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Table of Contents

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?....................................................................................................................................7 2
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