Vertical spindle

This section describes Vertical Spindle. Horizontal and Routing Spindles follow the same conventions. Selecting VERTICAL SPINDLE gives access to a table similar to that in Figure 12.24.

Figure 12.24: VERTICAL SPINDLE CONFIGURATION

As may be seen, the table is organised in the form of a matrix; each column of the matrix identifies the data for the "objects" associated with each spindle.

For example: column T2 contains all of the data for the objects associated with the spindle identified by code T2.

The spindle selected is the one in whose column there is a datum displayed in insertion mode. A summary line is printed under the menu bar which gives the name of the active spindle configuration, the active tool configuration number and the type of table selected.

On the left side of the table there is a list of terms: Spindle, Point, etc. clicking on one of these calls up a window containing a list of data for the spindle selected.

1. Spindle 2. Tool 3. Aggregate 4. Head

5. Linked X Axes 6. Linked Y Axes 7. Linked Z Axes

Spindle By clicking on this option, the window shown in Fig. 12.25 appears. As can be seen in Fig. 12.25,

Figure 12.25: Window Spindle

the window contains a column of the data relative to the selected spindle. This data can be modified; press the software key which corresponds to the Ok icon to save the changes made in the data. Instead, by pressing the software key Cancel all of the changes are cancelled. Press the software key Print to print the displayed data. This table, uniting all of the spindles, can also be displayed by choosing the option VERTICAL SPINDLE CONTROL from the MACHINE_DATA menu.

Tool Click on this option to display the window shown in Fig. 12.26. Similar to that described for the option Spindle, the window contains the columns of the data relative to the tools associated to the selected spindle.

If the spindle is not associated to any tool, the last column of data displayed appears. This data can be modified; in such case press the Ok software key to save the changes. Instead, press the Cancel to cancel all changes. The following software keys allow to fit or remove tools from the selected spindle.

Equip : associates the selected tool to the selected spindle or spindles.

Unring : cancels the relationship between the selected spindles and the mounted tool.

By means of the Search software key, the data relative to a particular tool may be searched for. To make a search, press the Search key, then type the name of the tool for which data is to be displayed, then press ENTER or the Ok button. If the name of a non existing tool is entered or if the Cancel key is pressed, the window closes without modifying the status of the table displayed.

By means of the software key Print the displayed data can be printed out. This table also appears if the option TOOLS from the TOOLING menu is chosen.

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Figure 12.26: Tool Window

Figure 12.27: Aggregate window

Aggregate By pressing this software key, the window shown in Fig. 12.27 appears. The window displays the tables containing the data relative to the machine aggregates. Each column of the table corresponds to a group of data relative to one and only one aggregate: over each column appears an alphanumeric string that identifies the aggregate. The column in the table where the cursor is positioned identifies the selected aggregate. The various software keys associated with the icons have the same meaning of those described for the item Tool. The software key associated with the Spindles icon, instead, opens a window which displays the table showing the data for the sub-spindles belonging to the selected aggregate. The Title Bar of the window displays the name of the selected aggregate. In this new window, besides the usual icons, an icon associated to the option RELOAD TABLE appears; the option is described in Section 12.2. This table also appears if the AGGREGATES option is chosen from the TOOLING menu.

Head It opens a window similar to the one previously described, containing the data for the machine head (Fig. 12.28). This table also appears if the option HEADS is chosen from the MACHINE_DATA menu.

Linked X Axes Press this software key to display the window shown in Fig. 12.29. This window is also similar to those previously described and it is also displayed by selecting the option AXES from the menu MA-CHINE_DATA by clicking on X.

Linked Y Axes See description for Linked X Axes.

Linked Z Axes See description for Linked X Axes.

Figure 12.28: Head window

Figure 12.29: Linked X Axes Window

Equipped tool

Contains the code for the tool installed on the spindle whose data are given in the TOOLS table for TOOLING data.

Tool group

Defines the home group of the spindle.

(A set of spindles that may work simultaneously form a "group".)

Simmetric spindle

Specifies the symmetrical spindle number, i.e., the number of the spindle that will be activated in the event of specular execution by the work program.

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