Mode activates after a Teach Mode Section was encountered during bending Screen 4: 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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