The following are the commands grouped under the item “Panel” on the menu bar, in form of pull-down menu.
This menu does not have tool boxes (Fig. 11.30).
Figure 11.30: Pull-down menu for “Panel”
Load panel
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “C”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel” and “Load panel”.
Purpose of command:
Adds a panel to the current tooling, positioning it on the active origin.
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Delete panel
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “E”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel” and “Delete panel”.
Purpose of command:
Deletes the panel positioned on the active origin.
Use of command:
Before deleting the panel, you have to confirm the operation.
Normal Position
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “N”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel” and “Normal position”.
Purpose of command:
Immediately cancels all rotation, flip, or mirror operations applied to the panel on the active origin.
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Secondary menu: Rotate
Ways to activate secondary menu:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “R”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel” and “Rotate”. The following are the commands grouped under the item “Rotate” on the menu bar, in form of pull-down menu. This menu does not have tool boxes.
Figure 11.31: Pull-down menu for “Rotate”
0 degrees
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “R” + “0”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Rotate” and “0”.
Purpose of command:
Cancels all rotations applied to the panel positioned on the active origin.
Figure 11.32: Panel in normal position
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Note on the command:
All panel rotations are clockwise with respect to the origin.
90 degrees
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “R” + “9”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Rotate” and “90”.
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CNI Controlli Numerici IndustrialiFigure 11.33: Panel rotated90Æ
Purpose of command:
Rotates the panel positioned on the active origin90Æ.
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Note on the command:
All panel rotations are clockwise with respect to the origin.
180 degrees
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “R” + “1”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Rotate” and “180”.
Purpose of command:
Rotates the panel positioned on the active origin180Æ.
Figure 11.34: Panel rotated180Æ
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Note on the command:
All panel rotations are clockwise with respect to the origin.
270 degrees
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “R” + “2”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Rotate” and “270”.
Purpose of command:
Rotates the panel positioned on the active origin270Æ.
Figure 11.35: Panel rotated270Æ
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Note on the command:
All panel rotations are clockwise with respect to the origin.
Secondary menu: Mirroring
Ways to activate secondary menu:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “S”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel” and “Mirroring”. The following are the commands grouped under the term “Mirroring” on the menu bar, in form of pull-down menu. This menu does not have tool boxes.
Figure 11.36: Pull-down menu for “Mirroring”
None
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “S” + “None”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Mirroring” and “No”.
Purpose of command:
Cancels all mirroring applied to the panel positioned on the active origin.
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Axes X
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “S” + “X”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Mirroring” and “Axes X”.
Purpose of command:
Mirrors the panel positioned on the active origin on its horizontal axis.
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CNI Controlli Numerici IndustrialiFigure 11.37: Panel mirrored on X axis
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Axes Y
Ways to activate command:
With keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “S” + “Y”. With pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Mirroring” and “Axes Y”.
Purpose of command:
Mirrors the panel positioned on the active origin on its vertical axis.
Figure 11.38: Panel mirrored on Y axis
Use of command:
The command has immediate effect.
Secondary menu Create associated tooling
Ways to activate the command:
with the keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “A” with the pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Create associated tooling”.
Below are listed the commands grouped under the heading “Create associated tooling” on the main menu, in the form of: Pull-down menu. This menu does not have a tool-box
Figure 11.39: Pull-down menu under the heading Create associated tooling
Several premises need to be made to better understand the use of the commands in this menu. Creating an associated tooling means automatically arranging several objects (tables, suctions cups or stops) using previously
arranged objects as the point of reference. In this particular context, the term tooling will not be used to indicate the set of all of the objects installed on the machine, but only those that act as support to a specific panel. Let us suppose, for example, that a panel is loaded on origin 1, and therefore the tables, the suctions cups and the stops that function to support the panel are suitably arranged. The set of tables, suction cups and stops involved in this operation constitute the tooling relative to origin 1. In the final analysis, every panel present on the work surface needs its own tooling. The commands grouped in this menu allow the user to create a translated or symmetric tooling, of a pre-existing tooling relative to a specific origin.
Example 1:
The following figure represents a tooling relative to a panel loaded on origin 1 (Fig. 11.40).
Figure 11.40: Tooling relative to a panel loaded on origin 1.
The following figure represents the tooling “Translated in X” of the tooling relative to origin 1 (Fig. 11.41).
Figure 11.41: Tooling Translated in X of the tooling relative to origin 1.
Example 2:
The figure represents a tooling relative to a panel loaded on origin 1 (Fig. 11.42).
Figure 11.42: Tooling relative to a panel loaded on origin 1.
The following figure represents the tooling “Symmetric in X” of the tooling relative to origin 1 (Fig. 11.43).
To determine the origin on which the associated tooling is to be created, refer to the ORIGINS table of the Machine Data Editor, where, the translated origin (short or long) and the symmetric origin (short or long) is specified for
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CNI Controlli Numerici IndustrialiFigure 11.43: Tooling Symmetric in X of the tooling relative to origin 1.
each origin. The choice between the short or long associated origin is made based on the panel size: if the size of the panel exceeds the maximum length for short panels (system table TRANSLATION DATA of the Machine Data Editor) the long associated origin is chosen, in the contrary case, the short one is chosen. The tables and the suctions cups not involved in the associated tooling are moved outside of the panel. The minimum shift from the panel can be specified (system table TRANSLATION DATA of the Machine Data Editor).
Translated in X
Ways to activate the command:
with the keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “A” + “T”. with the pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Create associated tooling” and “Translated in X”
Purpose of the command:
By using the panel loaded on the active origin as a reference, to load a second panel on the translated origin and to try to arrange the tables on the second panel in the same way as the tables are arranged on the panel loaded on the active origin.
To ensure the correct function of the command, check that:
there exists al least one stop in X associated to the active origin on which the panel is loaded the translated origins (long and short) relative to the active origin are specified in the ORIGINS table (Machine Data Editor) the maximum length of the short panel is specified in the TRANSLATION DATA system table (Machine Data Editor) there exists at least one stop in X associated to the translated origin The choice of the associated origin on which the second panel will be loaded depends on the panel length: if the length of the first panel exceeds the maximum length of the short panel (TRANSLATION DATA system table), the long translated origin will be chosen, in the contrary case, the short translated origin will be chosen.
Use of command:
The command has an immediate effect.
Note on the command:
The command is only available with version WRB: 0.1.8.6. and successive versions. The command may have an undesired outcome if the placement of the mobile tables is not suitable for the type of tooling that is to be created. For example, if the available space for the construction of the associated tooling is not sufficient to contain all of the necessary tables, some overlapping of the tables will probably occur. Furthermore, the corresponding tables in the first and second tooling must have the same dimensions. Otherwise, some overlapping of the tables may occur.
Symmetric in X
Ways to activate the command:
with the keyboard: press “Alt” + “P” + “A” + “S”. with the pull-down menu: select “Panel”, “Create associated tooling” and “Symmetric in X”
Purpose of the command:
By using the panel loaded on the active origin as reference, to load a second panel on the symmetric origin
and to try to arrange the tables on the second panel in symmetry to those on the panel loaded on the active origin.
To ensure the correct function of the command, check that:
there exists al least one stop in X associated to the active origin where the panel is loaded the symmetric origins (long and short) relative to the active origin are specified in the ORIGINS table (Machine Data Editor) the maximum length of the short panel is specified in the TRANSLATION DATA system table (Machine Data Editor) there exists at least one stop in X associated to the translated origin The choice of the associated origin on which the second panel will be loaded depends on the panel length: if the length of the first panel exceeds the maximum length of the short panel (TRANSLATION DATA system table), the long symmetric origin will be chosen, in the contrary case, the short symmetric origin will be chosen.
Use of command:
The command has an immediate effect.
Note on the command:
The command is only available with version WRB: 0.1.8.6. and successive versions. The command may have an undesired outcome if the placement of the mobile tables is not suitable for the type of tooling to be created. For example, if the number of mobile tables available is not sufficient for constructing the tooling relative to the panel loaded on the symmetric origin, some tables relative to the first tooling may be used to complete the second tooling, thus compromising the final outcome of the entire operation. In this case, it is better to exit the program without saving, or reread the original tooling. Furthermore, the corresponding tables in the first and second tooling must have the same dimensions. Otherwise, some overlapping of the tables may occur.