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1 INTRODUCTION W elcome to NC Express integrated part creation and nesting system. NC Express is an easy to use Windows-based application. Any computer running Microsoft® Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Professional operating systems can install and use this software*. NC Express follows the conventions of a contemporary Windows based application. Therefore, any user familiar with Microsoft® Office Suite or Windows operating systems should already have all the knowledge necessary to work with this package. Although a working knowledge of these programs is beneficial it is not a prerequisite to using NC Express. NC Express is a scalable application. It may be used as a single part drafting and tooling program or as a fully automated machine tool management system. Either way the results will be the same, automatic NC code creation. Users are easily guided through the process of creating NC code. When first started the user will notice the ease of use, with the program’s menu-driven system. Each section of the system is divided throughout the program. What makes NC Express unique is that the system is driven to form a state of automation. The NC Express user can import or draw geometry and process it into NC code without any manual intervention. *NC Express does not run on Windows 95/98/Me. 1-8
2 SETTING UP NC EXPRESS The initial setup of NC Express is very important to the customer. There are three important items in NC Express that work together to create the working environment for the user. Tool library, Turret setup, and Machine Parameters must be setup correctly to output the desired NC code. There is also a correlation between tool setup (potential of using tool), the turret setup (capability to use tools) and optimization process (execution of tooling). In tool setup, parameters and characteristics are assigned that define where and how a tool can be used. In turret setup a configuration of machine capability is viewable in terms of quantity of stations, their sizes and their unique functions (forming, punching, indexablity…). Optimization uses the information from both of these and creates machine able results. The user, in order to get desired results from NC Express, must understand this correlation and define the machining conditions properly. The first item to define is a tool library. The user begins by building a tool library. Each tool to be used must be entered within. When done building the tool library, the tools must be assigned to where they will be used in the physical machine turret. The following section will cover setting up basic tools, special tools, and multi-tools; and how to place them into NC Express turret layout. Once tooling and turret information is explained the following section will explain starting to use NC Express. 2.1 Tooling Within NC Express there are two types of tools defined- normal tools and special tools. Normal tools consist of Round, Rectangle, Square, Obround, Square radius, Rectangle radius, Shear, and Laser. Some special tools can be created through NC Express’ parametric tool creation or a DXF file containing the geometry of the tool can be imported. If NC Express asks for Die Clearance when first opened please go to Die Clearances section before setting tools. 2.1.1 Tool Library The NC Express Tool library is a database format (.mdb) file created to store all pertinent data about tools loaded within the system. All information for tools is in database format to create a more stable working environment. More database information will be covered later in this chapter. The following two sections (2.1.1.1 & 2.1.1.2) will cover adding normal and special tools into the tool library. 2-9
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Page 3 and 4: 1 INTRODUCTION ____________________
Page 5 and 6: 4.6.1.3 DESTRUCT __________________
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Page 17 and 18: Go to Settings menu | Machine Param
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Page 25 and 26: 3 STARTING TO USE NC EXPRESS Starti
Page 27 and 28: eing Autotool settings, Nest settin
Page 29 and 30: Once a new part has been selected a
Page 31 and 32: To save part either go to File menu
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Page 37 and 38: Note: Allows you to type in informa
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Go to Tooling menu | select Teach C
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‘Show the whole tool library’.
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a. Click outside contour top edge a
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4. Click Undo, on Nibble dialog, to
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3. Add tooling to corner notch a. F
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Clicking will automatically fill i
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The order of tools was changed to m
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Rejoin the cycle Step 4: Left click
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Sheet detection- Enable/Disable she
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4.6.5.2 Sorting Sorting is used to
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Database for stored plate informati
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tools will have restrictions depend
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5.2.3 Template Turret Template turr
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to create only one nest pattern. A
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Step 2: Setup of part. Open Autotoo
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When parameters are set click OK to
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c. Open the Nest dialog d. Change t
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In general, when utilizing Common L
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5.9 Modifying Part’s/Tooling (for
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6 OPTIMIZATION Optimization is the
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When setting the order of the Tool
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Punch Optimizer and can be utilized
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Once the Punching was changed to St
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Interactive Optimizer- Go to Proces
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The final outcome of the nest separ
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6.4 Retool Nest (Automatic) Within
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Modify automatically optimized plat
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7 Simulator To review an optimized
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8 POST PROCESSING (Create NC Code)
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9 Options and Reports Options, with
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Run Name- Enter a nest number only
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9.2.3.3 Printing the Report This ca
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o Order: Sort part orders by Order
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o Nested: All the parts are nested.
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NESTPART1.cp Order name: TEST Mac
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11 Appendix A- Modify tooling Tool
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TYPE PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION BOTTOM_
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Tapping Starting Value Starting lev
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12 Appendix B- Special tool informa
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• Protection length (C)- Sets len
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26 0.0179 0.001 0.002 0.003 24 0.02
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Destruct tab o Sorting device- allo
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Settings tab Use this tab to set de
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Zone Number (Zone) Tool packages (
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16 Appendix F- Interactive Zones Se
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