IBM EGX-400 - Manual (Page 6)

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Table of Contents
4. Performing Cutting Using a Computer ......................................................... 57
4-1. Procedures for Performing Cutting Using a Computer ........................................................................ 58
4-2. Setting the Cutting Parameters ............................................................................................................ 59
Types of Cutting Parameters ....................................................................................................................................... 59
Differences in Setting Items Between Programs ........................................................................................................ 59
Making the Settings on the Machine .......................................................................................................................... 60
4-3. Installation and Overview of the Included Software ............................................................................. 62
Software Included with the Machine .......................................................................................................................... 62
Installation and Setup .................................................................................................................................................. 62
4-4. Executing Cutting Data Saved on a Memory Card .............................................................................. 65
Working with Cutting Data on a Memory Card ......................................................................................................... 65
Requirements for Saving Cutting Data ....................................................................................................................... 65
Saving Cutting Data .................................................................................................................................................... 66
Importing and Executing Memory-card Data ............................................................................................................. 69
Important Notes When Saving Cutting Data .............................................................................................................. 70
5. The Teaching Feature ..................................................................................... 71
5-1. Overview of the Teaching Feature ....................................................................................................... 72
What Is the Teaching Feature? .................................................................................................................................... 72
Important Notes When Using the Nose Unit .............................................................................................................. 72
5-2. Basic Steps for Creating and Executing a Sequence .......................................................................... 73
Step 1 Decide on the Mode of Operation and the Origin Points .............................................................................. 73
Step 2 Create the Sequence ........................................................................................................................................ 74
Step 3 Save the Sequence ........................................................................................................................................... 76
Step 4 Execute the Sequence ..................................................................................................................................... 76
5-3. Correcting a Sequence ........................................................................................................................ 77
If You Make a Mistake in Input .................................................................................................................................. 77
Revising a Saved Sequence ......................................................................................................................................... 79
5-4. Detailed Description of the Sequence Editing Screen ......................................................................... 80
Screen Layout and Button Operations ........................................................................................................................ 80
Setting a Label ............................................................................................................................................................. 81
5-5. Detailed Information on Saving a Sequence ....................................................................................... 82
Destinations for Saving Sequences ............................................................................................................................. 82
Backing Up a Sequence .............................................................................................................................................. 83
Deleting a Sequence .................................................................................................................................................... 84
5-6. Coordinate Systems Used with the Teaching Feature ......................................................................... 85
Cutting Positions Used with the Teaching Feature .................................................................................................... 85
Optional Origins .......................................................................................................................................................... 85
I Level and R Level ..................................................................................................................................................... 86
5-7. List of Commands ................................................................................................................................ 87
5-8. Sample Sequences .............................................................................................................................. 98
Example of a Sequence Using Optional Origins ........................................................................................................ 98
6. Detailed Description of Functions .............................................................. 101
6-1. Coordinate Systems and Origin Points .............................................................................................. 102
Workpiece Coordinates and Machine Coordinates .................................................................................................. 102
The Machine's Workpiece Origin Point .................................................................................................................... 102
Unit of Measurement for Coordinate Values ............................................................................................................ 102
6-2 Detailed Description of the Nose Unit ................................................................................................. 103
Amount of Height Displacement That Can Be Tracked .......................................................................................... 103
Limitations on Cutting .............................................................................................................................................. 103
6-3. Menu Flowchart .................................................................................................................................. 104