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1. Index Index Machine Specific Documents 7 8 Machine Specific Documents Viewing 4 3 Maintenance Sub Tab 6 10 8 27 Maintenance Tab MEM Tab Clear Buttons Comment Button Down End Time 6 11 Idle Jump to Last MEM in Period Button 6 12 Jump to Previous MEM Button Move Later Button 6 11 Run 6 12 Start Time Value Graph 6 12 Make Job Making a Job from the Selected Folder 3 4 Manual Folder Selection 3 3 Maximum Setup Time Mazatrol MDC Alarm MDC Sub Tab 6 3 Activity Comment Button 6 4 Apply Button 6 3 Station Status eerte Station Status List MDC Sub Tab Activity Comment Button MDC Sub Tab Station Status Down MDC Sub Tab Station Status Idle MDC Sub Tab Station Status Run MEM Tab Misc DocFields Extensions 8 16 Misc DocFields Tab 8 12 Move Backward Move Forward N New 7 5 No MEM State Node ID 12 5 Non Productive 8 21 Operation B 2 p 27 Operator Securit Level 2 1 Options Menu 10 20 Parity 12 5 Part Number 3 3 Index 3 Index Index 4 PCs Sub Tab 8 10 Pin 8 2 Port ID 12 5 Preview a Report from the Select by Criterion Tab Preview a Report from the Select by Name Tab o 1 Previewing a Report Print a Report from the Select by Criterion Tab Print a Report from the Select by Name Tab Print Frequency 9 23 Print Time Printing a Report 9 22 P
2. As soon as you double click the part number in the Part Number list box the Operation list box is updated If there is more then one Operation the list box appears with the list of available Operations Click the desired operation to cause it to appear in the Operation box When the part number has only one operation it will automatically be selected and displayed in the Operation box Note that the part number its description the operation number and its description appear at the top of the screen in the header area of the window Making a Job from the Selected Folder A selected folder may be used to view documents and download NC Programs without the necessity of making a job However if you want to use the MEM tab to track a job quantity made run time etc the selected folder must be turned into a job To Make a Selected Folder into a Job 1 Enter a quantity into the box on the lower right of the screen 2 You can enter a work order number date required standard part time and standard setup time although this information is not required The date will default to the current date 3 Then click the Make Job box This step will cause the job to be placed in the Job Queue list Work Order Date Required Quanti Cancel vi cky 0 13 99 Standard Part Time Standard Setup Time IV Assign To This Station 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Work Order Work Order is not required and is only for identification It shows up in the
3. perator Break Productive Begin Download Optional Stop Selected Productive End Download Scheduled Down Productive Single Block Selected Productive Editable State Forced Productive Default on Start In Production Productive bs s at b e Operator Lunch Productive 7 S y vr Machine On Productive You can edit an event s state Idle Run or Down add a new event or configure actions that will automatically force an event to occur State Name Run Machine is processing a job The color used to indicate the status of Run is green Down Machine is not functional The color used to indicate the status of Down is red Idle Machine has no job active but is available to process a job The color used to indicate the status of Idle is blue Yellow is the color used to indicate no MEM state Activity Name is the name assigned by the user to the activity to be performed This field has a character limit of 25 Job Category Productive Used to identify events on which data will be collected and reported on Non Productive Events that are recorded but will not be used for reports Setup Used for reporting on setup efficiency GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 21 State ID This is an automatic value assigned by CimWorks MCS to uniquely identify events Actions that Force Selected When an Actions that Force Selected check box is selected for a highlighted MEM event that MEM eve
4. Choose an option button from one of the following to designate the type of history for a selected machine that you want to view Choices are 1 Week 24 Hours Shift 1 Hour and Job xxxx the name of the station NOTE History charts will never match exactly for a station on two or more PC s unless the system clocks are synchronized Contact the system administrator to synchronize system clocks Move Earlier Button This button located in the upper right corner of the Production Sub tab causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to move backwards in one hour increments Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times Now Button This button located in the upper right corner of the Production Sub tab causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to reset to the current time Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times NOTE Press the Now button to refresh the display The display will automatically refresh every 60 seconds This refresh rate may be changed in the CimWorks ini file The minimum refresh rate is 10 seconds and the maximum refresh rate is 60 seconds CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 Move Later Button Start Time End Time History Bar Chart and Histogram Pie Chart Comment Button
5. olx ab File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help 8 x Two analysis functions are available Items available under the Analysis menu are General displays program size and information regarding tool usage shows the minimum and maximum values found in various words and checks for reasonable data The reasonableness check consists of two functions One simply scans the NC program for characters that would not normally appear such as a comma you can modify the list with the assumption that the presence of one or more is probably a typographical error This function is available under the Misc tab and must be specifically requested The second function looks for letter address values that far exceed the average value of that letter For example X values are averaged and the high and low X values are checked against the average This is performed for X Y Z I J K R C U and V If the high low values deviate significantly VisualDNC Edit will indicate this The deviation allowance is preset to 5 standard deviations Although false alarms are possible and even likely for some programs this method often detects missing decimal points Deviations are reported on the Min Max tab if they exist 10 16 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 eral Analysis _ line here will _ cause a jump to that tool change General Analysis This message indicates a possible problem GFK 188
6. If a document has Custom Fields you can see them at the bottom of the grid They are labeled and contain additional information about the document Docs Tab Document Type Option Buttons Document Types All displays a list of all the documents assigned to the current G All folder in the document grid C NCProgram Other option buttons work like filters Showing only documents that match the selected Document Type This example shows the C Work Instruction maximum seven option buttons C Photo Option buttons appear only if there is a document of this type in C the selected folder For example if there are no CAD Print pu es Document Types in the folder the CAD Prints option button will C Quality not appear C Untyped CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Sticky Note VisualDocs offers a sticky note feature that allows anyone viewing a document to add a note to the document This note is equivalent to attaching a yellow sticky to the document The area you type into is blue until you begin typing when it turns white Note The sticky note can be appended to but not edited or deleted except by an administrator Sticky Note This picture shows the product made with a copper thread Clear Note Done To Use the Sticky Note Feature 1 Click the Add to Note button to start or add to existing note 2 Type in the note or other information The Clear Note button clears the Sticky
7. 200 400 800 Fit Page Width Fit Whole Page Zoom Select a value from the submenu to display the preview report at the specified size Toolbar Select this command to display the MEM Reports toolbar When the toolbar is displayed this command will have a checkmark in front of the command 9 20 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 VisualMEM Report Preview mi xj Ele View width v ty 2 Back Forward Export Print Date 7 25 2000 The elements in the VisualMEM Report Preview dialog box are described below Print Click this button to print the report from the Preview window Zoom Out Click this button to see more of a page but in smaller detail Zoom In Click this button to see less of a page but in more detail Zoom Percent Select a value from the drop down list box to display the preview report at the specified size Previous Page Click this button to move to the previous page in a report when you are viewing a subsequent page to the first page Next Page Click this button to move to the next page in a report with multiple pages Current Page This display indicates the page you are currently viewing and the total number Total Pages of pages generated Move Backward After the Up and Down buttons are clicked this button becomes available for selection This button works in the same fashion as a web browser moving the viewer backward one page each time the button is clicked Move F
8. GE Fanuc Automation Computer Numerical Control Products CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual GFK 1888 November 2000 GFL 002 Warnings Cautions and Notes as Used in this Publication Warning notices are used in this publication to emphasize that hazardous voltages currents temperatures or other conditions that could cause personal injury exist in this equipment or may be associated with its use In situations where inattention could cause either personal injury or damage to equipment a Warning notice is used Caution notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not taken Note Notes merely call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the equipment This document is based on information available at the time of its publication While efforts have been made to be accurate the information contained herein does not purport to cover all details or variations in hardware or software nor to provide for every possible contingency in connection with installation operation or maintenance Features may be described herein which are not present in all hardware and software systems GE Fanuc Automation assumes no obligation of notice to holders of this document with respect to changes subsequently made GE Fanuc Automation makes no representation or warranty expressed implied or statutory with respect to and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy completeness suffi
9. Jump to 1 MEM in Period Button Jump to Previous MEM Button Jump to Next MEM Button Jump to Last MEM in Period Button Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page a This button located in the upper right corner of the Production Sub tab causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to move forward in one hour increments Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times Displays the start time of the chart This is the time the history begins and can only be modified using the Move and Now buttons Displays the end time of the selected chart This is the time the history collection ends You can modify this information by typing a new value in the text box or by using the Move and Now buttons When you click either Now Move Earlier or Move Later you can view a bar chart and histogram that display the amount of time the current machine was idle running or down When you click either Now Move Earlier or Move Later you can view a pie chart that breaks down the percentage of time the current machine was idle running or down The Comment button located at the bottom left corner of the top section of the Production sub tab lets you view existing comments You must first enter a comment from the MDC tab before you can use the Comment button Until a comment is entered it will remain grayed out Use this button to return to the first line in t
10. State 8 21 8 22 Down Idle Run State ID Station List Box 9 6 Station Selector 9 6 Station Status 6 5 Apply Station Tab Administrator 2 16 Station Tab Station Properties Administrator 2 13 Station Tab Page Administrator Station Tab Page Foreman Station Tab Page Operator Sticky Note 455 System Requirements 1 5 Tab Pages 4 Terminal Mode 12 5 Time Selection 9 7 To Date 9 7 Toolbar 9 20 Traceability Feature Triggering Viewers 8 16 Type of Report 9 6 GFK 1888 Index U UNIX Files 10 23 Upload and Edit Paths 2 17 Upload Options 12 7 Upload Timeout 12 7 Use the Sticky Note Feature 4 5 User Button User Defined Tabs User Name 8 2 Users Levels Grid 8 2 Using VisualDNC Edit V View Icon 4 5 Viewing and Printing Text Documents 8 17 VisualDNC Edit 10 1 File Menu VisualDNC Manager Exit Button VisualMEM Report Generator Menus 9 2 What can be Viewed 4 6 Wildcard Filtering 7 14 Year 2000 Compliant 3 7 Z Zoom 9 20 21 Zoom In 9 21 Zoom Out 9 21 Zoom Percent 9 21 GFK 1886 Index Index 5
11. What Can be Viewed in VisualDocs VisualDocs supports over 125 different graphics text and spreadsheet formats Documents created in AutoCAD Microsoft Word Excel Word Perfect and many other applications can all be viewed on the shop floor Large complex CAD drawings are viewed using VisualDocs zoom and pan functions Digital photographs made with inexpensive cameras can be used to clarify a procedure or setup Multi page word processed documents are easily viewed using standard scroll bars Any scanned document may be viewed in full color or monochrome with full zoom and pan available If documents are in a format not supported by VisualDocs the document can be associated with a special viewer For example Catia CAD files may be viewed in their native form using a Catia Windows viewer product However most CAD files can be converted to DXF or HPGL which can be viewed with VisualDocs directly GFK 1888 Chapter I Introduction 1 3 What Happens in VisualDocs Within a Folder Custom Fields 1 4 Within the folder there is even more organization Each document is assigned a Document Type when it is entered into the system For example all documents related to setting up a machine could be called Setup Docs Or all CAD files could be called CAD Prints Or all Work Instructions could be called Procedures NC part programs always have a type of NC Programs When a folder is selected for viewing in Visu
12. gt FPT mn English C Metric Foe Specific capabilities are as follows 1 Inch Metric Convert between inches and millimeters If a commonly used fractional inch value results it is also shown 2 Feedrate Convert between inches per minute and inches per revolution and between feed per tooth and IPM The same functions are available in metric units by checking the metric option A feedrate calculation is shown in the figure above 3 Speeds Convert between RPM and surface feet per minute or surface meters per minute 4 Drill Calculates drill tip length based on tip angle and diameter and also assists with countersink calculations 5 Tap Thread Calculates feedrate based on pitch or threads per inch or mm and converts between pitch and threads per inch or mm 6 Hole Circles Calculates coordinates for point to point moves arranged in an arc GFK 1888 Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 15 Analysis Menu Programming Calculator Conversion Feedrates Speeds Drill Tapping Hole Circles Center 0 25 Y os Angle is relative Radius fi to 3 o clock A position Starting Angle so Number of Points If unspecified a Included Angle E Vv complete circle a will be created Number of Decimals fa Drag coordinates to the edit window using the 60 2500 Y 1 5000 560 7159 0 7588 5 0 7500 70 5000 Enalish MEG
13. i YisualMEM Report Generator Edit Scheduled Report 12 00 00 AM 7 25 2000 gt GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 13 Add Button Schedule Tab Add Use this button to add a report to the Scheduler tab To Add a Report 1 Click the Add button on the Scheduler tab 2 Select a report from the list 3 Click OK to add the report to the Scheduler tab im VisualdMEM Report Generator Add Report to Schedule p X Report Category Report Name r Print Frequency Horizontal Milling Downtime Analysis Once C Weekly C Daily C Monthly Cancel Print Time HH MM SS 5 23 03 PM Print Date MM DD YY 7 725 200 Report Category Report Name Print Frequency Print Time Click the down arrow to select one of the pre existing categories listed in the drop down list box When you choose a Report Group it will determine which Report Names display in the Report Name list box Only those reports associated with a report group will appear in the Report Name list box as available reports for you to select Click the down arrow to select one of the pre existing reports associated with the selected Report Category Select a frequency to determine how often the report is generated The print time is entered military time hours minutes and seconds For instance to generate a printout at 3 AM you would type 3 00 00 in
14. Copy and Paste 10 22 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Keyboard Shortcuts The VisualDNC Edit supports several keyboard shortcuts DEL key Deletes selected text END key Go to end of line Cntrl X Cut selected text Cntrl C Copy selected text Cntrl V Paste selected text Cntrl A Select all Shift Click Selects text from insertion point to the location of the mouse pointer This is useful for selecting large amounts of text Shift Arrow Keys Select text via keyboard File Formats UNIX Files UNIX workstations use a different method from most PC based systems to denote the end of a line within files VisualDNC Edit detects UNIX files automatically and converts them to PC format when they are read When saved the files will be in PC format UNIX systems generally have the capability to convert PC format files back to UNIX if necessary Other File Formats Files uploaded from NC controllers or produced by some postprocessors may not conform to PC conventions for line end characters In some cases there may be multiple methods within the same file VisualDNC Edit will read most common non standard formats If it fails to recognize the file format you may still be able to produce an easily editable file display by using the End of Block function under the Global menu to append CR LF characters after character format EOB s if they exist often a character Exit Button The Exit
15. DNC Properties menu GFK 1888 12 1 DNC Properties Main Screen 9t DNC Properties IMPLANT 1 E C CIMDATASDNCFILESSIMPLANT 1 wasoxt s ALSTOOXL Acs CXCIMDATA amp c APPS zi xem x S XDNCFILES S IMPLANT 1 1 pcm pcm m pcs m Foro x The DNC Properties title bar shows the application name which is DNC Properties The DNC Properties parameters page is used to select the Com Port settings Upload input and Download output file filters and other required operational characteristics to successfully transfer part programs to or from a CNC control CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 File Menu The File menu provides the following sub menu s if enabled Diagnostic or stand alone mode displays only the menu items with an asterisk Save Station Load Station Edit Station Name Delete Station x Save as Profile Load Profile Edit Profile Name Delete Profile Save Station will save any changes made to the parameter page to the respective selected machine s CNC protocol Save as Profile will save any changes made to the parameter page to the Profile name entered Load Station will load the parameter page with the station name selected from the Station name drop down list Load Profile will load the parameter page with the Profile name selected from the Profile name drop down list Profiles are templates
16. Folder On Hold Check Box The On Hold check box is used to place a folder on hold Typically this is done when a folder is about to be changed Documents in a folder with on hold status may not be viewed or downloaded The On Hold check box will automatically be checked if a part program that resides in the folder is uploaded GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 29 Adding and Deleting Documents to a Folder After building a new folder you can populate the folder with registered documents Use the Filter function to locate the document that you want to add to the folder Then use the Right Arrow in the middle of the screen to add the document to the folder The Documents Assigned to Folders grid will show all of the documents in the current folder To Remove a Document from a Folder 1 Highlight the document you want to remove from the folder 2 Click the Left Arrow in the middle of the screen The document will be removed from the folder The deleted document will still appear in the Registered Documents grid and can be added back into the current folder at any time Note A document can be placed into an unlimited number of folders Use the Folders Containing button to locate all the folders containing a given document 7 30 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Chapter S Setup Tab Page Setup Tab Page GFK 1888 The Setup tab page is used to configure CimWorks MCS functionality New Users Group
17. Setup Tab Maintenance Sub Tab eee e eee e esee eee ee eee ette nee e eese 8 27 Setup Maintenance Tab Right Click Menu eee ee eee ee eene eene eene 8 28 Setup Tab Production Sub Tab Leere esee eee eee eee eee enne eene eee een 8 29 User Defined Tabs iei recie rin RP Does ui eoo FUHR Udo ee ko Rae EYE o er t2 RS FER ERE SE E cUE E ERAN 8 30 VisualMEM Report Generator 11 1 s 9 1 VisualMEM Report Generator Menus ee eee ee eee eee n eene eene ee eee tnau 9 2 To Build a New Report ect re IO EE eR E I EXE eae 9 3 Renaming Report ea ester ret Ee Sob CHE eee Pexpbv SPP S Hee eo PELE EVER TP Eee eee paa SUPE 9 4 Ensuring MEM Data Appears on Reports eeeee eee eee eee eene nennen nenne 9 5 Select by CrIEGPIOTI o oe YR EIER EGO PO NECI NIRE QU ED MR EIQUE 9 6 Select by NAMIE e 9 10 SCHED POr E E EAE E E E 9 12 To Edit Report Scheduling Information eee 9 13 To Adda Report cocci cites reet o ne t pe ora ec Pete one 9 14 To Remove a Report from the Scheduler Tab eee 9 16 viii CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Contents Previewing a REQOG iii sises scaccnsarcachenaccedsusescadiesccanecnsadeadbesecacdsesaccadtnsaceanperacsen L7 Report Preview Dialog BOX sicssccccscssccccsccseccnsscececcsccsedecseceececsecsese
18. Used to copy characters to the Clipboard without deleting them You can use Copy to duplicate characters lines or blocks of lines First you copy the data you want to duplicate and then you paste Copies the Clipboard contents into the NC program at the cursor location Data is placed into the clipboard using the Cut or Copy function Removes the selected characters from the VisualDNC Edit window Unlike Cut this operation does not use the clipboard and therefore requires fewer resources if deleting a large amount of data It also leaves the clipboard contents intact in case you have data there that you intend to use later Selects all characters within the current file in preparation for some later operation Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 5 Select Tool Range Insert ASCII Char Show Hex Select to Mark Set Mark Clear Mark Selects all blocks between two tool change commands To use this function position the text cursor within the range of blocks you want selected after one tool change and before another and click on this menu item If the cursor is positioned prior to the first tool change all blocks after the first and up to the tool change are selected If the cursor is positioned after the last tool change then all blocks starting with the first after the last tool change and ending with the next to last block in the program are selected The intent of this function is to provide an easy method of deleting o
19. add an activity to a station CimWorks MCS will track the percentage of time the activity takes as part of the whole The MDC tab is refreshed every three seconds the default CimWorks MCS interval rate The refresh action will cause changes made to the MEM tab from another machine to be reflected on your PC GFK 1888 6 1 6 2 Data View Sub This tab displays machine status information collected from manually entered Tab data Shift history information about job status and other useful information is available on this tab Maintenance Sub This tab contains information about the maintenance history of a machine as Tab it was used in a selected job Information can be displayed in increments of a week 24 hour period shift 1 hour period or by job Process Tab Not available in this version of CimWorks MCS Production Sub This tab displays production history information of a machine for a selected Tab job This tab also displays cycle time part time and job information The MEM tab is refreshed every three seconds the default CimWorks MCS interval rate This refreshed view will reflect any changes to the MEM tab made on another PC CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 L MDC Sub Tab GFK 1888 Use the MDC sub tab to change the Mode and Station Status of a machine You can also use this tab to enter a new activity comment that will be attached to the machine Activity comments entered here are viewable from
20. 1941 B1 7385 4 0 7377 4 0 7362 4 0 A 14 2704 A The Manual Compare method can be used when you anticipate making changes to one or both files as a result of the comparison It is important to realize that most operations start at the text cursor insertion point location in each file and that the text cursors may be on different blocks in each file Use the mouse or arrow keys to position the text cursors as necessary Either file can be changed during a Manual Compare Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 19 Options Menu x File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help 81 xl The Options menu controls various editor settings Changes made here are retained between sessions Items available under the Options menu are Editor Sets options primarily related to visual aspects of VisualDNC Edit Options on the four tabs are described below Editor Options Ea N20 PROGRAM P11050 4 N30 GO X5 000 24 500 l l Default directory for opening and saving files when editor is started Multiple extensions can be entered on a 40 TS M6 SN Gi 21 000 F20 0 If blank editor will use the Files i current directory Colors Characters Miscellaneous line by separating with a Starting irectory File extensions 10 20 and descriptions lt Ancdata Browse ER used in file open and save File Extensis Description Extension jj dialogs Do
21. 24 Hours Shift 1 Hour and Job Xxxx the name of the station NOTE History charts will never match exactly for a station on two or more PC s unless the system clocks are synchronized Contact the system administrator to synchronize system clocks This button is located in the upper right corner of the Maintenance tab and causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to move backwards in one hour increments Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Now Button Move Later Button Start Time End Time Time Remaining History Bar Chart and Histogram Comment Button a This button is located in the upper right corner of the Maintenance tab and causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to reset to the current time Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times NOTE Press the Now button to refresh the display The display will automatically refresh every 60 seconds This refresh rate may be changed in the CimWorks ini file The minimum refresh rate is 10 seconds and the maximum refresh rate is 60 seconds This button is located in the upper right corner of the Maintenance tab and causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to move for
22. 3444 Bl X0 7450 YO 2955 Z2 7307 A 0 3731 BlO00 929 N180 X0 7450 Y0 2955 Z2 7307 A 0 3731 Bly Compare Numeric gt Tolerance o r Find Unequal Differences Character gt Ignore Sequence Numbers 4 Save Iss To compare the files pick the Numeric or the Character button A numeric compare ignores sequence numbers comments EOB characters and format differences For example N0040 X3 100 F30 0 will match X3 1F030 You can specify a comparison tolerance for numeric compares Two numbers that match within this tolerance are considered equal For example with a tolerance of 0 001 Z3 0 and Z2 9999 are considered matched A character compare is an exact character by character comparison However sequence numbers N words can be ignored by checking the Ignore Sequence Numbers box After the compare is done new lines will be shown with blue backgrounds and deleted lines with red You can click the O and O buttons to jump to the next or previous mismatch In both comparison methods VisualDNC Edit will attempt to resynchronize or seek matching blocks after a mismatch is located If the character compare is active then the program looks ahead up to fifty blocks to determine if a mismatch represents just a few added or deleted blocks or if the NC programs are completely different If the numeric compare is active VisualDNC Edit only looks ahead five blocks This is necessary because the numeric compare f
23. Doc Types Use the Document Types tab to add types Document types are used in folders to categorize the various documents The Document Types dialog box uses NC Program as its default Doc Type NC Programs are automatically assigned the NC Program Doc Type Use this tab to Create additional Doc Types such as Tool List Work Instructions Inspection Methods Sheet Set up Sheet Fixture Sketch Setup Photos Gaging Photos etc Add or Remove document types Document Types S Tool List Setup Work Instruction Instructions Work Instructions Quality Inspection Documents Photo Picture of part or assy NC Program Machine CNC Program Maintenance Instructi PH Instructions CAD Drawing Actual CAD Drawing CAD PRINT GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page Scanned CAD image x I x c 8 14 To Add Document Types 1 Click the Setup tab and then click the Doc Types button on the Misc DocFields tab to add a document type 2 Click Add and then locate the line with New in the Type field 3 Type in the document type and then click Browse to select a graphic that best represents the type of documents being associated with the document type The Type field has a character limit of 25 The Description field has a character limit of 255 Bitmaps are large icons that represent Doc Types pictorially on the Docs tab When the icon is clicked the selected
24. Function Manual GFK 63484EN Ladder Editing Package Windows Manual GFK 1887 CimWorks MCS Installation Manual iv CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Contents Introd ti What is a Document Management System ccccsssssssssssscccsssssssssssscrcees 1 1 How are the Documents Organized ee eeeeeeee eee eee eee esee eeeees 1 2 How are Folders Assigned eieeeeeeeserese vene vanta espe ena ease pato ete teste sees ee sesaeis L 2 Why are there Grogs oed e NON IR PERI RI SENE ERI TORNO Pre toiens Lee Machine Specific Documents eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eere nee eeeeeeeeeeeeesssseees 173 Selecting Folders and Jobs on the Shop Floor 1 3 What Can be Viewed in VisualDocs eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eese eene necesse 1 3 What Happens in VisualDocs Within a Folder 1 4 Custom Eields iiie eer onte E ee Cn PR oU H IR CL VER EEXES ERR EA uae e iR eoa i Lad What is Machine Event Monitoring eee eee e eese eee eee eee eee eeessseeeee 175 Hardware Requirements c iciscicsscisssciscsissccscossscasetdsccdssaacscasesasccssenasscaseaasscdsonass 1 5 Invalid Characters eee eeeeeeeee esee eeesesessesesesesesses 1 5 Tab Pages and Logging In 241 GFK 1888 Logging N aueceseuteeetee ee RAS e EPOR NEAR SN ERR R
25. G R 0 Setup Job In Production The Setup Job button changes the job status of a work order in the Job Queue from Not Started to Setup This button will be enabled when the status of the work order is Not Started otherwise it is disabled Clicking the Setup Job button will cause a Confirm Setup Job dialog box to appear Click OK if the job is ready to be setup or click Cancel to stop the job setup process CimW orks Ed Confirm Setup Job i Cancel The In Production button changes the job status of a work order in the Job Queue from Setup to Started This button will be enabled when the status of the work order is Setup otherwise it is disabled Clicking the In Production button will cause a Confirm Job Start dialog box to appear Click OK if the job is ready to start or click Cancel to stop the job from starting CimW orks x Confirm Job Start i Cancel CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Interrupt Job The Interrupt Job button changes the job status of a work order in the Job Queue from Started to Interrupted You must first verify that the quantities are correct before the status is changed CimW orks Ed 2 Are Quantities Correct ij No Cancel After you interrupt a job a Continue button replaces the In button Click this button to change the job status back to Started Finish Job The Finish Job button changes the job status of a work order in the Job Que
26. GFK 1888 13 1 GFK 1888 A Actions that Force Selected 8 22 Activity Comment Activity Name 8 21 Add Shift Data 8 25 Add a Document Viewer 8 15 Add a Group 8 7 Add a New Custom Field 8 19 Add a New User 8 3 Add a Production Item 8 29 Add a Report 9 14 Add Above 8 28 Add an Event 8 23 Add Below Add Document Types 8 14 Add Maintenance Information for a Machine Station 8 27 Add Button Schedule Tab 9 14 Adding Groups 8 7 Adding a Report to the Schedule 9 23 ais and Deleting Documents to a Folder Administrator Security Level All Folders in the System Button 7 15 Analysis Menu 10 16 Area Icon Administrator 2 7 Area Tab 2 5 All Areas Button Administrator Area Tab Page Administrator 2 6 Area Tab Page Operator Assigning 78 Associate Property 2 15 B Baud Rate 12 5 Begin Download 8 22 Bitmap Samples Bitmaps 2 6 Build a New Report 9 3 Buttons Data View Tab Comment Button 6 8 Jump to Last MEM in Period Button 6 9 Jump to Next MEM Button 6 9 Move Earlier Button Move Later Button Buttons DNC Tab Edit Original Button 5 4 Buttons DocMer Tab Edit Button Filter Button 7 3 Group Button 7 3 Index Operation Button Refresh Button 7 3 Remove Button 7 2 Buttons DocMgr Tab Infocard Clear All Fields 7 7 Buttons Job Status Finish Job 3 9 Good Option Button 3 10
27. Hold Check Box Include Removed Check Box Documents Assigned to Folder Data Grid OR Files in xxxxxx Folder Path CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 Use the Operation drop down list box to select a different part from the list that displays If this field is blank click the text box and press Enter to display a list that you can select from Use this check box to include documents with a hold status in the list of documents assigned to the current folder Use this check box to include documents that were removed from the assigned folder These documents appear in the list of documents assigned to the current folder if this check box is enabled This grid contains a list of documents assigned to the selected folder You can use the arrow buttons to assign and remove documents from this grid When you double click a document from the Folders Containing dialog box the documents assigned to the selected document s folder will appear in this grid Note If you want to see more information for a data cell in the grid you can position your mouse at the top of the grid and when you see a double end arrow resize the cell to the desired size Where xxxxxx equals the path of the folder For example C Cimdata Docs This grid contains a list of the documents assigned to the selected folder Because the folder s path must be keyed in the Move Selected Document into Folder and Remove Selected Document from Folder
28. If all of the machines in a group cannot make the same part you must create new groups from existing stations that are compatible with the folder that you are making For example if you have a group of five machines that can make the same parts share folders but now there are some parts that can only be made on two of those machines you must make a new group containing those two machines Then assign folders for these new parts to the new group Click the Group button and place the mouse on the Properties drop down menu item to view the Properties selections assigned in the Setup Groups tab Note Clicking either mouse button will display the Properties drop down menu Name All Stations Description Station Group containing All Stations Removed False CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 DocMgr Folder Part Rev Clicking the down arrow for this list box displays all part numbers available to the selected Group as a sorted list Use the scroll bar to locate a part number so you can then select an associated folder If you have a large number of part numbers folders another technique to select the desired part number is this after selecting the Group click in the box that shows the first part number The beginning of the part number list will display Then start typing the part number that you want without pausing between characters When you stop typing you will either have selected the exact part numbe
29. New The editor will ask you to confirm your decision to discard your changes Items available under the File menu item are New Open Close Save Save As Print Insert Exit Starts a new NC program file within a new edit window This will not affect other files that are currently being edited Invokes an Open dialog allowing you to select the filename of the NC program you intend to edit or review You can select a box on the panel that forces the file into read only mode The file will be read into a new VisualDNC Edit window unless it is the first file being opened You can open the same file multiple times but copies after the first are read only and can not be saved under their original name Closes the current VisualDNC Edit window You should save any changes that you make prior to closing the window Save the file in the active VisualDNC Edit window using its current name If a name has not yet been provided VisualDNC Edit will prompt you for one If the file already exists on disk it will be overwritten Invokes a panel that lets you write the active file to disk using a new name You can also write it to a different disk or directory Prints the active file or a portion of it If you select part of a file highlight a range of blocks using the mouse or keyboard then the Print dialog will contain a checkbox allowing you to specify that only the highlighted characters should be printed Files will be pr
30. Note for the selected document Note The Clear Note button will not appear for the Operator or Foreman user security level View Icon View On the upper right side of the Docs tab page is the View Icon This example shows the Tool List icon As you scroll through documents in the grid the View will change depending on the Document Type Doc Type Icons are assigned in the Setup tab page in the Misc DocFields under the Doc Types selection button You can create your own DocType icons for use as a visual aid Tool List Setup GFK 1888 Chapter 4 DOCS Tab Page 4 5 What can be Viewed VisualDocs supports over 125 different graphics text and spreadsheet formats Documents created in AutoCAD Microsoft Word Excel Word Perfect and many other applications can all be viewed on the shop floor e Large complex CAD drawings are viewed using VisualDocs zoom and pan functions e Digital photographs can be used to clarify a procedure or setup e Multi page word processed documents are easily viewed using standard scroll bars e Any scanned document may be viewed with full zoom and pan available Should documents be in a format not supported by VisualDocs any document may be associated to a special viewer For example Catia CAD files may be viewed in their native form using a Catia Windows viewer product However most CAD files can be converted to DXF or HPGL that can be viewed with VisualDocs directly The file
31. Part Program The DNC Download dialog box will appear 2 Click OK and then go to the CNC and initiate a program read command w DNC Download After clicking the Download button if there are edits three more buttons appear 3 Click of the following buttons the original program or the edited program LIES NE If only one edited program exists the normal DNC Download box appears If there is more than one edit the Select a file dialog box will appear listing all the available edits for this file GFK 1888 Chapter 5 DNC Tab Page 5 3 4 Highlight the file to be downloaded and press OK Clicking the Cancel button will take you back to the DNC tab page e When you select Edits the file number will not increment and will save under the same number e When you select Original then a new copy will be created and this copy will have a new number w Select a file i OE x EditslComment Added a line 002 Second edit file Cancel Traceability Feature The traceability feature allows you to see the document creation time and the name or initials of the person creating the document This information appears in the Select a File dialog box DNC Edit Original Button Edit Original This button is only active if you have a NC Part Program in your folder To Edit an Original NC Program Document Click the Edit Original button to start the VisualDNC Editor with the NC Program ready to edit Note Even thoug
32. Program to your file system a DNC Upload olx Upload File Name Click OK to Initiate Upload Abort Back Upload Status To Upload DNC Activity 1 Click MDI to change the filename if needed 2 Click Back to return to the DNC Tab 3 When you click the OK button the Upload Status will start to fill in from left to right and the Abort button becomes active 4 Press Abort to cancel the file transfer 5 If you have created a program on the CNC machine itself using the MDI feature you can upload this program using the MDI button 6 Choose MDI Upload to copy a new program from the CNC machine to the file system The new file will be saved in the station s upload directory The upload directory is defined in the Station s DNC properties Note Use DNCManager to register uploaded programs 5 8 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 7 Choose Upload to copy an edited program from the CNC machine to the file system Tip If you have programs stored on paper tape you can use the MDI Upload to copy programs from a tape reader connected to your Program Integrity Module PIM to your file systems The upload status bar will increment while the file is being uploaded It does not however actually reflect the percentage of time left to complete the upload DNC Tab Comparing Uploads You can compare the uploaded NC Programs using the Compare Uploads button DNC Tab Deleting Uploads Yo
33. Quantity Scrapped or Quantity Good text box in the Job tab and then click the Update button CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 History Period The History Period selection scales the History chart to give various reporting views History Period C1 Week C 24Hours 8 hours C 1 Hour Only one period can be selected at a time Start Time 1 8 98 07 52 End Time 1 8 98 15 52 The Start Time and End Time boxes display the actual period for the chart and are not editable NOTE History charts will never match exactly for a station on two or more PC s unless the system clocks are synchronized Contact the system administrator to synchronize system clocks History Chart Controls Now Change Time by 1 hour The Now button puts the current time at the right edge of the History chart The Arrow buttons move the history chart either backward or forward in time The arrow buttons move the chart in increments shown beneath the Arrows and is dependent upon the overall time period selected NOTE History charts will never match exactly for a station on two or more PC s unless the system clocks are synchronized Contact the system administrator to synchronize system clocks GFK 1888 Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page 6 17 History Grid Controls 6 18 The small black square above the time scale is the pointer that highlights each line in the status grid corresponding to the time blocks on the history ch
34. a a ma Range menu Decimals to assume if input has no decimal point o item to quickly select all blocks F Selected Blocks Only related to a Start Close given tool Typical uses for this dialog are unit of measure conversion such as inch to metric and changing lathe programs from diameter to radius notation or back To convert from inch to metric units for example multiply by 25 4 To convert from diameter to radius programming divide by 2 Usually referring to the X axis i Applying 1 1 to F addresses would increase feed rates by 10 percent The Adjust window contains an option called Selected Blocks Only that you can check if you want the change applied only for blocks that were selected before the menu item was picked If the NC program has no decimal points VisualDNC Edit can t perform its calculations properly unless you key the number of decimal positions to assume into the Decimals to assume box If the NC program has decimal points this is not necessary Delete by Column Lx This will delete column one selected e Columns Deletes individual columns of data 10 12 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Calcs Menu sh File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help 8 xl Three calculators are available Items available under the Cales menu are The Basic Calculator is a simple four function calculator with some trig funct
35. a CAD document type is opened the following dialog box appears Infocard Edit Existing Document Document Number Revision Author Jon 5 2455646 GEK Document Title Document Type Viewer Type Defaut Y PP Doc 2 Approved By Date Last Modified Drawing Size Engineer Project Filename C Cimdata Docs Example 0001 aph pcx Browse Comments n Save Changes Clear All Fields Cancel Fields added for the CAD document type do not affect the Infocard dialog when another document type is selected For instance to add the same fields to each document type you would have to modify that particular document type in the Setup tab Note Custom fields are not required You can have identically named custom fields for different Doc Types For example under a Doc Type of CAD Files you could have a custom field called Creation Date Under a Doc Type of Tool List you can also have a Custom Field called Creation Date CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Edit Infocard Registered Documents New Edit Remove Use the Edit button to make changes to the Infocard for the selected document To Edit a Registered Document 1 Select it in the Registered Documents list You can search for the desired document using the Filter function 2 Click Edit to view the Infocard for the selected document 3 Make changes to the document type or other information on the Infocard 4 Click Save C
36. arrows do not work for Folder Path folders Files in C X amp PEX charts GFK 1888 Infocard Dialog Box Infocard Register New Document Document Number Revision Author 5794 Rev fu Johnson Document Title Document Type Viewer Type Part 7716 90888 cap Drawing Defaut Filename Ic Cimdata Docs Example Demoact 3 dwa Browse Comments This part drawing replaces the original Revision date is 6 19 99 a Register Clear All Fields Cancel The Infocard is accessed from the DocMgr tab by clicking New in the Registered Documents area of the tab To Register a Document 1 Click the DocMgr tab 2 Click the New button in the Registered Documents section of the DocMgr tab 3 Complete the dialog box with information specific to the document you want to register Review the list below for the significance of specific text boxes that might require information 4 Click Register to cause the Infocard to register the document you selected in the current folder The elements in the Infocard vary according to the document type selected Document types can have additional custom fields assigned to them via the Setup Tab Custom Fields Elements that always appear regardless of the document type selected are Document Number Type in the number that you want to assign to this document This is required information Documents can have the same number but it is recommended that they be distinguishable by
37. can be Control Station viewed by the operator Properties This selection shows which Area the Station is in and the Station Name A very important Station property is the Associate selection This brings up a box in which you can select one of the Groups that you have already entered in Setup Groups You highlight a Group that you want this Station to belong to and click Add If the Station belongs to more than one Group select another Group and hit Add again When done click Back Associated with Station Mazak Available Groups All Stations Lathes Injection Molders Milling Machines Assembly Stations Test Inspection Station v Groups for this Station All Stations Milling Machines Add lt lt Remove This Associate Property allows a Group of Stations to share a common folder of documents Remember that when you defined a Group you were allowing a folder to be shared among a number of Stations any one of which can use the information in a folder This Associate property ties one or more Stations or machines to a pre defined Group In some cases you will have a Group that contains only one Station because this Station is unique and there is no need to share its folders anywhere else Every Station must be associated with at least one Group This is because a Folder is always associated with a Group not a Station When a new Station is added it is automatically associated with a bui
38. e eo eo soap eee o soa ee eos onsevacesosee eve eo Folder on Hold 1 ete ee rero eee eo e ee ee ra eo eee ne oae eoa ee oo ese donee esae eeesace sone sesss 4 0 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Contents Downloading NC Program Document Type0eb cccccccccccccccssssssssssssssssees G27 DNC Tab Pac d on tetti tu alee te Sf Traceability BEALE oy c eaceaeee Ne v a E Crea ev cR EXEC CREER ERR NRE cres aee F ee tune ues v ereseq ua E Custom Fields ovrt hr WO ENORMI EO ORI tO e dte Du DNC Activity Download eei e eO ERE RR EXER evade ERR NES e EFE x Inu Uu Qus isi D 3 To Download an NC Part Program eeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeen eene nennen enne 5 3 Traceability rci e SR DNC Edit Original Button ieeeeesesesckesesaseteveseeeekvegesekeeeseeeesesesessteseeesseetes D 4 To Edit an Original NC Program Document eese 5 4 in es oiii DL DER To Edit the NC Programie iin teta tiere nid tates 5 5 DNC Compare Edits eet RU E HEREE ERE NEA MEI d a tU E AR eda tio tuenda RE DNC Compare Resynchronize e eeee ecce reete eese eere esses ens esee esssseeeees D 0 To Resynchronize the Two Files eese nennen nnne 5 6 DNC Delete Hits uu cvspssssvesvccosvassseoseasvssssedencsvecdevucssedervess se enel be ora rire ER EE ER DNC Activity Upload aodeon qe OO PII a a a v dein DNC Tab Comparing Uploads
39. have identically named custom fields for different Doc Types For example under a Doc Type of CAD Files you could have a custom field called Creation Date Under a Doc Type of Tool List you can also have a Custom Field called Creation Date CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 What is Machine Event Monitoring VisualMEM monitors machine status and events to provide real time and report information on machine efficiency and productivity On screen displays highlight which machines are down and need attention provide a summary of run down and idle for a particular machine detail the events for a machine and provide valuable maintenance and production information VisualMEM s reports allow you to compare and analyze the performance of a single machine group of machines or the entire plant by day week or month Run Down and Idle reports show sorted details of machine productivity that allow you to track down trends and patterns Downtime and Idle Time Detail reports list the causes of downtime or idle time highlighting the major causes Maintenance reports instantly show the status of maintenance tasks pointing out which tasks are coming due The production report provides a summary of the status of work orders and compares the actual setup time and part time to standards stored in the database with a calculation of percent efficiency compared to standard Hardware Requirements Minimum Syste
40. list contains a list of activity choices for the station status Select an List option from the list box to make a choice Activity Click the Activity Comment button to add a comment to the current activity Comment Comments cannot be made here unless the status of a job is started When you click the Activity Comment button a comment dialog box will open You can enter comments into the text box MDC Sub Tab Station Status Run Clicking the Run button will turn the square to its right green and open the Run Activity box R Dur This example contains a green un UIT MESA square indicating that the button is active Then you must select an activity from the displayed list and click the Apply button to record the event You may also enter an activity comment by clicking the Activity Comment box prior to clicking Apply You must click the gt gt Apply lt lt button for the status change and the activity to be recorded The border around the Station icon displayed on the Station tab will also turn green MDC Sub Tab Station Status Idle Clicking the Idle button will turn the square to its right blue and open the Idle Activity box Idle Idle This example contains a blue pas square indicating that the button is active Then you must select an activity from the displayed list and click the Apply button to record the event You may also enter an activity comment by clicking the Activity Comment box prior to cl
41. mode by adding it to the Scheduler a CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 To Preview a Report from the Select by Criterion Tab 1 Click the options needed to select your report specifications For more information see Select by Criterion 2 Click the Preview button 3 Navigate through the pages in the report to verify that it is what you expected You can schedule the report for repeated printing if you like what you see in Preview mode by adding it to the Scheduler Note Depending on the amount of data to pull a report may take several minutes to load The following dialog box will appear with a status bar while the report is being formulated C GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 19 E Report Preview Dialog Box MEM Reports Preview File menu IE View Siew FDF File Export To Exports the report to a PDF file When Export To PDF File is selected a Save As dialog box displays with the Save as type combo box filled in with the PDF extension By changing the ExportType parameter in the CimWorks ini file it is also possible to export in Rich Text or ASCII format Only one of the three options can be used at a time Print Displays the Print dialog box that enables the report to be printed Exit Exits the MEM Reports dialog box and will return the operator to VisualMEM Report Generator MEM Reports Preview View Menu v Toolbar 100 150
42. not Default NC Programs include the period when typing extensions All Files Make Automatic Backup Cancel CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 Create backup files before edited programs are saved These files will have a bak extension GFK 1888 Editor Options Preview window for setting colors 20 PROGRAM P11050 4 30 GO X5 000 24 500 40 TS M6 50 Gi 21 000 F20 0 Set background and text colors here The example specifies that colors set in the Windows Control Panel should be used Shows the Colors Characters Miscellaneous dialog below that lets you set colors based on Background CD Window ri letter address Text Bl WindowText gt 1 Comments B Blue Comments can Li Highlight Words be set to display ina different color from program blocks Highlighting takes time To temporarily p B a a disable it Drag color check here panels over the e g Fora desired large file address letter OK Editor Options 20 PROGRAM P11050 4 30 GO X5 000 24 500 40 T5 M6 50 G1 21 000 F20 0 Preview window Files Colors Characters Miscellaneous Starts a Select Font dialog Converts keyboard input to upper case Character that represents a null character Set Font Detar Default Font regardless of Shift and
43. number will also delete any operations for that part if you answer Yes to the above dialog box You cannot delete a part number if any jobs are currently using that folder GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 21 Clone Machine Group Al Stations s New Part Rey gapcres Part Description Include Part s Operations gt moude Documents _Cancel_ To Clone a Part Number Folder 1 Select a part number from the drop down list 2 Click the Part Rev button 3 Select Clone 4 Type in any changes to the Clone dialog box 5 Click Clone to create a new folder that is a duplicate of the folder you selected to base the cloning operation on Two check boxes allow the Part s Operations and or the documents to be carried to the new cloned folder Normally a new Group is first selected so that the cloned folder may be assigned to another Group If the same operations apply to the new Group check the Include Part s Operations check box If the existing documents apply to the new folder check the Include Documents box CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 DocMgr Folder Operation If there is more than one operation available for the selected Group and Part Edit Number you can select one from the drop down list box If the pull down box Delete is not populated press the spacebar or type the first few characters of the desired operation and hit the spacebar Documents contained in
44. or remove end of block characters from all blocks Even if you are deleting EOB characters you should verify that the EOB character in the box is valid since VisualDNC Edit makes no assumptions Whatever character you specify here will be saved between sessions The option called Add CR LF After EOB s can be used to insert carriage return line feed sequences after existing EOB characters NC programs without CR LF characters are difficult to edit since multiple blocks will appear on each line Before using this option be sure that your NC controller accepts CR LF character sequences since there is no provision within VisualDNC Edit for automatically removing them later GFK 1888 Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 9 Insert or Remove Blanks x N120 x2 2 25 0 F50 Insert Blanks PDAS Remove Blanks N120x2 225 0F50 Remove Blank Lines Blanks Calls a dialog that lets you delete all blanks from the NC program or insert them before address letters for better readability Insert Blanks Adds a blank before all address letters except N This may make the program easier to read Remove Blanks Removes all blanks from the NC program except those within comments Remove Blank Lines Removes blocks that are empty or contain only spaces Word Format Invokes a dialog that lets you change the word format for several word addresses at once For example if you have a program with no decimal points in it and need them added you can spec
45. queue list and will be used by the MEM tab to associate time to the Work Order number Date Required You are not required to type an entry into the Date Required text box If left blank the text box will be filled in with the current date Here is how date formats work If you put in 11 98 it will be converted to 11 1 98 The use of month names Apr 5 1998 or 5 April 98 will be converted to 4 5 98 Warning 1998 will be converted to 6 20 1905 the conversion of 1998 days from the year of 1900 See Dates for more information about date support in CimWorks MCS 3 4 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Quantity Assign To This Station Standard Part Time Standard Setup Time Make Job Cancel Quantity is required All jobs must have a Part Number and Quantity above zero to be added to the Job Queue When the check box Assign To This Station is checked then only this Station Machine can see the job in the Job Queue Otherwise all Stations in the same Group as the selected Station will get this job in their queues Then the first Station that actually starts this job using the MEM tab will be allowed to use it It will then disappear from all the other Job Queues This is the standard time that it takes to make a piece of the selected part The information in this text box comes from the Standard Hours dialog box in part setup DocMgr tab and can be manually overridden during setup This text box does n
46. six in this example The following entries must be repeated for each application added to the tab A total of six applications may be added to each tab 8 30 App1Path C Program Files Gibbs Gibbs SFP 5 12 fconfig exe CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 The path location of the first application defined for the CNC tab GFK 1888 GFK 1888 9999 App1Parameter App Icon C Cimdata Docs Bitmaps dtBOP BMP ApplCaptionz Basic Operator Package ApplToolTip Launches the Basic Operator Package ApplModal true An optional parameter to be passed to the executable The path location of the bitmap to be placed on the CNC Apps tab This bitmap will be used as an icon to click on to start the application This is the caption that will be written across the bottom of the application icon usually relates to the name of the application This is the message that will appear in the Tool Tip box when the cursor hovers over the icon Modal True means that the selected application must be closed before the user may go back to the CimWorks MCS application Modal False means that the user may switch back and forth between the open application and CimWorks MCS without having to close an application Replace the one in Appl with a two for the next application with a three for the next and so on for up to a total of six applications Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page Chapter VisualMEM Report Gener
47. station in other tabs throughout CimWorks MCS Also select whether to view the current station a station in the area or all stations The selection made will affect how the stations appear or are filtered in this tab s data grid Production r Production Setup This Station Stations inthisArea All Stations Show Cycle Time Show Part Time Show Standard Rate a Implant 3 Mold Mach 2 To Add a Production Item 1 From the Setup tab click the Production tab 2 Select a line containing a similar station to the one you want to add 3 Right click the highlighted line and select Add For instance select a line called Implant 3 to add a new station Implant 3 item Then make changes the line that appears with New Label in its Label column The new line will appear at the top of other like items 4 Type and select the information for the new production item and then press Enter to add the item To Delete a Production Item 1 From the Setup tab click the Production tab 2 Select the line to delete 3 Right click the highlighted line and select Delete 4 Click Yes to verify the deletion GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 29 User Defined Tabs CimWorks MCS has two tabs that may be defined by the user Up to six different applications can be assigned to each tab When CimWorks MCS is installed the following applications are installed on the User Tabs including the default Tab names of
48. the Remove operation s folder will be listed in the Documents Assigned to Folder grid Restore Clone Properties gt New Selecting an Operation and clicking the New option from the shortcut menu will open the Create New Operation in Selected Machine Group dialog box Edit Selecting an Operation and clicking the Edit option from the shortcut menu will open the Edit Existing Operation dialog box Delete Selecting an Operation and clicking the Delete option from the shortcut menu will delete the operation Remove This command prevents the selected Operation from displaying It does NOT remove it B from the database Restore This command restores the selected Operation for display and use Note To view the Operations that have been removed select the Include Removed check box Clone Selecting an Operation and selecting Clone from the shortcut menu will display the Clone Operation to the Selected part and machine Group dialog box Cloning duplicates an operation This is most useful when a similar part needs to be made on another Group and many of the existing documents may apply The option of including the documents in the folder by checking the Include Documents check box is also available Properties Selecting an Operation and selecting Properties from the shortcut menu will display the Group and Standard Hours assigned for the selected operation Note The maximum setup time is 23 59 59 Note Clicking either mouse butto
49. the Move and Now buttons Displays the end time of the selected chart This is the time the history collection ends You can modify this information by typing a new value in the text box or by using the Move and Now buttons When you click either Now Move Earlier or Move Later you can view a bar chart and histogram that display the amount of time the current machine was idle running or down This information is located in the mid section of this tab This information is also reflected in percentages shown in the lower right corner of the mid section of the tab When you click either Now Move Earlier or Move Later you can view a pie chart that breaks down the percentage of time the current machine was idle running or down The Comment button lets you view existing comments You must first enter a comment from the MDC tab before you can use the Comment button Until then it will remain grey This button is located on the left side of the middle of the tab Use this button to return to the first line in the Data grid This button is located next to the Comment button CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Jump to Previous MEM Button Jump to Next MEM Button Jump to Last MEM in Period Button Run Idle Down Data Grid GFK 1888 Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page Use this button to move backwards to the previous line in the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to 1 MEM in Period Butto
50. the Setup tab and then click the User Levels tab 2 Select a user from the grid 3 Click the down arrow key in the Level drop down list and select a level Level Administrator m perator Foreman Administrator Click the Change Level button to apply the new operator level Change Level Level Operator E Note Users at the Foreman level can only sign on to a PC that has a VisualDocs Administrator license installed CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Tab Users Level Delete GFK 1888 Martinez Miller Thomas Stansfield Sanchez Bui Changa Operator User Rei Murasaki shifti shifti shifti shift2 shift2 shift2 shift3 shift3 shift3 Yolanda Johnson YJ Jenny Howard New To Delete a User from the System 1 Click the Setup tab and then click the User Levels tab 2 Highlight the user to be deleted 3 Right click in the data grid 4 Select Delete to remove the user 5 When the confirmation box appears verify the user name before you click OK Note You cannot delete a currently logged in user You cannot delete a user that has MEM data associated with their User ID without first removing the user s association to MEM data The following dialog appears when you delete a user CimWorks Ip Q Delete user Mike Changa Click the Yes Button if the user should be deleted Click the No button if the user should not be deleted Chapter 8 Setup T
51. the breakdown of run idle and down times These times are reflected in a chart and are shown in percentages after you select an item in the data grid This button is located at the top right side of the tab next to History Period for Station New GFK 1888 Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page 6 7 Now Button Move Later Button Start Time End Time History Bar Chart and Histogram Pie Chart Comment Button Jump to 1 MEM in Period Button This button causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to reset to the current time Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times This button is located at the top right side of the tab in between the Move Earlier and Move Later buttons NOTE Press the Now button to refresh the display The display will automatically refresh every 60 seconds This refresh rate may be changed in the CimWorks ini file The minimum refresh rate is 10 seconds and the maximum refresh rate is 60 seconds This button causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to move forward in one hour increments Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times This button is located at the top right side of the tab next to the Now button Displays the start time of the chart This is the time the history begins and can only be modified using
52. the item being tracked is Elapsed time or hasn t had the initial clear performed Indicates the amount of time in a bar graph format that the item caused the machine to be idle down and running The graph displays green blue yellow and red colors that indicate the status Red indicates that the machine is down blue indicates that the machine is in idle state green indicates that the machine is running and yellow indicates that the job was interrupted This field is for display purposes only CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Current Max Last Cleared Clear Buttons Scroll Up Doc List Button Scroll Down Doc List Button Process Sub Tab a Displays the current number of hours it has taken to maintain the equipment using the selected item If the time is green it is below the low warning limit If the time is yellow it is above the low warning limit but below the high warning limit If the time is red it is above the maximum limit Displays the maximum number of hours that it should take to maintain the equipment using the selected item Displays the time that the Current display was reset to zero Note Each item must be cleared the first time the application is started after installation These buttons located at the bottom right of the Maintenance tab will cause the corresponding item s Current count to be reset to zero These buttons look more like display text but will beha
53. the months until the appropriate month is displayed Click the date the report should print and click the OK button Note Ifa date in the past is chosen a error message will display stating that the print date has passed and to please enter another date Print Date MM DD YY 2 710 2000 z August 2000 gt 1 2 3 5 4 8 93 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 F 8 E Today 8 10 2000 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Report Types Run Down Idle Down Time Detail Idle Time Detail Production Maintenance Report Category L Select this option to create a report containing breakdowns of a selected station area or group for all three states run down and idle combined plus a breakdown of activity for each state on a separate page Select this option to create a report containing only the down time detail for a selected station area or group Select this option to create a report containing only the idle time detail for a selected station area or group Select this option to create a report containing production information for a selected station area or group Select this option to create a report containing only the maintenance information for a selected station area or group You can specify a category for your reports This information is used to group like reports together Once you create a category check the spelli
54. the other tabs if you click the Comment button Comments will also appear in the Comments text box in the data grid When you apply a new activity to a station the time that the activity state takes is reflected as a percentage value bar chart and pie chart in other tabs MDC Mode f Live Station Status a Non Production Optional Stop Selected Tooling Change Idle Maint Complete Mach Power ON Down r New Log Entry EAU New Comment Mode Live Live is the normal mode setting the operator enters Machine Status and Activity Comments at the time the job is being run Job Status can also be updated in Live Mode A selected job may be Started Interrupted or Finished Prior to starting a job it must be selected in the Job tab The quantities of finished goods and the number of scrapped pieces may also be entered incrementally or at the end of the job Mode Edit In the Edit Mode you can select an entry in the grid and then change the Machine Status Activity and Activity Comment By selecting a new machine status and activity and clicking Apply the current event will be changed The time and duration of an event may not be changed Station Status There are three Station Status buttons Run Idle and Down Apply Button After a Station Status button Run Idle or Down has been clicked the Apply button appears Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page 6 3 Station Status This
55. the section click the Full Screen button to restore the full view of the document Return to This button closes the viewer and returns you to the Doc Tab The Docs Tab current document is also closed Note The capability exists to download NC Program document types This option is only available when VisualDNC is installed for your PC This feature allows you to download original documents from within the Doc Tab Machine Specific Documents Viewing When a document is selected it may not apply to the selected Station This is because documents that apply to other Stations may be in the same folder If a non applicable document is selected the following message appears in red under the file grid This document is for Station XXXX where XXXX is equal to the name of the other Station When this message appears the document may not be viewed Any documents that have been made Machine Specific for the selected Station or are not Machine Specific may be viewed A message showing the Station or Group that the document is associated with will be displayed GFK 1888 Chapter 4 DOCS Tab Page 4 3 4 4 Docs Tab Viewing a Doc s Fields When a document has been selected its primary descriptive fields show in the document grid These fields are Doc Revision Title and Comment Doa THevIT e Comment BDMR O2D0 A Bill of Materials GP 16 Mold 1 Drawing GP 17 A Mold 1 Drawing GP 18 A Mold 1 Drawing GP 19 A Mold 1 Drawing
56. time and other criterion to base your report upon 2 Type a Category and Report Name in the appropriate text boxes 3 Save your report using the Save button 4 Test the new report with Print Preview click the Print Preview button Your saved reports are available for regular use on the Select by Name tab and for scheduled printing C VisualMEM Report Generator te ee Horizontal al Miling Downtime Analysis Select by Criterion Use this tab to select a report based upon selection criterion You can choose the type of report frequency station and more Select by Name Use this tab to view a list of reports by name You can select an existing report based upon a name given to it when it was first created This tab is useful when yo have reports that you need to run repeatedly and where their format does not chang from period to period Scheduler Use this tab to schedule reports for printing This tab is useful when you want to generate reports automatically at end of day end of week or some other regulated period of time Reports scheduled in this tab will run without manual assistance Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 3 e 9 4 Renaming a Report To rename an existing report 1 Select the report on the Select By Name tab 2 Switch to the Select By Criterion tab type the new name of the report in the Report Name text box located on the bottom right of tab page and press enter 3 The following d
57. to place these documents into folders Folders are defined by an associated Group Part Number Part Revision and Operation All of the relevant documents for a given operation are placed in the folder for use on the shop floor The Group list is refreshed when you click the DocMgr tab The list of available part numbers for a given Group is refreshed when that Group is selected The contents of a given folder are refreshed every time that folder is selected The Registered Documents list is refreshed when you enter the DocMgr tab as well as each time the Refresh button is clicked To Build a Folder for a New Set of Documents 1 Click the DocMgr tab 2 Register the documents into the database Registration requires filling out the Infocard for each document and including a path to each document and its filename 3 Define the Folder for the documents First select the Group Stations or machines for this folder using the drop down list If the text box is blank click the right arrow next to the text box and press Enter to display a list of groups to select GFK 1888 7 1 7 2 4 Enter a new part number revision and description by clicking Part Number and selecting New If this field 1s blank click the text box and press Enter to display a list of part numbers to select 5 Enter an operation and its description by clicking Operation and selecting New If this field is blank click the text box and press Enter to display a lis
58. used with Trumpf punch presses using certain model controls Consult CimWorks MCS Inc Product Support for more details BTR is used whenever a CimWorks MCS Behind the Reader tape reader simulator board is installed in the CNC control Mazatrol is required when connecting to a Mazak machine using the Mazatrol conversational protocol The default baud rate is 4800 2 stop bits This protocol will work properly with virtually all Mazatrol controls CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 HSSB is for a high speed fiber optic connection to a GE Fanuc CNC control HSSB Options When protocol HSSB is selected the following options are available Node ID Select the Node channel 0 7 On Download Select one of the following from the drop down list Delete All Programs Only the new program will be available all existing will be deleted Over Write Over write the existing program with the same name Ask Before Deleting Before deleting a program prompt the operator for a response On Upload Select from the drop down list Include All Programs Upload all the programs in the control in one operation Operator Selects The operator selects the program to be uploaded Com Port Options Com Port Baud Rate Parity Data Bits Stopbits Select the Com Port 1 16 to which the Station Name specified will be physically connected Select the Baud Rate Parity Data Bits Stopbits and Pro
59. want to reprint a report with the data last accumulated 5 Click the Print button to generate a printout Saving a Report You must first save a report before you add it to the Scheduler tab To Save a Report from the Select by Criterion Tab 1 Choose the Select by Criterion tab in the Reports Tab section of CimWorks MCS 2 Specify your report criterion and type in both a Report Category and Report Name for your new report 3 Click the Save button to save both the report and report category The saved report and report category will be available for selection on the Select by Name tab 9 22 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Adding a Report to the Schedule GFK 1888 You must first save a report before you add it to the Scheduler tab To Add a Report to the Scheduler Tab 1 Choose the Select by Criterion tab in the Reports Tab section of CimWorks MCS Specify your report criterion and type in both a Report Category and Report Name for your new report Click the Save button to save both the report and report category The saved report and report category will be available for selection on the Select by Name tab Click the Add to Schedule button to add the report to the Scheduler tab Fill in the scheduling options in the Add to Schedule dialog box to schedule the report for generation Click OK to add the report to the Scheduler tab iw Add to Schedule rd x Rep
60. will be available to be restored This command allows the Station icons that have been removed to display on the Station tab GFK 1888 Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 13 Lock Positions Unlock Positions Associate DNC Properties ADC Properties Locks the icons in place so that they are not moved if accidentally clicked and dragged This menu option is used in conjunction with a CimWorks ini option Options StationsLocked false true If the ini option is set to false and you select Lock Positions on any icon in the station tab all icons in the tab will be locked in their current position for the current session If StationsLocked true the icons are locked when logging in and the icon menu option is grayed out This menu item would be used to re lock the icons after unlocking them during a session with the next option Unlocks the icons so that they can be moved on the tab This menu option is used in conjunction with a CimWorks ini option Options StationsLocked false true If the ini option is set to true or you have previously clicked on the Lock Positions menu option and you select Unlock Positions on any icon in the Area tab all icons in the tab will be unlocked for the current session If StationsLocked false the icons are unlocked and this option would only be used after locking them during the current session with the Lock Positions option If you are setting up the icons on the tab and have
61. will change to FILTER ON indicating that the filter is limiting the files displayed in the list E Filter CimWorks Documents CAD PRINT CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 To Use a Filter to Locate Documents 1 Click the Filter button to view the Filter CimWorks MCS Documents dialog box 2 Add the search criteria for the document to be located The wildcard character works in the text boxes without down arrows For example if you enter 6 in the Number text box the first number that started with a 6 would display in the Filter CimWorks MCS Documents dialog box 3 Click OK to view the results of the filter Note For CimWorks MCS only one of the following filters may be used at one time Specific Machine Doc Type or Viewer Type The following displays the results of using filtering criteria to display a list of documents 611450 2 611450 3 611450 5 611450 6 Refresh Folders Containing FILTER ON Selected Doc Only On Hold Flare Fitting Pri Flare Fitting Dir Flare Fitting FE Flare Fitting Ph Flare Fitting Flo Use the filter to narrow your search to only documents within the limits set If you know that the part number begins with 367 put 367 in the Number text box and click OK The list of files on the left side of the screen will show only documents with Document Numbers that begin with 367 If you also enter the Author as STC only documents starting with 367 and with t
62. 29 10 00 00 Maintenance Report Lathe Area Daily 4 1999 09 29 13 01 00 bILL TEST2 Daily 5 1999 09 29 13 01 00 Maintenance Report Lathe Area Daily Edit Button Use this button to edit the report scheduling information for a selected report The report you edit using this button must have already been created and saved using the Select by Criterion tab See Edit Button Scheduler Tab for more information Add Button Use this button to add a report to the Scheduler tab The reports you add using this button must have already been created and saved using the Select by Criterion tab Delete Button Use this button remove a report from the list of reports on the Scheduler tab When you delete a report from the Scheduler tab it still exists but it is no longer scheduled to generate automatically To delete a report completely from the Report tab use the Select by Name tab and then choose the Delete button from this tab CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 L Edit Button Schedule Tab e Use this button to edit the report scheduling information for a selected report The information you will edit is the same information originally entered in the Add to Schedule dialog box To Edit Report Scheduling Information 1 Select a report from the data grid on the Scheduler tab 2 Click the Edit button 3 Make changes to the scheduling information in the Edit Scheduled Report dialog box
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65. C A maximum of two users may be logged into CimWorks MCS running on a given PC CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Login Bar CimW orks Yer 1 30 0123 Admin User Last logged in When you click the User button in the upper right corner of the title display area above all the main tab pages the Login bar will appear This is very useful when more than one operator is using the same computer to control jobs on more than one station Logging back in from the login bar will bring the user back to where they left the program GFK 1888 Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 3 Tab Pages The main tabs may be selected by clicking them or by Control Tab to move to the right or Control Shift Tab to move to the left Once inside a tab the Tab key will move you to various areas where you can enter data The various tab pages are refreshed under different circumstances All areas are refreshed when the application is started In addition the following rules apply Area Tab Refreshed when the All Areas option is selected in administrator mode Station Tab Refreshed when a new Area is selected or when All Stations is selected in administrator mode The color of the border of each Station is updated at regular intervals based on the default rate defined in the CimWorks ini file to show the Station s status Run Down or Idle Job Tab Refreshed at the default CimWorks MCS interval rate default set at three secon
66. C Document Viewers Oper System Viewer Drive and Path Viewer Program Windows 95 d Built in Yiewer Windows NT C4 Built in Viewer Windows 95 D CIMWORKS VDNCEDIT EXE X Windows NT C PROGRAM FILESXCIMWORKS S VDNCEDIT EXE V X Windows 95 VSPC EXE Windows NT VSPC EXE To Add a Document Viewer Click the Setup tab and then click the Doc Viewers button 2 Click Add 3 Typea new viewer name operating system path and program name The Viewer field has a character limit of 15 the Viewer Drive and Path field has a character limit of 255 and the Viewer Program has a character limit of 255 Note Use the Browse button from the Path column to locate a path without typing it in manually 4 Associate this viewer with specific documents in the DocMgr tab Infocard screen Any native applications or third party viewers can be added as a viewer CimWorks MCS has a feature that allows a given document to be registered using a specific viewer type Registering documents in this manner can trigger the opening of different actual viewers depending upon the PC in use For example the shop floor PCs might use a third party viewer to view AutoCAD release 14 files The administration PC running VisualDocs might want to launch AutoCAD itself as the viewer for these files GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 15 Triggering Viewers The CimWorks ini file located in C Windows has an entry called OS operating system
67. CNC and User CNC Tab User Tab Machine Operator Interface MOD VisualMEM Report Generator CNC Screen Display DNC Manager Windows Ladder Edit LEP A user with an administrator security level assigns applications to the tabs via entries in the cimworks ini file The applications will be displayed on the tab pages via security levels in the order defined All security levels Admin Foreman and Operator will be able to see and use the number of applications assigned to that level in the cimowrks ini file For example if the number of applications assigned to the Operator and Foreman security levels are two the Operator and Foreman security levels will be able to see the first two applications defined in the cimworks ini file section If the user does not want either or both user tabs to appear in the CimWorks MCS window set all three security levels to 0 zero for the appropriate tab s CimWorks ini File Example User Defined Tabs Cimworks ini File Entry Explanation TabName 8 amp CNC Apps The tab name will be CNC Apps ampersand defines the hot key in this example NumberOfOperatorApps 2 The number of applications that will be visible to the Operator security level is two in this example NumberOfForemanApps 2 The number of applications that will be visible to the Foreman security level is two in this example NumberOfAdminApps 6 The number of applications that will be visible to the Admin security level is
68. Caps Lock v Convert Input to Upper Case Character Used to Represent Null Bytes Contained in Files Machine Tool Sets options primarily related to the target machine tools GFK 1888 Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 21 Windows Menu xL File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help The Window menu helps organize multiple edit windows Items available under the Window menu are Cascade Stacks all open VisualDNC Edit windows with title bars visible Tile Horizontal Divides available space between all open VisualDNC Edit windows with windows arranged top to bottom Tile Vertical Divides available space between all open VisualDNC Edit windows with windows arranged left to right Available Window List VisualDNC Edit will maintain a list of the NC program files that are contained in the VisualDNC Edit window in the current session You can select from this list to bring a window into view for editing or viewing Help Menu xL File Edit Search Global Cales Analysis Options Window Help 8 x The Help menu item Lose Help Shows the help file Pressing the F1 key will also display help on a particular topic About Shows the current version of the VisualDNC Edit Special Keys F3 Repeats the previous Search command Right Mouse Button Pop up Menu If you click the right mouse button while over a VisualDNC Edit window a pop up menu appears containing several common menu items such as Cut
69. DNC Server DNC Tab Comparing Uploads DNC Tab Deleting Uploads DNC Tab Page Traceabilit Feature 5 1 Doc Types 8 12 Doc Viewers 8 12 DocMgr Folder Definition DocMgr Folder Machine Group DocMgr Folder Operation DocMgr Folder Part Rev DocMgr Filter Function DocMgr Tab Documents Assigned to Folder Data Grid 7 4 Folders Containing Button 7 3 Group List Box 7 3 Include Removed Check Box 7 4 New Button 7 2 On Hold Check Box 7 4 Only On Hold Check Box 7 3 Operation List Box Part Rev Button Part List Box 7 3 Registered Documents Data Grid 7 2 Selected Doc Check Box DocMgr Tab Defined 7 2 Docs Tab How to Select and View a Document 4 2 Docs Tab Viewing a Doc s Fields 4 4 Docs Tab Page Full screen Button Document Type 8 14 Download an NC Program Document 4 7 Download Options 12 9 Mirco a NC Program Document Types 4 7 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 E Edit an Event 8 23 Edit Infocard 7 11 Edit Menu Edit Report Scheduling Information 9 13 8 26 Edit Shift Data Edit Button Schedule Tab 9 13 Editable State End Download 8 22 Ensuring MEM Data Appears on Reports 9 5 Export To 9 20 Extensions 8 12 8 16 F File Formats 10 23 Filter by Work Order Part 9 7 Finish Job 8 22 First Name Folder On Hold Check Box 7 29 Folder on Hold 4 6 Folder Operation Dele
70. Documents list The document will still exist but its Infocard will be removed and it will no longer be registered in DocMgr Registered Displays the list of documents registered This view can be changed using Documents Data the Filter button Grid Note If you want to see more information for a data cell in the grid you can position your mouse at the top of the grid and when you see a double end arrow resize the cell to the desired size CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Refresh Button Folders Containing Button Filter Button Selected Doc Check Box Only On Hold Check Box Select Folder Group Button Group List Box Part Rev Button Part List Box Operation Button Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page Click the Refresh button to refresh the list of registered documents This button is useful if you keep the Doc tab up or minimized for a period of time Documents registered by other users during that time are not automatically updated for display on your grid If you cannot see a recently registered document use the Refresh button Click this button to view documents in all folders You can also use the Selected Doc check box or Only On Hold check box to alter the folders displayed in this dialog box Click the Filter button to selectively view registered documents Use this check box to select a registered document and then select the Folders Containing button to view the registered docum
71. G90 6B10 N20 G1 25 7100 590 000 7X2 5 N30 T2 MB 8x2 0 N40 S50 M3 9A 0 N50 X1 3012 Y 0 0680 23 8260 R N60 X0 9262 Y 0 0711 22 7425 B120 000 F6 0 N70 0 9291 Y 0 0473 22 7412 A 0 0332 B118 551 F107 N80 X0 9282 Y 0 0234 22 7402 A 0 0661 B117 065 N90 X0 9235 Y 0 0010 22 7396 A 0 098 B115 545 F7 8 N100 X0 9151 Y0 0262 22 7393 A 0 1309 B113 993 F6 2 You can edit or view more than one file at a time See the sections on File New and File Open When multiple files are open each has its own title bar The various menus and actions will apply only to the active file Clicking anywhere within a file s window or title bar will cause it to become the active file 10 2 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 File Menu x File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help 8 x N File selections read the program file from disk into computer memory for editing save he file after editing start a new NC program and perform other functions To edit an existing NC program you must first open it reading it from disk into the editor As you ledit your changes are made only to the copy in computer memory To make the changes permanent you must write the file to disk via a Save selection If you decide hat you want to discard your changes don t save the file just close it pick the Windows Close button or pick Close from the File menu and re open the same file open another file or select
72. In Production Interrupt Job Minus Button Plus Button 3 9 Reject Option Button 3 10 Buttons Maintenance Tab Jump to Next MEM Button 6 12 Move Earlier Button Now Button Buttons Scheduler Tab Add To Schedule Button 9 9 9 11 Preview Button 9 8 9 10 Print Button 9 8 9 11 Save Button C Calcs Menu 10 13 Change an Operator Level 8 4 CimWorks Inc Product Support 13 1 CimWorks ini File Example 8 30 Com Port 12 5 Com Port Options Continue Job 8 22 Custom Fields 5 2 7 948 18 D Data Bits Data View Sub Tab 6 7 Data View Tab Down 966 9 End Time 6 8 History Bar Chart and Histogram 6 8 Idle 6 9 Jump to Previous MEM Button 6 9 dl Days 9 7 Default on Start 8 22 Delete 8 28 Delete a Group 8 9 Delete a Production Item 8 29 Delete a User from the System Delete a User Level Delete an Event 8 24 Delete an Existing Custom Field 8 20 Index 1 Index Index 2 Delete Button Scheduler Tab 9 16 Delete Document Types 8 14 Delete Maintenance Information for a Machine Station 8 28 Delete Shift Data Deleting DNC ae Groups 8 9 Description Edit Box 2 9 DNC Activity Download 5 3 DNC Activity Upload 5 8 DNC Compare Edits 5 6 DNC Compare Regacironize 3 DNC Edit Button 5 5 DNC Edit Original Button 5 4 DNC Path DNC Properties 12 1 DNC Properties Main Screen 12 2
73. Tab Page Transferring part programs is a critical part of CimWorks MCS and this section provides detailed information on how to transfer these programs MEM Tab Page In this section of the manual the use will learn how to set up and gather machine production information DocMgr Tab Page The chapter describes the administrative process for managing documents Setup Tab Page The CimWorks MCS software caan be adapted to meet most manufacturing requirements This chapter describes the setup or configuration of the software to meet these requirements VisualMem Report Generator One of the valuable features of the CimWorks MCS product is its capability to generate reports on the activity of the machines on the manufacturing floor The section of the manual describes how to generate these reports VisualDNC Edit Part of managing part program is the capability to edit these files This sections describes in detail the editor DNC Server CimWorks MCS can be deployed in such a way that multiple machines can be managed from one PC This is accomplished through a server that is described in this chapter DNC Properties This chapter describes how to set up the DNC communications to the CNC Product Support Information on how to contact GE Fanuc for product support is detailed in this section iii Preface Related Publications GFK 1887 Open Systems User s Manual GFZ 62994EN BOPI for Windows Manual GFZ 63164EN CNC Screen Display
74. This entry is not connected to the operating system but is only named OS for compatibility with Master Control To Trigger Different Viewers for Various Machines 1 For the shop floor PCs set the OS line to WIN if running Windows 95 or to NT if running Windows NT at the time you define the third party viewer 2 Name the third party viewer AutoCAD in the Viewer column in the Document Viewer data grid 3 On the administrator seats in the CimWorks ini file change the OS setting to NT 4 Change the name of the viewer to AutoCAD but verify that the path and name of the viewer point to the AutoCAD application on your PC Note When you register AutoCAD documents always use the AutoCAD viewer type These documents will use the third party viewer on the shop floor and AutoCAD when viewed on the administration seats Setup Extensions ME Extensions iof x Criteria Sheet Criteria Sheet Criteria Sheet Criteria Sheet Criteria Sheet Tool List Setup Tool List Setup Tool List Setup Tool List Setup Tool List Setup NC Program VDNCEDIT NC Program VDNCEDIT Tool List Setup WordPad Add or remove the Default Doc Type and or Default Viewer for application extensions 8 16 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Viewing and Printing Text Documents VisualDocs comes with two viewers the default viewer and an ASCII text file viewer The default directory is located in C Program Files CimWorks MCS The
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76. __ Description Shift Start xmv THDTAEPEIET Soft ono 800 rae L2 sit i500 0800 Fase 3 shitts 2300 0759 False 2 Right click the line for the shift you want to delete and then select Delete Description Shift Stat Shit Duration Remove Mon Tues We E PS TET er 3 Click Yes to confirm the deletion Note If there is MEM data associated with the shift use the Remove command instead to delete the shift 4 Click Close to return to the Events tab 8 26 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Tab Maintenance Sub Tab The Maintenance tab is used to set up maintenance triggers for select machines Use this tab to specify a machine give low high and maximum warnings and to add and edit other maintenance information You can also select whether you want to view all stations the current station or stations in the area The selection filters out those stations that do not comply with your selection Maintenance Setup Maintenance This Station C Stations inthis rea All Stations gt Assembly Mold Mach 2 Mold Mach 2 Mold Mach 2 Mold Mach 2 Implant 1 Implant 1 Implant 3 Implant 3 2m2 Coolant Hydraulic Conveyor A Conveyor B Machine ON In Cycle Machine ON In Cycle Time Time Time Time Quantity Time Time Time Time alalalalalalalalala To Add Maintenance Information for a Machine Station 1 From the Set
77. ab Page 8 5 8 6 Setup Groups Sub Tab Groups r Groups Setup Description All Stations Station Group containing All Stations Assembly Stations Centers where parts are assembled Horizontal Mills Horizontal Milling area Injection Molders Group of molding machines to make GagePorts Lathes Lathes Milling Machines All Milling Machines Press Press area Screw Machines Davenport Test_Inspection Stations Centers where parts are tested and inspected The following describes how groups are structured e Each VisualDocs folder is always assigned to a group e Groups are associated with one or more Stations machines e Stations need folders to verify operations This structure greatly simplifies the folder selection by shop floor personnel and eliminates the possibility of an inappropriate folder being viewed It also eliminates the need for duplicate folders in cases where the same folder is required at several Stations Every Station must be associated with one or more Groups Valid Groups are first defined in the Setup Groups tab If a Station machine belongs to a Group that only contains one Station a Group must still be defined in this tab In such cases naming the Group the same name as the Station is one solution that can help alleviate any confusion Name and Description fields have a character limit of 50 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Groups Sub Tab Add Current Use
78. alDocs ShopFloor using the Docs tab a list of the Document Types contained in that folder is displayed By selecting a Document Type a list of documents of that type is displayed This allows for faster access to required documents In many cases there is only one document of a given type Large Up Down buttons allow the easy selection of any of documents An icon representing each document type verifies the type graphically If the full screen view is desired a click anywhere on the large view icon will bring up the document full screen with scroll bars and zooming features The Infocard has standard fields used to identify documents In addition there can be up to 5 custom fields associated with each document type These Custom Fields are user definable and are used to associate more information with a given document For example under the Doc Type of CAD Prints the following custom fields could be defined Drawing Size Project Engineer Approved By Date Last Modified Under the Doc Type of NC Program the following custom fields could be defined Programmer Date Last Modified Project Material Verified By When these fields are filled in they appear on the Docs tab when the document is selected Each Doc Type can have its own set of Custom Fields with user specified labels Custom Fields are defined on the Setup tab and are filled in using the DocMgr tab None of the Custom Fields are required to be filled in You can
79. ample you might set the mark to a place in your program where a Z axis move seems questionable then go on to look at other areas in the program then quickly return to the questionable position You can also use the Select to Mark menu item to quickly select large areas of the NC program Clears any previously set mark within the active VisualDNC Edit window 10 6 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Search Menu GFK 1888 xL File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help 8 x he Search menu provides various ways to locate items of interest in the NC program as well as a Search and Replace function Items available under the Search menu are Find Calls up the Search Replace dialog where you can search for characters and values and optionally replace them ix Find Replace Find a d Replace With It is important to understand the Find Next Replace then Find Replace All Use Character Search option Search Up Use Character Search Close To locate an axis position for example enter the value in the Find box and click on Find Next If you enter X1 0 the search will find all variations of X1 0 such as X01 000 and X001 0 If you want to perform an exact search check the Use Character Search option You can continue to click on Find Next as required To replace the Find data enter a replacement string into the Replace With box You can then replace the f
80. art The time date duration user state and activity are shown in the grid The scale and resolution of the history chart are shown below the time scale In the example below the pointer has been moved using the arrow keys to a Down status that took place at 12 52 PM The activity was Tooling Change The duration was 32 minutes 51 seconds If the right arrow key is clicked again the pointer will move to the beginning of the next Station status in this case a Run status NOTE History charts will never match exactly for a station on two or more PC s unless the system clocks are synchronized Contact the system administrator to synchronize system clocks Een pes History for 1 Shift Resolutions 5 Minute Data for Station Molding Mach 1 StartDate StartTime Duration User Stete Activity 1 8 98 9 59 29 AM 02 52 31 o qu Begin Production 9 98 12 52 00 PM down Tooling Change 1 8 88 1 24 51 PM 00 58 35 run Continue Production The up down arrow keys on the PC keyboard will also allow you to move up and down through the Events grid The pointer will move left and right on the graph to match displayed event in the grid CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 History Pie Chart Change Time by 1 hour Run Ide Down 0 11 20 0 00 30 0 00 14 93 92 04 14 01 93 Presents the History Grid data in Pie Chart form to give a quick view of how much time was reported in each state The exact p
81. ate this text box or you can manually type in the quantity This text box should contain the number of parts accepted on the current work order You can type a number that exceeds the original quantity When you do exceed the original quantity the Qty to Make count in the Job Queue for the work order is adjusted to reflect that there is an overage it does so by showing the difference as a negative quantity Click to select this option button so that you can update the Quantity Scrapped text box located next to the Reject Option Button using the Plus and Minus buttons You can either use the Plus and Minus buttons to update this text box or you can manually type in the quantity This text box should contain the number of parts rejected on the current work order You can type a number that exceeds the original quantity CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Chapter 4 DOCS Tab Page VisualDocs allows documents in a folder to be sorted by categories called Document Types These are customer defined in the Setup tab and could be called Part Prints Setup Docs Tool List NC Programs Inspection Methods Work Instructions Lube Schedule etc By using categories the user can quickly narrow in on the required individual document Once selected the document can be viewed full screen by the built in VisualDocs viewer Depending on the document format the document can be both panned and zoomed drawings or scrolled text
82. ation you chose in Type of Report Run Down Idle for the selected station during a designated period Individual Format Displays each station by run down and idle time over all shifts Summary Format Combined by Shift Format Displays run down and idle information combined for each defined shift Note In Type of Report Maintenance the choices will be All Items by Station and Items Over Limits Note Format will not appear as a selectable option when Production is selected as the Report Type Before previewing a report save the report first using the Save button Preview will display the selected report You can determine whether or not the generated report is the one you want before printing it Page scroll buttons appear at the bottom of the screen if the report contains multiple pages If there is no data for the selected report preview will start and the report layout will be presented with no data shown A message of No Data Available will print on the report Use this button to generate a hard copy of the report with the specified criteria If there is no data for the selected report the report layout will be printed with no data shown A message of No Data Available will print on the report The printed report will have the Report Title in the header of each page The company name that was entered during installation of the CimWorks MCS software appears in the report header Use this button to Sa
83. ator 9 The Reports Generator allows you to access and generate specific reports You can also schedule reports for automatic generation at set intervals Reports Generator consists of three tabs and opens to the Select by Criterion tab by default Reports Generator has the ability to build reports to view data collected by CimWorks MCS The report configuration can include date ranges machine status reason codes etc This tab is used to configure reports containing the data that is relevant to your manufacturing operation You can use the preview option to view a report before printing it so that you can verify the results of the printout are those you expected Using VisualMEM Report Generator requires a VisualMEM Administration License GFK 1888 9 1 2 9 2 VisualMEM Report Generator Menus File Menu C VisualMEM Report Generator Heb Exit Exit Exits and closes the VisuaIMEM Report Generator application Help Menu VisualMEM Report Generator File Mass CimWorks Reports Help About Reports CimWorks MCS Reports Help Opens the Help File for the VisualMEM Report Generator application About Displays the version number of the VisualMEM Report Generator application You build a new report by working from the top down through the options on the Select by Criterion tab CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 To Build a New Report GFK 1888 1 Select the type of report station
84. b to change the event to the correct MEM event This is typically used with VisualMEM ADC Server so that the operator can enter useful information when an unknown MEM state occurs When this check box is selected the selected MEM state is used for stations before the first MEM event is applied in the MEM MDC sub tab for that station Note Actions that Force Selected are the only actions in CimWorks MCS that change the CimWorks ini file options 8 22 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Tab Events Sub Tab Add MEM Events Edit or Delete Events Edit Shift Data State Name Activity Name Actions that Force Selected Job Category State ID hd Y a g k 4 v Y Single block Tooling Change Waiting for crane Maintenance Complete Not Scheduled Operator Break Operator Lunch Optional Stop Selected Scheduled Down Single Block Selected Forced In Production Machine On Job In Production Interrupt Job Finish Job Continue Job Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Begin Download End Download Editable State Default on Start GFK 1888 To Add an Event From the Setup tab click the Events tab Right click in the data grid and then select Add Click the new line and begin typing information about the new
85. border means that that Station is idle 3 A green border means that that Station is running 4 A yellow border means that there is no current station status These states can be changed using the MEM tab The Station Tab will refresh whenever a new Area is selected A maximum of 72 Stations can be set Note The Area and Station tabs will not display for the Operator and Foreman security levels if there is only one Station defined CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Station Tab Page Foreman GFK 1888 To select a Station you simply click the icon or touch it if you are using a touch screen computer A selected Station has its name highlighted Only one Station at a time can be selected The Area tab must first be used to select the Area that contains the desired Station By double clicking a Station icon the Station is selected and the Job tab is automatically displayed for that Station The reason for selecting a machine is to view documents download programs or collect data associated with manufacturing operations that run on this station An icon represents each station with a corresponding name at the bottom The icon shows the general type of Station or machine such as a vertical milling machine a lathe or an assembly bench Once you have selected a Station all of the tabs to the right of the Station tab will apply to the selected Station The long name or description of the selected Station is sh
86. button allows users to close and exit from DNC Manager GFK 1888 Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 23 Chapter I1 DNC Server DNC Server is a communications port controller program that allows each available serial port connected to a CNC to be configured to match that CNC s communications parameters DNC Server can be used in a stand alone configuration where files are chosen through a simple file manager for transfers to or from a CNC control or can be used in conjunction with CimWorks MCS VisualDNC CimWorks MCS is used to communicate with CNC controls using VisualDNC VisualDNC is the user interface which allows DNC Server access to the files maintained by a CimWorks MCS database that are transferred to or from the CNC control through High Speed Serial Bus standard PC communications ports or an eight port serial board supplied by CimWorks MCS Function of DNC Server DNC Server is an application that operates in conjunction with the VisualDNC application DNC Server instances the communications port coordinator Protocol Engine for each configured port under its control and either controls those ports directly or by commands from VisualDNC The VisualDNC interface to DNC Server works in the following fashion VisualDNC informs DNC Server when an upload or input function is desired with a specified Com Port It also tells DNC Server where the upload file should be written and waits for DNC Server to signal that the file has been received f
87. can make your own bitmaps of Stations in your plant They must be 64 x 64 and have a BMP extension They are stored in the BITMAPS directory under Cimdata Docs See the CimWorks ini file for the location of the Cimdata directory Note The Area and Station tabs will not display for the Operator and Foreman security levels if there is only one Station defined CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Station Tab Station Properties Administrator Rename Icon Add Delete Remove estore Include Removed Lock Positions Associate DNC Properties ADC Properties Shifts Used gt Machine Control Station gt Properties gt Right click any Station icon to to display the shortcut menu and create or edit the Station s properties Rename Icon Add Delete Remove Restore Include Removed Click Rename and the title bar at the bottom of the icon will be editable Click Icon and Selection Dialog box will appear to pick a Station icon Click Add and a new Icon will be created with default name of New Click Delete and the Icon and Station will be removed after a confirmation message This command removes the selected Station icon from displaying on the Station tab It does NOT remove the Station from the database This command restores a removed station for display on the Station tab The Include Removed command must first be selected so the removed station icon
88. ciency or usefulness of the information contained herein No warranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose shall apply The following are trademarks of GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc Alarm Master Genius PROMACRO Series Six CIMPLICITY Helpmate PowerMotion Series Three CIMPLICITY 90 ADS Logicmaster PowerTRAC VersaMax CIMSTAR Modelmaster Series 90 VersaPro Field Control Motion Mate Series Five VuMaster GEnet ProLoop Series One Workmaster Copyright 2000 GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc All Rights Reserved Preface Content of This Manual GFK 1888 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Introduction This section provides a brief introduction and overview to the CimWorks MCS product Tab Pages and Logging In CimWorks MCS is designed to use a tabular operator interface Additional CimWorks MCS requires that a user be authorized in order to use this software This chapter describes the logging in process and the major tabs of the operator interface Job Tab Page This product is designed for the manufacturing environment whoi manufacture based on work units or jobs The management of jobs is covered in chapter 3 DOCS Tab Page For every job there are associated documents that are managed by CimWorks MCS This chapter describes how to work with these documents DNC
89. contains information about machine activity for a selected job History Period for Station Mechanical C Week C 24Hours Shift C 1Hour Job Start Time 11 17 1999 02 27 End Time 11 17 1999 10 27 Change Time by 1 hour Run Idle Down Run Ide Down Rm Eu RITE yl oos 0 00 30 0 00 14 Commen Resolutions 5 Minute 89 93 06 86 03 2 ER Start Date Start Time Duration 11 17 83 10 21 08 00 00 07 i RUN Forced Day Shift 11 17 99 10 21 15 00 05 18 i RUN In Production Day Shift 11 17 33 10 26 33 00 00 11 i IDLE Maintenance Complete Day Shift 11 17 99 10 26 44 00 00 06 i DOWN Part Change Day Shift 11 17 99 10 26 50 00 00 05 i IDLE perator Break Day Shift 11 17 83 10 26 55 00 00 04 i RUN Forced Day Shift 00 00 00 Admin RUN In Production Day Shift History Period for Choose an option button from one of the following to Station xxxx designate the type of history for a selected machine that you want to view Choices are 1 Week 24 Hours Shift 1 Hour and Job xxxx the name of the station NOTE History charts will never match exactly for a station on two or more PC s unless the system clocks are synchronized Contact the system administrator to synchronize system clocks Move Earlier Button This button causes the end of chart s Start and End Time text boxes for the activity to move backwards in one hour increments Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates
90. default viewer displays a large number of documents including Bitmapped documents and images Vector files Word processing documents Spreadsheet worksheets The second viewer is used for viewing and printing ASCII text files This viewer is called VDNCEDIT and is installed in the same directory as the CimWorks MCS application If CimWorks MCS was set up to load from other than its default path edit the path to this viewer in the viewer table before using it GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 17 Setup Custom Fields Sub Tab Custom Fields r Custom Fields Doc Type Selection Custom Fields for Selected Document Type Approved By CAD PRINT Date Last Modified Criteria Sheet Drawing Size Maintenance Instructions Engineer Project Tool List Setup Untyped Word Document Work Instruction The Custom Fields tab allows more information about a given document to be entered onto the Infocard A maximum of five additional Custom Fields can be added to each document When added Custom Fields are displayed as input boxes on the Register New Document and Edit Infocard forms The list is automatically alphabetized for ease of entry The Doc Type NC Program has a default Custom Field called Specific Machine This custom field appears when the Doc Type of NC Program is selected in the Infocard dialog box The NC Program Custom Field will display all available Stations in the Stations list box when the Infocard for a documen
91. differences between the two programs will be highlighted in red DNC Compare Resynchronize When you Edit Compare Edits or Compare Uploads from the DNC tab or Compare File to Document from VisualDNC DNCManager sometimes the program fails to resynchronize lines after a new line or other non matching text To Resynchronize the Two Files 1 Click the Close button the file backgrounds will turn gray 2 From the menu select Global Re sequence and Add 3 Select the other file and repeat step 2 4 From the menu select Analysis Compare 5 Click in both files the file backgrounds will turn white 6 Nowrun your compare as normal CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 DNC Delete Edits Edited files can be removed by clicking Delete Edits button i Select a file iof x EditslComment The Select a file dialog box will appear Highlight the edit that is to be deleted and click the OK button Deleting the Edited File Proceed This warning message comes up with No in focus or selected so by pressing the return key the file will not be deleted Clicking Yes will delete the Edited file not the original The original can only be deleted in the DocMgr tab page The warning message comes up immediately if there is only one edit file The Select a file dialog box does not appear GFK 1888 Chapter 5 DNC Tab Page 5 7 DNC Activity Upload A x Geeeee Upload This button Uploads a NC
92. document will be viewed full screen 4 Click OK to add the document type Note Every registered document must be assigned a Doc Type To Delete Document Types 1 Click the Setup tab and then click the Doc Types button on the Misc DocFields tab to access the Document Type dialog box 2 Select the line for the document type you want to delete 3 Click the Delete button 4 Click Yes to verify the deletion Note It is not possible to delete a Doc Type used in an Extension The following error message will appear if an attempt is made to delete an Extension that is in use Error Document Type In Use x This Document Type cannot be deleted because the extension doc is using it as its default doc type Bitmap Samples Several examples of various types of bitmaps exist in a directory called Bitmaps You can access them with the Browse button You can make your own bitmaps and copy them to this directory Bitmaps must be 128 x 128 and have an extension of BMP Open an existing one to determine the exact size CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Doc Viewers Use the Doc Viewers button to specify the path and program of a custom file viewer This viewer can be used to display documents that may not appear as well in the CimWorks MCS default viewers as they would in a custom viewer CimWorks MCS contains several viewers that are installed by default but you can add your own with this tab
93. documents The viewer supports over 125 different formats including all popular word processing and CAD formats as well as scanned images made from legacy paper documents The contents of the Docs Tab will be refreshed whenever this tab is selected reflecting the latest changes to the selected folder Document Types C Testing Document C NC Program C RYANTEST C 123456789a1 23456 C CAD PRINT C Photo r Sticky Note Folder On Hold Add to Note GFK 1888 dfsafasd icm001 icm002 Custom field 1 Custom1 This Document Available for Group All Stations Qui and Obi Test first first Custom field 3 Custom3 Custom field 2 Custom2 Custom field 4 Custom4 Custom field 5 Custom5 4 1 4 2 Docs Tab How to Select and View a Document First select the type of document that you want to view by clicking the appropriate Document Type option button A list of documents matching that Document Type will then appear on the lower portion of the screen If there is only one document of the selected type it will be highlighted If there is more than one document of the selected type use the large arrows on the right to select the desired document If you click the All button in the Document Type box all available documents in the folder will be in the grid and accessible using the arrow keys As each document is selected its Document Type icon and name will sho
94. doesn t affect the file it just lets you know what VisualDNC Edit thinks you want 9 Select the Start button This will reformat the file 10 Check the changes carefully before you save the file If you use this panel and then discover that you have corrupted your NC program for example you experimented with one decimal place in the X Y and Z axes just don t save the program Pick Close and File Open and read the program in again When VisualDNC Edit tells you that your file has changed and asks if you want to save it now tell it NO Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 11 Adjust adjusts numeric values by a specified amount For example you can change all X and Y axis values in the program by entering constant values This could help alter an NC program where the part or fixture is moved to another table location Another typical use for Adjust is to reflect a change in tool length for machining centers or offsets for lathes VisualDNC Edit will change all occurrences of the letter addresses you specify so check to be sure that the letter addresses don t have multiple uses such as an X word that is used in motion commands like G1 G2 and G3 and in G4 dwell commands If a portion of your program uses incremental moves this function may also produce invalid results Adjust 7 Transform x Letter Address es Operation s Adjustment Amount 2 This option is enabled if any blocks are selected Use the Select Tool Ill
95. ds Docs Tab Refreshed when the tab is selected DNC Tab Refreshed when the tab is selected MEM Tab Refreshed at the default CimWorks MCS interval rate default set at three seconds Reports Tab Refreshed when the tab is selected DocMgr Tab The Registered Documents list is refreshed when the Refresh button is clicked Setup Tab Refreshed when the tab is selected CNC Apps Tab Refreshed independently form CimWorks MCS User Apps Tab Refreshed independently form CimWorks MCS The contents of a folder are refreshed every time the folder is selected Depending on the Ciwmorks MCS configuration the CNC Apps and the User Apps tabs may not be visible These Tabs will only be available to Administrators only Foreman security level will have access to the Reports tab Reports D ochigr l Setup j Reports Tab Page DocMgr Tab Page Setup Tab Page CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Area Tab Page Operator Description Fe Area 3 GagePort Area Rotor Area The Area tab displays each Area available to this PC Depending on the configuration of CimWorks MCS the machine operator may not see this area tab By clicking any portion of the icon that Area will be selected Its name will be highlighted and a description of that Area will appear in a box below the row of tabs Double clicking an Area icon selects that Area and displays the Station tab used to select a machine workstation or assembly b
96. e uploaded files appear correct to most editors Strip to o When checked enabled any program data Protocol Engine receives from the CNC control which precedes the first received is not stored in the uploaded file Some CNC controls send out bad parity or Man readable human readable information meant to be punched out on a paper tape punch displaying the filename data before the actual program file which would start with a 96 Upload filename Overwrite When selected enabled any program Protocol Engine uploads in the manual mode non CimWorks MCS whose name already exists in the chosen directory will have the existing file overwritten by the new file Chapter 12 DNC Properties 12 7 Rename to Bak When selected enabled any program Protocol Engine uploads in the stand alone mode non CimWorks MCS whose name already exists in the chosen directory will have the existing file renamed with a bak extension and the new file named as was the prior original For example if the original file is Test 001 the new filename would be Test 001 and the original filename would become Test bak Upload Start and End Char Start of File Character This character is sent to the CNC control to initiate an upload Some CNC controls require a DC1 Xon code to start an output or punch function This may require the CNC control to be in the output or punch mode prior to issuing the upload command to Protocol Engine in manual or auto
97. e a Profile for a Configuration Profiles are created by the administrator for CNC Controls that do not adhere to the standard Basic BTR Mazatrol Rts Cts and Universal Profiles Profiles are provided to speed up the administrator s configuration of an identical control The Control Profiles can be selected from a list of prepared profiles in the File Load Profile menu of DNC Properties After customizing a parameter page select menu File Save Profile and click on Save This new profile will now be available for applying to any Station name after appropriate edits such as the physical Com port associated with that CNC GFK 1888 Chapter 12 DNC Properties 12 11 Chapter Product Support 13 If you have any question on the CimWorks MCS product contact your nearest GE Fanuc Automation representative or GE Fanuc CNC Technical Support by one of the following methods Phone 1 800 GEFANUC 1 800 433 2682 Internet www gefanuc com Mail GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc PO Box 8106 Charlottesville VA 22906 In addition the CimWorks Inc Product Support group can provide product support This support is available from 6 30 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Time Monday through Friday excluding holidays Phone 800 955 7100 Fax 425 820 2617 e mail support CimWorks com Mail CimWorks Inc A GE Fanuc Company Product Support Group 11415 NE 128 Street Kirkland WA 98034 6332
98. ed 3 The Administrator security level has all available rights GFK 1888 2 1 To Log In 1 Enter User ID Type in the user s name 2 Enter PIN Type in the user s password 3 Click the Log In button or press Enter Note The boxes User ID Match First Name Last Name and Level are filled in automatically and are not editable Login Enter User ID The User Id is a code to identify each user It can be any alphanumeric value No spaces are allowed Login Enter PIN This is a password that is assigned by the administrator and assigned to each user Any Administrator has access to these passwords Maximum size is 18 characters Login Cancel Cancels the login procedure User Button 2 2 When the User button in the upper right of the CimWorks MCS window is clicked the Login Bar will appear A new user can log in or an existing user may log out CimWorks MCS cannot be closed until all current users have logged out Users should click this button when leaving the PC for a period of time This will save their current tab and status of their active job Another user can then use the same PC to login and update the status of his jobs running on other stations Clicking the User button prevents other operators from making changes to your job Any existing user can go back to his job by simply clicking the user s name button displayed on the Login Bar This returns that user to the same tab page he left on the P
99. ed Docs section Fill in the Infocard with the appropriate information The Document Title Author Document Number and Filename are required Revision and Custom Fields are optional but quite useful especially when searching for documents Once a document has been registered it will appear in the Registered Documents list To launch an application that has been Associated using the Windows associate function with the document right click the document and select Start Editor The application that is launched is dependent upon the file extension of the selected file This feature is a convenient way for a user of DocMgr to launch a specific application For more information about assigning a machine to a document see the topics DNC Manager and New Machine Specific Document GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 7 Machine Specific Documents Since a single folder can be used to hold information for many machines that are capable of a given manufacturing operation there is a mechanism in VisualDocs to assign a specific machine to certain documents within the folder For example if two machines can perform operation 20 for a part but require different tooling there can be two tool lists in the folder One can be assigned to Machine and the other to Machine 2 When an operator selects the target machine and the folder is selected only documents that are either unassigned or specific to that machine will be viewable In the case of NC part
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101. efore you can view the DNC Tab page Note The extension of the document s must be defined as the Doc Type of NC Program in Setup Misc DocFields Extension tab Normally there is only one NC program for each operation on a specific CNC machine If there is more than one NC Program for the selected operation use the arrow keys to select the desired program If the selected program has been assigned to a specific Station that is not the current Station a red warning message will appear You cannot download this program because it does not match the current Station The contents of the DNC Tab will be refreshed whenever this tab is selected reflecting the latest changes to the selected folder Traceability Feature The Traceability feature allows you to see the document creation time and the name or initials of the person creating the document This information appears in the Select a File dialog box GFK 1888 5 1 5 2 Custom Fields There are up to five custom fields that are viewable in the DNC Tab for an associated document type These fields are only viewable if the administrator sets them up when installing CimWorks MCS If available they will appear in the Select Program data form OT Drill Instruction Not Specific icm001 a Not Specific ccc CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 DNC Activity Download To Download an NC Part Program 1 Click this button to begin downloading the selected NC
102. em Name Value Graph Use this button to return to the first line in the Data grid This button is located next to the Comment button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Maintenance tab Use this button to move backwards to the previous line in the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to 1 MEM in Period button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Maintenance tab Use this button to move forward to the next MEM in the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to Previous MEM button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Maintenance tab Use this button to fast forward to the end of the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to Last MEM in Period button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Maintenance tab Displays the percentage and time the station was running This percent reflects the same information shown in the pie Displays the percentage and time the station was idle This percent reflects the same information shown in the pie chart Displays the percentage and time the station was down This percent reflects the same information shown in the pie chart Displays the name of the item being maintained If the Item Name is red then the current ADC signal for the On Time maintenance item is in the Off state If the Item Name is green then the current ADC signal for the ON Time maintenance item is in the On state If the Item Name is black
103. ench etc within the selected Area This tab is used to select an Area containing a set of work Stations or machines Normally work centers are grouped by department or function For example the lathe department could be the Turning Area Or the larger lathes could be the 6 Lathe Area The Area tab page shows only the Areas available to this PC This tab will not be refreshed unless the application is restarted A maximum of 72 Areas can be set The Area and Station tabs will not display for the Operator and Foreman security levels if there is only one Station defined GFK 1888 Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 5 Area Tab Page Administrator 2 6 r Area Area Options Description b BLACK BOX AllAreas phat Area A 4 Area Ray Shaft Area The Area Tab is used to create the name and icon representing a collection of workstations like machines benches welding bays or any combination of stations For example a cell of machine tools might be called the Housing Cell The Housing Cell will be an Area All of the Stations machines within this cell or Area will be defined in the Station tab Generally the purpose of the Area tab is to limit a particular shop floor PC to only a few Areas Since a given PC is expected to provide electronic information for operators physically close by it makes sense to limit each PC to Areas near which it is located Normally each PC is limited to o
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105. ents for the path of the registered document you selected Use this check box to select a registered document and then select the Folders Containing button to view the registered documents that are on hold for the path of the registered document you selected A dialog box called Folders On Hold opens and displays only held documents Note This check box will only appear when a folder is selected Select a folder type from the following options Group Part and Operation Click the Group button to view properties for the group currently selected in the Group list box Use the Group drop down list box to select a different group from the list that displays If this field is blank click the text box and press Enter to display a list that you can select from Click the Part Rev button to view a list of tasks that you can perform with the currently selected Part that displays in the Part list box The available task selections are New Edit Delete Remove and Clone Use the Part drop down list box to select a different part from the list that displays If this field is blank click the text box and press Enter to display a list that you can select from Click the Operation button to view a list of tasks that you can perform with the currently selected operation that displays in the Operation list box The available task selections are New Edit Delete Remove Clone and properties 7 3 7 4 Operation List Box On
106. er 12 DNC Properties 12 5 Port ID The Port ID is used with CimWorks MCS VisualDNC to associate a Station named parameter page with a VisualDNC Station The port designation is sent to DNC Properties in a transaction file named IN Node ID ex INO1 File INO1 has within it a character string A Port ID ex 01 or 02 99 Valid Port ID designations increment from 01 to 99 and must be coordinated with the proper Node ID designation 01 to 09 which match with the VisualDNC DNC Properties For one session of DNC Properties connected to Com1 Com the proper Port designations and Node ID designation are as follows Com Port Port ID Node ID Coml 01 01 Com2 02 01 Com3 03 01 Com4 04 01 A typical 8 port configuration using the 8 port communications board would be as follows Note that the board starts at assigned Com 5 this avoids conflicts with possible on board Com Ports Com Port Port ID Node ID Com5 01 01 Com6 02 01 Com7 03 01 Coms 04 01 Com9 05 01 Com10 06 01 Coml11 07 01 Com12 08 01 Initial Timeout The Initial Timeout is an interval measured in minutes in which a command issued manually or by CimWorks MCS VisualDNC for an Upload or Download must be acknowledged by the CNC control If the timeout is allowed to expire the function will abort whether issued manually or by CimWorks MCS VisualDNC The Initial Timeout should be set for a nominal time in minutes to allow the operator to issue the command at the PC and then walk t
107. ercentage of each state is displayed below the pie chart Note Rounding may cause the totals of the percentages to appear to either be more or less than 100 percent Note History charts will never match exactly for a station on two or more PC s unless the system clocks are synchronized Contact the system administrator to synchronize system clocks History Back Button The Back button returns user to the MEM tab page GFK 1888 Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page 6 19 Chapter DocMgr Tab Page m Registered Documents New E dit Remove pan Ce Group Part Operation Number Rev Tite Author a a 0015 2455 A PP Doc 2 Sop at Stations 0020 65 32 A DXF Documen GEK Part Rev Jonc Test Files 4 D02088 26 A CAL Sample GEK masm pho 12334 B Shaft Sys amp dn 222 2650 A CG4Sample GEK On Hold Include B11450 1 A Flare Fitting Pri MVP Removed 5114502 A Flare Fitting Dir MVP Documents Assigned to Folder 6114503 A Flare Fitting FE MVP gt 6114505 A Flare Fitting Ph MVP ETEA ET 611450 6 A Flara Fating Flo MVE 1450 2 Flare Fitting Dir MVP EDITUS Pump Housing WAL 6114505 A Flare Fitting Ph MVP S206 1 A Flare Nut Print MVP lt CNC 1234 A NC Sample GEK 3206 2 Flare Nut Dime MVP 4 Filter Selected Doc Only On Hold The DocMgr tab is used by administrators to register documents in the CimWorks MCS database The DocMgr also is used
108. eted your changes click the Save Changes button This will not make a new Operation but only change the current Operation s Station Group Name and or Description If you want to make a new Operation similar to this one use Clone from the pull down menu Folder Operation Delete Confirm Deletion of an Operation 2 Are you sure you want to delete the following Operation S MC Note This is the last Operation defined for the current Machine Group and Part If you answer Yes the current Part will also be deleted Proceed with the following deletion PART Rotor JLA 10 a OPERATION NMC To Delete an Operation 1 Select an operation from the drop down list 2 Click the Operation button 3 Select Delete 4 When the confirmation dialog box appears answer Yes to confirm the deletion operation Note You cannot delete an operation if it is in use currently by a started job Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 27 Folder Operation Clone Cloning duplicates an operation This is most useful when a similar part needs to be made on another Group and many of the existing documents may apply You have the option of including the documents in the folder by checking the Include Documents check box To Clone an Operation with a Registered Document i Clone Operation to the Selected Part and Machine Group E3 Machine Group All Stations Patt Rev 0 ge Operation Name VMC Operation Description 5 SY v Include Docume
109. eue The topmost arrow will select the first job in the list and the bottommost arrow will select the last job in the list To move between jobs on the list use the up and down arrows The currently selected job will be highlighted Returns to the first job record in the Job Queue List Moves one job record towards the top of the Job Queue List hj Hl Moves one job record towards the bottom of the Job Queue List Moves to the last job record in the Job Queue List E Xj Job Queue z Include Finished Jobs Work Order LN 72 NU ETE PESE TEES Test Op Started bbb ADC Test Test Op TE ee Not Started ccc ADC Test Test Op 2 09 29 99 Not Started aaa ADC Test Test Op 100 03 23 33 Not Started TestVicky 123981 24978 W A 110 499 12 15 99 Not Started The check box above the list Include Finished Jobs when checked will show all finished jobs at the end of this list Work Order Work Order Number Part Part Number Rey Revision Number Operation Name given to track the manufacturing process step or procedure Station or Group This column displays if the part operation is assigned to a specific station or group If a specific station is assigned then only that station can see the job in the queue If there is a group assigned then any station in the group could select that job Qty to Make The quantity of parts to be made Date Required Usually would be the date to start the job Status This is the status o
110. event Tab to each field and either type or use the combo box to select options for the event The Activity Name field has a character limit of 25 Press Enter to add the event to the grid Click any options to force actions when the new event is selected To Edit an Event m ew owe dde s Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page From the Setup tab click the Events tab Right click in the data grid on the event to be edited Highlight the old information and begin typing new information about the event Tab to each field and either type or use the combo box to select options for the event Press Enter to exit the grid Click any options to force actions when the new event is selected 8 23 8 24 To Delete an Event 1 From the Setup tab click the Events tab 2 Highlight the event 3 Right click in the data grid and select Delete 4 Click Yes to confirm the deletion To Force an Action when an Event is Selected 1 From the Setup tab click the Events tab 2 Highlight the event to contain a forced action 3 Click one of the check boxes next to the appropriate selection in the Actions that Force Selected area of the Event tab CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Tab Events Sub Tab Shift Data Shift data is available for viewing or changing from the Events tab Click the Edit Shift Data button to view shift information Edit Shift Data NOTE CimWorks MCS defaults for shifts are three sh
111. f the job Not Started Setup Started Interrupted or Finished The status of the job is set in the MEM tab 3 2 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Manual Folder Selection Current User is Admin User As Administrator in Implant Area on Implant 1 Part Number Flare Fitting A Folders are selected from the header area of the Job Tab If you want to run a job that is not in the job queue and the part number and operation are known it is possible to select a folder from the header area Use the drop down list boxes to select or enter the part and operation number for the job Part Number Part Number Put the cursor in the Part Number box using the pointing device or the Tab key Pressing the space bar will bring up a part number list of all parts available for this Station You can scroll down this list to pick the desired part number To Search for a Part Number 1 If you know the first few characters of the part number type them in followed by a space The part list displayed will only show parts starting with those characters 2 Scroll down the list of part numbers until you see the part number you want 3 Click it and then double click to select that part number Or you can use the Up Down arrow keys to select the desired part number and then use the Enter key to select it 4 Press the Enter key and the highlighted part will be selected GFK 1888 Chapter 3 Job Tab Page 3 3 Operation
112. files Remove blanks Change formats Add or delete EOB characters Alter numeric values associated with address letters Delete individual columns e e o o Items available under the Global menu are Reseq brings up a dialog that lets you re sequence or add sequence numbers to the NC program Sequence numbers are N words and are placed at the front of each block However if a block already has an optional delete character of a slash in the first position the sequence number will follow it The panel lets you enter a starting number an increment and the number of digits you want Increment Starting Number Start at Block Number of Digits Sequence Every Start at Cursor Selected Blocks Only Add Change Remove Only Do Not Sequence Comments Do Not Sequence Empty Blocks Insert Blank Space After Seqno Number Blocks No N in Segno Close TTT If you check the Start at Cursor box then re sequencing will start at the cursor location not at the start of the program This lets you avoid placing sequence numbers on program name blocks comments and other miscellaneous blocks that often appear at the start of a program You can use the Start at Block Number text box for the same purpose Start at Cursor takes precedence Check the Suppress leading zeros box if you do not want sequence numbers to have leading zeros If any characters are selected when you pick the Reseq menu i
113. g a part number revision and operation GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 7 8 8 The Groups are also available in the Station tab when you select a Station right click and pick Associate This action is what actually associates a given Station with a predefined Group C Associated with Station Test Insp Lathes Horizontal Mills Press Injection Molders Milling Machines Assembly Stations i Screw Machines gt Note A station can belong to one or more groups CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 Test_Inspection Stations GFK 1888 Setup Groups Sub Tab Delete aS All Stations Station Group containing All Stations Assembly Stations Centers where parts are assembled Horizontal Mills Horizontal Milling area Injection Molders Rra nf maldina machines to make GagePorts Lathes Milling Machines Press Printing Presses Screw Machines Test_Inspection Station pre tested and inspected To Delete a Group 1 Click the Setup tab and then click Groups 2 Highlight the Group you want to remove 3 Right click and select Delete 4 Click Yes to verify that you want to delete the group CimW orks Note Before deleting a group you must un associate any stations attached to it GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 9 8 10 Setup PCs Sub Tab An administrator can use the PCs tab to simulate another PC on the CimWorks MCS network withou
114. g the Job Queue Administrator The jobs in the queue may be removed edited moved and cloned By clicking the right mouse button on a job a shortcut menu appears with the following list options Select to Move Move to He Edit Job Clone Job Delete Job I Select to Move Move to Here Edit Job Clone Job Delete Job Used to select a job that will be moved to another location in the list Only Not Started jobs can be moved usually to bring a job up to a higher priority Used to select the position in the queue list for the selected job s new location a started job is top on the queue and a job can not be moved to that line Interrupted jobs go to the bottom of the list any Not Started job can then be moved to the top of the queue Interrupted jobs can not be moved Used to select a job for editing Use the job panel on the lower right to edit quantities due date and or work order number The folder itself is not edited but simply the items that define a job Used to make a duplicate of a job for the selected Station Normally this is followed by an edit Used to delete a job from the queue CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Job Tab Right Click Menu Undo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select All Undo Cancels the last action taken Cut The selected information is removed and placed on the Windows clipboard Copy The selected information is copied to the Windows cl
115. ges do not become permanent until you write the file back to disk Editor vf40032 ncd File Edit 690 Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help Dela ej xaaa ew VF40032 Gi 25 7100 B90 000 T2 M6 S50 M3 X1 3012 x0 9262 x0 9291 x0 9282 x0 9235 xo xo xo xo xo xo xo xo 9151 9033 8882 8702 8493 8261 8007 7736 x 0 0 0 x 0 0680 23 8260 R 0711 22 7425 B120 000 F6 0 0473 22 7412 A 0 0332 B118 551 F10 7 0234 22 7402 A 0 0661 B117 065 0 0010 22 7396 A 0 0987 B115 545 F7 9 22 7393 A 0 1309 B113 993 F6 2 22 7391 A 0 1627 B112 415 F5 4 xo xo xo xo xo xo xo xo 0262 0527 0807 1105 1425 1768 2136 2532 A 0 1941 B110 812 7389 A 0 7385 A 0 7377 A O 7362 A 0 7340 A 0 z2 z2 z2 z2 z2 2251 2556 2857 3153 3444 B109 B107 902 F4 9 B104 B102 B105 189 551 245 586 BEES 8 x Tool Bar Current block and total blocks 1 2704 10 1 Interaction with the VisualDNC Edit is through standard Windows commands and techniques The VisualDNC Edit window is resized and moved as is done in most Windows programs and you can enter commands via a menu bar at the top of the VisualDNC Edit window Several of the most commonly used menu items also appear within a tool bar at the top x Editor 002T07 M06 Two edit POSTPRE SSS EOS TIOT nmanmT windows are vf40032 ncd open VF40032 5G04 N10
116. h the following format 3 character description space hyphen space 2 numeric characters and H character For example HLP 99H 12 10 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 How to Create a Configuration for a Station The Administrator configures a Station in the Station tab in CimWorks MCS A right click on that respective station displays a pop up menu select DNC Properties The DNC Properties application will read in the current settings of the station and note any changes during the DNC Properties session Either exiting the program or selecting File Save Station will save any changes made and return to the Station tab During stand alone operation of DNC Server selecting the DNC Properties menu will start the DNC Properties session selecting the first available station Menu item File Load Station is used to move to other stations to view their current configurations Choose File Save Station and select any listed station to save the parameters to or exit to save the parameters to the currently selected station A typical Station DNC Properties session from CimWorks MCS would be as follows 1 Right click on any station in the Station tab 2 Select DNC Properties from the pop up menu 3 Change applicable settings in Com Port Options Upload Options and Download Options 4 Click on the OK button to save and exit How to Creat
117. h this button is labeled Edit Original a copy of the original is being edited Once one or more edits have taken place this button changes to Edit 5 4 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 DNC Edit Button The Edit button will appear when there is one or more existing edits of the NC program To Edit the NC Program 1 Click the Edit button to bring up a box showing the editing options 2 Click the Original button to edit the original NC Part Program or click the Edits button to further edit the edited file and Cancel button to cancel If there is more than one edited program you will see a list of them called 001 002 003 etc with comments 3 Select the desired one and the editor will start i Select a file This is the third edit of this edit Test Again no change Added line Multiple edits can exist along with the original program It is easy to go back and check previous edits to see what adjustments were made before making another adjustment or change GFK 1888 Chapter 5 DNC Tab Page 5 5 5 6 DNC Compare Edits Campare Edits The Compare Edits button starts the VisualDNC Editor in the Compare mode The Compare screen is in front of the Edit screen and the backgrounds are white This color choice allows you to select any of the existing edited part programs and compare it with the original program Select either numeric or character compare to start the comparison process The
118. hanges to keep the modifications to the Infocard Shortcut By double clicking any document in the Registered Documents list the Edit Infocard dialog box for that document will appear Remove Infocard Registered Documents New Edit Remove To Delete a Registered Document 1 Select the document from those shown in the Registered Documents list You can search for the desired document using the Filter function 2 Click Remove to delete this document from the registered document database Only the Infocard is removed the actual document is not removed or deleted Note Removing a document also removes it from any folders that use it Use the Folders Containing button to see what if any folders contain the document you are about to remove Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 11 Refresh Button DocMgr Tab The Refresh button updates or refreshes the Registered Documents grid with any new documents added since the DocMgr tab was first opened This button is useful if you keep the DocMgr tab up or minimized for a period of time Note Documents registered by other users during that time are not automatically updated for display on your grid If you cannot see a recently registered document use the Refresh button DocMgr Filter Function When you need to find a specific registered document to place it in a folder or to see its Infocard use the Filter button When the Filter function is active this button s text label
119. he Data grid This button is located next to the Comment button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Production tab Use this button to move backwards to the previous line in the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to 1 MEM in Period button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Production tab Use this button to move forward to the next MEM in the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to Previous MEM button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Production tab Use this button to fast forward to the end of the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to Last MEM in Period button in the bottom left side of the top section of the Production 6 15 Run Idle Down Cycle Time Part Time Job Information Displays the percentage and time the station was running This percent reflects the same information shown in the pie chart Displays the percentage and time the station was idle This percent reflects the same information shown in the pie chart Displays the percentage and time the station was down This percent reflects the same information shown in the pie chart Refers to the amount of time needed for a machine to produce one part Last Displays the last three cycles Best Displays the best cycle time minimum time Worst Displays the worst cycle time maximum time Avg Displays the average time of the last 10 cycles Refers to the amo
120. he author called STC will appear You can use any number of the fields in the filter box To Clear a Filter View Click Filter On to view the Filter CimWorks MCS Documents dialog box 2 Click Clear and then click OK to see a full display of documents GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 13 7 14 Rules for Filtering If you enter characters into one or more of the search fields Infocards whose fields start with those characters will be located Wildcard filtering with asterisks work three ways Example Example Example 1 Asterisk characters will filter for all ending with those characters When used as characters all files that begin with disk not case sensitive will be listed When characters is used it will filter for all fields that have the words or characters between the asterisks and display those containing the word or characters somewhere within the field 3 Using characters will filter for all that begin with the word or characters to the left to the asterisk Title field Pipe If you enter Pi you will get all documents whose first two characters of the Title field are Pi If you also entered the revision as C you will get all documents whose title begin with Pi and have a Revision of C If you begin a field with an asterisk and follow with a string of characters and followed by an asterisk Infocards with that string somewhere within that field will be found If the Document Nu
121. i file configured appropriately Under the Report Engine section enter the registered computer name at the PrintServer line For example PrintServer Milling Station The default for this entry is Local PC Any machine with PrintServer Local PC will not print reports All machines with the registered computer name entered will print scheduled reports to their default printer This way you can send multiple reports throughout the factory with one Schedule entry If none of these PCs are running when the scheduled time arrives for printing they are not printed All past due reports are printed by the first PrintServer PC to login after that CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 L Previewing a Report You can preview a report from either the Select by Criterion or Select by Name tabs You can select a report on the Select by Name tab and preview it or create a new one on the Select by Criterion tab and then preview it before printing If no data exists for a selected report a message will appear and the report will be cancelled GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 17 9 18 To Preview a Report from the Select by Name Tab 1 Select a report category and a report name from the Select by Name tab 2 Click the Preview button 3 Navigate through the pages in the report to verify that it is what you expected You can schedule the report for repeated printing if you like what you see in Preview
122. ialog box appears asking if the original report should be deleted VisualMEM Report Generator Confirm Report Rename Delete Ed 2 You have chosen to Raname a report Do you want to delete the old report Horizontal Milling Test will be deleted if Yes is chosen ij No Cancel 4 Click the Yes button if the old report should be deleted while the application is creating the new report Click the No button if the old report should NOT be deleted when the new report is created Click the Cancel button if neither action is desired CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Ensuring MEM Data Appears on Reports CimWorks MCS is shipped with default of three shifts covering 24 hours Monday through Friday There are also approximately 15 MEM events pre defined see list below State RUN DOWN IDLE DOWN DOWN IDLE DOWN DOWN DOWN IDLE DOWN IDLE IDLE IDLE DOWN Activity Name In Production Restock Single Block Selected Broken Tooling No Operator Scheduled Down Maintenance Request No Material No Job Optional Stop Selected Tooling Change Maintenance Complete Operator Break Not Scheduled Setup Job Category Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Productive Setup When modifying shift information and MEM for your operation please remember the follo
123. ick the Custom Fields sub tab 2 Highlight the entire field to be deleted 3 Right click the mouse button in the Custom Fields for Selected Document Type and click Delete 4 Click Yes when the deletion dialog box appears Do you really want to delete this Custom Field i CUT To Rename a Custom Field 1 Click the Setup tab and then click the Custom Fields sub tab 2 Click the name in the list to be renamed 3 Type anew name over the old name The new name will affect all documents with the Document Type that was renamed 4 Press OK to apply the new name Note The contents of the Custom Field you rename will not be changed even though the name was changed For example in the document type Photo if the Custom Field for Size is changed to Camera Type the contents of the custom field in the database will still contain size data CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Events Sub Tab Use the Events tab to add MEM events to CimWorks MCS MEM events are activities that are performed by your machines You can also make changes to shift information using the Edit Shift button Events Edit Shift Data Actions that Force Selected State Name Activity Name Job Category State ID enprene Single block Productive m MEM Events Tooling Change Productive Interrupt Job Waiting for crane Productive ae Maintenance Complete Productive T Finish Job Not Scheduled Productive Continue Job
124. icking Apply You must click the gt gt Apply lt lt button for the status change and the activity to be recorded The border around the Station icon will also turn blue erbas Toet Tne E77 MIT Tce ciao 7 Y 5 02 56 PM 00 00 05 Admin Mach Power ON 5 03 01 PM 01 33 20 Admin NONE Unknown hit 9 23 33 6 36 21 PM 00 35 53 Admin NONE Unknown shift2 3 28 38 7 12 14 PM 00 00 00 Admin IBLE Non Production shift2 After applying an activity the grid reflects the changes CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 L MDC Sub Tab Station Status Down Down Dawn Clicking the Down button will turn the square to its right red and open the Down Activity box Then you must select an activity from the displayed list and click the Apply button to record the event You may also enter an activity comment by clicking the Activity Comment box prior to clicking Apply You must click the gt gt Apply lt lt button for the status change and the activity to be recorded The border around the Station icon will also turn red This example contains a red square indicating that the button is active MDC Sub Tab Station Status Apply gt gt Apply lt lt After a Station Status button Run Idle or Down has been clicked the Apply button appears When the correct activity and reason is selected along with an optional comment click the Apply button to record the event Station Status and descri
125. ifts active Monday through Friday To Add Shift Data 1 From the Events Tab click the Edit Shift Data button Shift Setup Default __ Description E fs PPS O e L2 sz 1500 0800 False 3 shitts 2300 0759 Fale 2 Select the Check for Overlapping Shifts box if you have edited shift information and want CimWorks MCS to check just the information that has changed for overlapping shifts Using this option will improve the performance 3 Right click in the dialog box and then select Add Description Shift Stat Shit Duration Remove Mon Tues we E ECTES TE 4 Type in the shift information and click the days of the week that you want to schedule the shift The Description field has a character limit of 50 5 Click Close to return to the Events tab GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 25 To Edit Shift Data 1 From the Events Tab click the Edit Shift Data button 2 Right click in the dialog box and then click inside the cell of the shift that you want to change Description Shift Start_ Shift Duration _ Remove Mon Tues We 17 PPS eye 3 Type in the shift information and click the days of the week that you want to reschedule the shift The Description field has a character limit of 50 4 Click Close to return to the Events tab To Delete Shift Data 1 From the Events Tab click the Edit Shift Data button Shift Setup Default
126. ify the number of assumed decimals and VisualDNC Edit will insert decimal points in all occurrences of the words you specify 10 10 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 gjord Format Test the proposed format here Address Letters Affected A g c p e r a nfi To x c M u o e a R s ul YT Digits Before Decimal 3 Digits After Decimal 4 Decimals Assumed o v Suppress Leading Zeros v Include Decimal Point Suppress Trailing Zeros AtLeast 1 Zero After Decimal AtLeast 1 Zero Before Decimal Include Sign if Positive Start Close Assume that you want to X Y Z I J and K words to have a decimal point and no leading zeros but want to keep trailing zeros There are three digits before the decimal and four after You would do the following on the Word Format panel 1 Click on the address letters you want changed 2 Key 3 into the Digits Before Decimal box 3 Key 4 into the Digits After Decimal box 4 If the file currently has no decimals you would enter 4 into Decimals Assumed 5 Check the Suppress Leading Zeros and the Include Decimal point options 6 Make sure the Suppress Trailing Zeros option is not checked no X 7 Unless you want plus signs on positive numbers leave the Include Sign if Positive box unchecked 8 Select the Try button to see the results of your specs You can key any number you want into the sample data box for testing This
127. ility to assign a folder to a group sharply reduces the number of folders required It is assumed that PCs will be located on the shop floor close to where the documents or NC programs are needed A PC may be located in a cell of machinery and is used by all operators in that cell Or a PC may be located on an assembly bench where any item assembled in the plant may be worked on Or there may be a group of non identical machines any one of which may be able to make a particular part This would be especially true in CNC machining and CNC sheet metal punch presses In the machine tool example there may be two types of lathes in the plant lathes that can make parts up to 2 in diameter and lathe s that can make parts up to 1 in diameter There could be two groups if we make the large lathes into one group and the small and large lathes into another group All large parts will be assigned only to the 2 group and all smaller parts will be assigned to the combined group since the smaller parts can be made on any of the lathes Having a single folder for many machines also reduces the burden of folder maintenance For example if a new document is added to a folder it needs to be placed into only one folder even though this folder has already been assigned to a group of 20 machines that can manufacture the part CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Machine Specific Documents Since a single folder can be used to hold
128. information for many machines that are capable of a given manufacturing operation there is a mechanism in VisualDocs and VisualDNC to assign a specific machine to certain documents within the folder For example if two machines can perform operation 20 for a part but require different tooling there can be two tool lists in the folder One can be assigned to Machine and the other to Machine 2 When an operator selects the target machine and the folder is selected only documents that are either unassigned or specific to that machine will be viewable In the case of NC part programs only programs that will work on the selected machine can be downloaded This prevents a program from going to the wrong machine with possible catastrophic consequences But only one folder needs to be created and maintained Selecting Folders and Jobs on the Shop Floor Once an operator has selected an Area and Station the Job tab must be selected The Job tab is used to either select a Folder from a Job Queue that was previously generated or to select a Folder using Part Number and Operation A Job in the Queue List is defined as a Folder that has been placed in the queue along with a required quantity In addition a date required and work order number can be associated with a job The Job Queue List can only be managed by a user with administrator rights Each entry can be deleted moved or edited Right clicking an entry allows the manipulation of that job
129. ini option Options AreasLocked false true If the ini option is set to false and you select Lock Positions on any icon in the Area tab all icons in the tab will be locked in their current position for the current session If AreasLocked true the icons are locked when logging in and the icon menu option is grayed out This menu item would be used to re lock the icons after unlocking them during a session with the next option Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 7 Unlock Positions Unlocks the icons so that they can be moved on the tab This menu option is used in conjunction with a CimWorks ini option Options AreasLocked false true If the ini option is set to true or you have previously clicked on the Lock Positions menu option and you select Unlock Positions on any icon in the Area tab all icons in the tab will be unlocked for the current session If AreasLocked false the icons are unlocked and this option would only be used after locking them during the current session with the Lock Positions option If you are setting up the icons on the tab and have them all in the desired locations you should then log out of CimWorks MCS and change the ini option to AreasLocked true Then the next time you log in the Lock Positions option of the icon menu will be grayed out confirming the CimWorks ini option is in effect If you unlock the icons after that the Lock Positions option will become active to re lock them Ci
130. inted using the VisualDNC Edit s screen font unless you check the Use Assigned Font box and specify a different font Invokes an Open dialog that lets you insert a file from disk into the file that you are editing The entire file that you specify on the panel will be read in at your cursor location Position the text cursor to the desired location before selecting this menu item Quits the VisualDNC Edit If any NC programs within VisualDNC Edit have been changed since last saved to disk VisualDNC Edit will ask if you want to save them before exiting GFK 1888 Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 3 10 4 Recent File List A list of recently opened file names may also appear on this menu Selecting one is a quick way of opening it Deleting Files You can delete a file from within VisualDNC Edit by selecting the file name within the Open File panel and pressing the Delete key on your keyboard You can also right click the mouse and select other options from a pop up menu Note In some installations not all File menu items may be available When imbedded within another application VisualDNC Edit may show an abbreviated menu list to better maintain system integrity The missing functions are available elsewhere in the system within VisualDNC Edit is installed CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Edit Menu GFK 1888 x File Edit Search Global Cales Analysis Options Window Help 8 x 3 Edit selections manipu
131. ions added Answers can be dragged via the left mouse button into the VisualDNC Edit window Specify desired number of decimals using this slider GFK 1888 Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 13 Triangle configuration and diameter of inscribed circle will be displayed The Trig Calculator is a special purpose window that helps calculate angles and sides of triangles You can key angles and lengths into the text boxes provided When enough information is available the Compute button can be selected and the calculator will fill in the remaining boxes The Clear key clears all values Two versions one for right triangles and one for oblique triangles are available Data from the text boxes can be dragged into the VisualDNC Edit window 10 14 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 The Programming Calculator provides various aids in developing feed rates spindle speeds and other values It consists of six main topics an inch metric calculator a feedrate calculator spindle speed calculator a drill calculator a tap thread calculator and a method of creating points arranged in a circular arc To select a main topic pick one of the six tabs at the top of the panel and then one of the buttons that are subsequently displayed Programming Calculator Conversion Feedrates Speeds Drill Tapping Hole Circles IPR RPM IPM 007 p rod 10 5 um IPR gt IPM IPM gt IPR FPT gt IPM IPM
132. ipboard Paste Information on the Windows clipboard is placed in the document where the cursor or mouse pointer is located Delete The selected information is removed from the document Select All Selects all text in the list box where the cursor or mouse pointer is located Dates in CimWorks MCS The following information is true about dates in CimWorks MCS e The dates in CimWorks MCS are Year 2000 compliant e Date formats follow the settings for your PC You can change them in Windows Control Panel Regional Settings e Any date from 1 1 100 to 12 31 9999 can be entered e Dates from 1 1 0 to 12 31 29 are treated as though they are in the 2000 s For example 4 3 9 will be entered as 4 3 2009 e Dates from 1 1 30 to 12 31 99 are treated as though they are in the 1900 s For example 11 12 99 will be entered as 11 12 1999 e Dates without the year component will be entered as being in the current year e Dates without the day component will be entered for the first day of the month For example 11 98 will be entered as 11 1 98 GFK 1888 Chapter 3 Job Tab Page 3 7 3 8 Job Status Options You can use the Setup Job In Production Interrupt Job and Finish Job buttons on the Job Tab to change the status of the jobs in the job queue Job Status Setup dots Good Parts d NN o Original Qy 100 Reject Parts o 0 gt gt Update lt lt ln Prediction Interrupt Job Finish Job Part
133. istrator privileged login to terminate DNC Server Logout Logout removes a prior administrator login Help Menu ts DNC Server p x is DNC Server Help About DNC Server 2 port Help Menu The Help menu provides access to the following sub menus DNC Server Help Help on DNC Server allows access to the Help files About DNC Server About DNC Server displays current DNC Server version and allows access to system information 11 2 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Chapter DNC Properties 12 DNC Properties is an ActiveXDLL application used in conjunction with DNC Server and or CimWorks MCS VisualDNC DNC Properties provides the user interface to configure each available serial port connected to a CNC to match that CNC s communications parameters Function of DNC Properties DNC Properties is used by administrators to configure a PC s Com Port settings to match a CNC control to be connected to the DNC network These Com Ports settings once configured for a specific CNC control are recalled any time that the CNC name is selected by DNC Properties File Load Station File menu selection or automatically by CimWorks MCS Station tab right click menu selection of DNC Properties Starting DNC Properties In the CimWorks MCS Station tab select a machine icon and right click Select the sub menu DNC Properties or if enabled in DNC Server select the
134. l Folders In the System button is used to find out which folders contain a selected document Select a document from the Registered Documents list and then click the All Folders in the System button Note Folders with no registered documents or folders that use Folder Path instead of registered documents will NOT display To Use the All Folders in the System Button 1 Click the All Folders in the System button to view the All Folders dialog box ia All Folders Ea Machine Group All Stations All Documents All Stations DNC Test Files Assembly Statio GP 850 Assembly Station GPO850 HH Assembly Statio GP2102NT Assembly Statio GP2104NT Injection Molder GPO850 HH Injection Molder GPO850 HH 2 Double click a folder to cause a list of the documents in the folder to display in the Documents Assigned to Folder grid at the lower right corner of the DocMgr tab Documents Assigned to Folder BDMR OC A Bill of Materials BDMRO20C Bill of Materials GP 01 Assembly Draw GP 02 Assembly Draw GP 03 Assembly Draw GP 08 Assembly Draw GP 11 Mold 2 Drawint To close the All Folders dialog box click the X button located in the upper right corner GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 15 7 16 To View Only Documents on Hold Refresh All Folders On Hold Filter Selected Dog IV Only On Hold 1 Check the Only On Hold check box at the bottom of the DocMgr Tab 2 Click the All Folders On Hold button to view the Fo
135. late OW suene teat ta Gutes cet RE 4 3 Rotates a CAD or graphics file in a clockwise direction 4 3 Mirror Left Right sessssssssssseseeeeeneenennenne nennen nennen 4 3 Mirrors a CAD or graphics image to the left or right of the original image 4 3 Mirror Up Down ssesssseeneneeneenenenenennene nennen 4 3 Mirrors a CAD or graphics image to the top or bottom of the original Full screen restores the view of the entire document For example if a CAD drawing were selected you could zoom in or out focusing on one section of a document After viewing the section click the Full Screen button to restore the full view of the document sssssss 4 3 Return to Docs Tab eta ete ee eee er e iere e e EE ees 4 3 This button closes the viewer and returns you to the Doc Tab The current document is also closed sse 4 3 Machine Specific Documents Viewing ee eee eee eene ee eee eee eese es sseeeee 4 3 Docs Tab Viewing a Doc s Fields ecce ecce eee e eee eee eee eee eee es FOF Docs Tab Document Type Option Buttons e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees G24 SUCKS NOLO sere ER NN ER RR EORR TENERE EUREN MEE ERR T bna QUERI aessa aaa Ma D To Use the Sticky Note Feature sse 4 5 s bla dubi T TE 4 5 What Can DE VIeweQl s eeeecve v eee v even oo veo vo enano s eaa oae e osa
136. late characters and blocks of the NC program file Using unctions contained in Edit you can delete blocks of data copy them and move them o select multiple characters or blocks of data hold the mouse button down and drag he mouse over the characters Entire blocks or lines can be selected by keeping the mouse to the left of the lines If you prefer using the keyboard press the shift key and use the cursor arrow keys to select the characters you want ou can select large blocks of data quickly with the mouse by selecting the start haracter and then holding the shift key down while you select the end character Between these actions you can page down through the file if necessary Items available under the Edit menu item are Undo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select All Used to back out of the last change you made If for example you unintentionally delete some characters you should immediately select Edit Undo to restore them VisualDNC Edit retains a list of changes and you can press Undo repeatedly to undo previous actions The size of the list depends on available memory Not all changes can be undone Used to delete characters At the same time these characters are copied to the Windows Clipboard so that they can be pasted back in another location if you desire see Paste The Clipboard retains its information even when you change files so that characters cut from one program can be pasted into another program
137. lders On Hold dialog box Note To close the Folders On Hold dialog box click the X button located in the upper right corner of the dialog box To View Only the Select Doc Refresh All Folders With This Doc Filter Iv Selected Doc Only On Hold 1 Select the document in the Registered Documents grid 2 Check the Selected Doc check box at the bottom of the DocMgr Tab 3 Click the All Folders With This Doc button to view the list of folders that contain the selected document To close the Folders Containing Selected Doc dialog box click the X button located in the upper right corner of the dialog box To View Selected Doc and Only On Hold Refresh All Folders in the System Filter Selected Doc niv n Hold 1 Select the document in the Registered Documents grid 2 Check the Selected Doc and Only On Hold check boxes located at the bottom of the DocMgr Tab 3 Click the Folders on Hold With This Doc button to view the list of folders that are on hold containing the selected document To close the Folders Containing Selected Doc and On Hold dialog box click the X button located in the upper right corner of the dialog box CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 DocMgr Folder Definition A folder is defined by associating it with a Machine Group a Part Number and Rev and an Operation Once a folder has been defined registered documents can be added deleted or cloned from it Doc
138. le containing a starting will have that starting stripped out of the file in the download to the CNC control This is required on some Fanuc controls to enable the embedded program number to be read correctly Chapter 12 DNC Properties 12 9 Stop at End When checked enabled any program Protocol Engine downloads to the CNC control will cease downloading at the 2nd encountered in the program Some files may have other data stored in the part program file after the end of program M30 CrLf 96 Some CNC controls error if any input data follows the M30 CrLf If this function is used all part programs must adhere to the format of starting with a and ending with a Leader Leader characters are 0 or null characters which simulates the beginning of paper tape input programs Some CNC controls use the end of leader for the program start indicator Trailer Trailer characters are 0 or null characters which simulates the end of paper tape input programs Some CNC controls use the end of trailer for the program end indicator Strip Comments A comment is information in a part program which may or may not be desired to be sent to the CNC control contained within parentheses If comments are to be sent and displayed at the CNC control select None If just the first comment encountered in the file is to be stripped and the rest sent to the CNC control select First If all comments are to be stripped
139. lect HSSB from the drop down protocol selections For more information or help on DNC Properties please select Help Help on DNC Properties from the menu bar or the section on DNC Properties later in this manual Upload and Edit Paths These functions allow the specifying of paths for part programs that are uploaded from the CNC control and programs that have been edited using the PC s editor The full path may be specified Usually a network drive is used for these paths The defaults are normally used GFK 1888 Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 17 Chapter Job Tab Page 3 The Job Tab is used by shop floor personnel to select a folder for the production job Folders may be selected by using the queue list that shows a list of jobs to be performed on a given station The queue list shows the work order number or job number part number revision operation quantity required job status station or Group and the date is required Folders may also be selected manually by using the part number and operation number of the part The Job Tab will refresh at the CimWorks MCS default rate of every five seconds Any changes made on another PC to this PC s Job Tab will display within five seconds Hint Use the Tab key to quickly move between the Job Queue Manual Folder selection and Make Job portion of this screen GFK 1888 3 1 Job Queue List To select a job from the queue list use the large arrows on the right side of the Job Qu
140. load and the timeout expires Protocol Engine will report an error Dnld No Xon or Dnid No RTS If VisualDNC issued the download command Protocol Engine sends VisualDNC the error to terminate the download function PC Starts Download If checked starts the upload on the PC and initiates output on CNC Wait for Initial DC1 If the CNC control sends an initial DC1 to initiate a download DNC Properties Download option Initial DC1 is checked enabled When the download command has been issued on the PC the Protocol Engine polls the CNC control waiting for it to issue the DCI or DC2 Once the DC1 is received by Protocol Engine it rations out the program to the CNC control stopping in response to DC3 or DC4 Xoff and starting again when detecting a DC1 until the entire program is sent If no initial DC1 is sent by the CNC control DNC Properties Download option Initial DCT has not been checked If no initial DC1 is received the download is initiated at the CNC control which then waits for the program to be sent from Protocol Engine Strip Headers Headers are defined as being a character string beginning with a and ending with a CrLf The information in the header can be stripped from going to the CNC control if Strip headers is checked enabled This function was primarily made available to legacy DNC customers who have this header format in their part programs Strip 1 When checked enabled any program fi
141. loor in a manufacturing environment This PC is placed where shop floor personnel have easy access to information used to improve productivity and product quality CimWorks MCS Administration modules are used to configure CimWorks MCS and to manage documents for use on the shop floor VisualDocs provides easy access to manufacturing documents on the shop floor After selecting the station and job VisualDocs presents the manufacturing documents for that station and job only including documents for incoming inspection machine setup process procedures inspection models and final packing and shipping From VisualDNC Distributed Numerical Control operators can download upload edit and compare NC part programs Most CNC controls are supported with VisualDNC and up to 8 CNC controls may be connected to one PC VisuaIMEM Machine Event Monitoring provides on screen and report information about your machine usage to get more from your machines by improving productivity and making better scheduling and maintenance decisions Events relating to power on and off in cycle and part count are collected automatically from the machine to provide a log of runtime downtime and idle time for each machine With this information many different types of reports are available to analyze your machine s productivity Manual information can also be entered for more detailed explanations of events These products may be used in any combination to deliver to a
142. lt in default Group called All Stations By assigning a folder to the All Stations Group all Stations have access to this folder This is useful for company wide documents like quality manuals workmanship standards hazardous material forms etc The name of this default Group is defined in the CimWorks ini file Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 15 Station Tab All Stations Button Administrator The All Stations button is used to assign Stations to a specific Area and to add delete Stations Before selecting this mode of the Station tab be sure to select the Area into which you want to place Stations By selecting All Stations a set of small named rectangles representing all Stations that have been defined except those already on top of the dialog box will appear on the bottom of the dialog box These Stations may be dragged to or from the Area named on the top of the dialog box The Area s name on the top of the dialog box is selected first using the Area tab The drag function allows Stations to be moved to or from any pre defined Area CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 DNC Properties 9t DNC Properties Grinding x C CimD ata DNCFiles Grinding ec 5 U E CimData E i CXDNCFiles Grinding bim m pcm bcc m Eoo E This function is used to assign the node address for the High Speed Serial Bus HSSB that is used to connect the CNC control to the PC Se
143. ly one Station In this case the Area and Station tabs will not display for the Operator and Foreman security levels Double clicking an Area icon selects that Area and displays the Station tab CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Area Icon Administrator GFK 1888 Rename Icon Add Delete Remove Restore Include Removed Lock Positions Right clicking an Area Icon will display the shortcut menu Rename Icon Add Delete Remove Restore Include Removed Lock Positions When clicked on the title bar at the bottom of the icon is made editable By typing and using edit keys like backspace arrows etc create the name desired and press Enter Will bring up a dialog box to select a new icon file Creates a new Icon with default name of New Removes the Icon If records exist for the area they will be removed from the PC but not deleted This command removes the selected Area icon from displaying on the Area tab It does NOT remove the Area from the database This command restores a removed area for display on the Area tab The Include Removed command must first be selected so the removed area icon will be available to be restored This command allows the Area icons that have been removed to display on the Area tab Locks the icons in place so that they cannot be moved if accidentally clicked and dragged This menu option is used in conjunction with a CimWorks
144. m Hardware Shop Floor Admin PC Windows 95 OSR 2 Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 4 or higher 266 MHz CPU 64 MB RAM 100 MB free hard drive space CD ROM drive 10bT 100bT Ethernet Network Connection 256 color 640x480 or higher resolution 1 high speed serial bus Keyboard and pointing device Invalid Characters GFK 1888 The following list of characters should not be used as part of any file that will be placing data in the CimWorks MCS databases H EE E E en ONT NI Chapter I Introduction 1 5 Chapter Tab Pages and Logging In Z Logging In Enter User ID Enter PIN UserID Match First Name Last Name The Log In dialog box appears after the CimWorks MCS application starts Anyone wanting to log in must have been initially setup in the Setup Users tab The CimWorks MCS security levels are Operator Foreman or Administrator 1 The Operator security level receives a subset of the functions available to Administrators Note The Area and Station tabs will not display for the Operator and Foreman security levels if there is only one Station defined 2 The Foreman security level receives the same subset functions as the Operator level in addition to the ability to create reports in VisualMEM Report Generator if a VisualMEM Administration license is installed on the PC Note Users at the Foreman level can only sign on to a PC that has a VisualDocs Administrator license install
145. mWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Area Tab All Areas Button Administrator r Areas for VJP NT Screw Machine Grinding MENKIIZTNEM HHi ng Puxh Sais Lathes Lasers Assembly jcmpc area Areas Not for This PC Area display options are All Areas or Areas that have been associated with a named PC An administrator can simulate a remote PC by selecting its name in the Setup PCs tab By adding editing or deleting Areas for this simulated PC the actual named PC will have access to only these Areas This allows Areas to be defined for specific PCs from any administrator seat without having to physically go to the remote PC Whenever the All Areas option button is clicked the screen will refresh and show all currently available Areas By selecting All Areas a set of small named rectangles representing all Areas except those already in the Areas for xxxxx section that have been pre defined will appear on the bottom of the screen under Areas Not for This PC These Areas may be dragged to or from the PC named on the top Areas for xxxx The drag function allows Areas to be moved to or from any specific PC without having to go to the shop floor Description Edit Box Description qe Area GFK 1888 This description dialog box appears on the Area tab and the Station tab In the Area tab this box displays a descriptive phrase of the Area selected In the Station tab it display
146. matic VisualDNC mode The desired character code may be chosen from the drop down list or entered into the text area with the following format 3 character description space hyphen space 2 numeric characters and H character For example HLP 99H End of File Character This character is sent to the CNC control to terminate upload Some CNC controls require a DC3 Xoff code to terminate an output or punch function The desired character code may be chosen from the drop down list or entered into the text area with the following format 3 character description space hyphen space 2 numeric characters and H character For example HLP 99H CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 Download Options Note Only options applicable to the selected protocol will appear Download Options Download Timeout s 2 PC Starts download v Wait for initial DCI V Leader o S Strip headers l zi Strip 1st v 110 zx Stop at end Iv Ties gs None Fist C Al C Tx buffer P Char delay b a Strip Comments Download start and end Char End of file Dc2 12H Start of file EOT 04H Download Timeout s This timeout expires during the interval between Xoff and Xon if using protocol Xon Xoff This timeout also expires during the interval between inactive RTS and active RTS if using protocol RTS CTS If Protocol Engine is stopped after only a partial down
147. mber is 1 563 9875 and you enter 563 you will get all documents with the string 563 somewhere in the number In this case 563 might be a part series and 9875 is the specific part within this series You will get all 563 series documents If you place a question mark into a search field with additional characters either ahead or behind the you will get a match of the additional characters and the means any character or don t care If the Document Number is 12 763 893A and you enter 12 89 you will get all documents that begin with a 12 and have an 89 in the location shown Any characters are allowed where the s occur If you enter a search in two or more fields only documents that meet ALL of the search criteria will be found The filter is not case sensitive The fields labeled Doc Type Viewer Type and Machine will restrict searches to documents that match these fields If you know that the document type is CAD Prints only documents that match CAD Prints will be found If you select a Doc Type that has Custom Fields you can search also on the contents of one or more custom fields Once a Doc Type is selected that has Custom Fields a larger Filter box is displayed showing the normal filter functions along with the Custom Field filters CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 All Folders in the System Button Refresh All Folders in the System Filter Selected Doc ni n Hold The Al
148. n Use this button to move forward to the next MEM in the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to Next MEM Button Use this button to fast forward to the end of the Data grid This button is located next to the Jump to Last MEM in Period Button Displays the percentage and time the station was running This information displays in the data grid and is reflected in this display Displays the percentage and time the station was idle This information displays in the data grid and is reflected in this display Displays the percentage and time the station was down This information displays in the data grid and is reflected in this display Information contained in this grid 6 9 6 10 s Maintenance Sub Tab The Maintenance sub tab contains information about maintenance of a selected piece of equipment History Period for Station xxxx Move Earlier Button Maintenance History Period for Station Grinding 1 C 1Week 24Hours Shift C 1Hour C Job Start Time 11 29 1989 19 56 End Time 11 30 1989 19 56 Change Time by 8 hours Run Idle Down un lde Down Comment N lt History for 1 Day N NI 0 00 00 24 00 00 0 00 00 Resolution 10 Min 00 0 100 0 00 0 Maintenance Item Name Value Graph Current Max Last Cleared Choose an option button from one of the following to designate the type of history for a selected machine that you want to view Choices are 1 Week
149. n will display the shortcut menu GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 23 Folder Operation New i Create New Operation in Selected Machine Group x Machine Group Miling Machines peration Name Operation Description Cancel Click on the Operation button for access to the New menu command To Create a New Operation for the Current Part Number Rev 1 2 3 Select New to bring up the Create New Operation in Selected Machine Group dialog box Select a Machine Group Name from the existing groups that appear in the drop down list box Type in the Operation Name and Description Assign an Operation Name such as 10 or 130 and use an optional Operation Description to describe the operation as in one of the following examples Mill top surface or Turn inner diameter Click Add to create a new operation in the current machine group The new operation will now be available for selection from the Operation list box on the DocMgr tab Create a New Operation for the Current Part Number Folder Path C Create New Operation in Selected Machine Gro x Machine Group falStations rj peration Name Operation Description ERE Folder Path m Add Cancel Select New to bring up the Create New Operation in Selected Machine Group dialog box Select a Machine Group Name from the existing groups that appear in the drop down list box Type in the Operation Name and Description Assign an Opera
150. name of the user Maximum size is 30 characters Last Name Holds the last name of the user Maximum size is 30 characters Pin Contains up to 18 characters numeric alphabetical or a combination of both that is known only to the user or to an Admin Using pin codes protects the user from unauthorized entry into CimWorks MCS by someone using the user s name The user must have a password before signing onto CimWorks MCS CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Tab Users Level Sub Tab Add User Name To Add a New User Fist Name Operator Rei shifti shift2 shift3 Yolanda Jenny Last Name Martinez Miller Thomas Stansfield Sanchez Bui Changa User Murasaki shifti shift2 shift3 Johnson Howard 1 Click the Setup tab and then click the User Levels tab N NY Dn tA A o Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page Press Enter when you are done Place your cursor anywhere within the grid and right click Select Add to insert a new line at the bottom of the grid The line will contain the word New in each column within the row of the grid Click the first field and type over the value with the User ID of the new user Tab to each of the remaining fields and enter the appropriate data 8 3 8 4 Setup Tab Users Level Sub Tab Changing an Operator Level You can change the level of an operator using the Setup Users Levels tab To Change an Operator Level 1 Click
151. nce selected press the delete key or otherwise changing all blocks related to a given tool See the Options Machine Tool Characteristics menu for the method of specifying the tool change command Usually M6 or Txxx Shows a dialog box where you can select characters to insert into the NC program The box contains all possible characters with decimal values from 1 through 255 in three columns showing hex decimal and ASCII or other representation To insert a null or zero value use the Null Byte character specified under VisualDNC Edit options If the inserted character has no graphical representation or formatting function a 03 for example it will be usually be shown as a box Opens a small window that shows the hexadecimal representation of the block under the cursor The characters are read down For example the first column of the hex window might read 4 E N indicating that the first character in the block is the letter N with a hexadecimal value of 4E Selects all characters between the text cursor and the mark that you set previously via the Set Mark menu item Sets a mark or reference point within the current NC program file This mark does not alter the file and it exists only for the edit session in which you set it Selecting Set Mark sets the mark at the cursor position and activates a toolbar button Selecting this button or selecting Jump to Mark under the Search menu returns you quickly to the mark For ex
152. nd collect information from the shop floor What is a Document Management System A Document Management System DMS is a way for anyone to quickly locate a document Generally a DMS is used by engineering and office personnel to keep a library of documents on products procedures tooling setup sheets inspection methods gage requirements NC programs scanned images digital photos etc Many different people using many different applications create documents However only the creator knows the name and path of his documents A DMS provides a single organized repository for documents In a DMS documents are not left in their original directories but are absorbed by the DMS This means that the DMS has the responsibility for knowing how to find any document based on information in the Infocard The absorbing of all files eliminates private naming conventions and actually helps all users because of the standardization of the Infocard fields GFK 1888 1 1 How are the Documents Organized If all the manufacturing documents that need to be available on the shop floor were jumbled together no one could easily find the one they need VisualDocs uses a database to organize documents so that shop floor personnel can quickly get to the exact document within a few seconds All documents are organized into electronic folders Each folder contains a set of documents that relate to a particular part number revision and optionally a particular opera
153. ne two or three Areas If that PC will be used primarily for one Area it can have other nearby Areas available as a backup Before setting up the Areas for a given PC you must select the specific PC by its name in the Setup PCs tab The PC that you choose will then be assigned the new Areas that you create or edit To create a new Area right click and select Add An icon will appear that you can drag to place anywhere on the page Click the Area icon to select that Area then right click and select Rename Type a name for the NEW Area followed by the enter key then right click and select Icon Pick a machine station or worksite icon from the available bitmaps You can also make your own bitmaps and add them to the bitmap Area library These bit maps must be 64 x 64 and named with a BMP extension They are stored in the BITMAPS directory under Cimdata Docs See the CimWorks ini file for the location of the Cimdata directory You can also give the Area a more descriptive name by typing into the Area Description text box below the line of tabs When finished press the Enter key Be sure that the desired Area has been selected prior to filling this box in You have now defined a new Area You can make additional areas at this time In fact you can make all the areas for the entire plant and easily move them later to the appropriate PCs In some cases especially when there is one PC dedicated to a specific machine the Area will have on
154. ng before adding additional reports to it Otherwise you may inadvertently create additional categories that are spelled similarly but not the same For instance Monthly Report and Monthly Reports only differ by one letter but are two separate categories If you only create a one time report you will not want to assign a category but instead only print It Report Name Use this text box to assign a name to a report that you created and that you want to continue to use If you only create a one time report you will not want to assign a report name but instead only print it GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 25 Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit VisualDNC Edit is a Windows based 32 bit program designed specifically for editing programs for numerically controlled machine tools VisualDNC Edit contains features that are helpful to NC programmers when creating new programs or changing existing programs In addition to basic editing functions the program has specialized functions that eliminate tedious and repetitive tasks such as sequence numbering and provides useful analyses that for example compare two NC programs VisualDNC Edit is suitable for use with large NC programs such as those produced by computer assisted programming systems Using VisualDNC Edit GFK 1888 VisualDNC Edit is similar to most text editors in that all changes are made to a copy of the data file contained in the computer s memory These chan
155. nt will be started when the action takes place A MEM event may have none one or more of the Actions checked NOTE An action can only belong to ONE event Checking it for a selected event will remove the action from another event Job In Production Interrupt Job Finish Job Continue Job Begin Download End Download Editable State Default on Start When this check box is selected it triggers the selected MEM event when the In Production button in the Job tab is clicked When this check box is selected it triggers the selected MEM event when the Interrupt Job button in the Job tab is clicked When this check box is selected it triggers the selected MEM event when the Finish Job button in the Job tab is clicked When this check box is selected it triggers the selected MEM event when the Continue Job button in the Job tab is clicked When this check box is selected triggers the selected MEM event when the Download OK button is clicked When this check box is selected triggers the selected MEM event when the Download Complete message appears When this check box is selected and the CimWorks ini parameter OperatorsCanEditMEM False then an operator is allowed to change this state but no other state in the MEM MDC sub tab In addition a slowly flashing red message stating MDC Alarm will display in CimWorks MCS whenever the MEM Event is triggered This prompts the operator to use the MDC sub tab of the MEM ta
156. nts Cancel 1 Select an Operation from the drop down list Click the Operation button Select Clone Type in any changes to the Clone dialog box Go a 9 Click Clone to create a new operation based upon the one you selected for the cloning operation To Clone an Operation in a Folder Path C Clone Operation to the Selected Part and Machine Gr x Machine Group fall Stations Part Rev JGP 2102NT A Operation Mam inn o ho 00 Operation Description Molding Browse Path CAAPEX chars Eg caen 1 Select an Operation from the drop down list 2 Click the Operation button 3 Select Clone 4 Type in any changes to the Clone dialog box CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 5 Type in the Folder Path or click on the Greater Than button to the right of the Folder Path text box Select the path to the folder by using the standard Windows selections C Clone Operation to the Selected Part and Machine Group Machine Group All Stations JT E Part Rev GP 2102NT A 4C ipeo Mame D 7 m 4 Program Files Operation Description Malding Browse Path C APEX chart meu Cancel 6 Click Clone to create a new operation based upon the one you selected for the cloning operation Folder Operation Properties Group Assembly Stations Standard Hours Select the Properties command to view the Group and Standard Hours for the selected operation
157. o the control to initiate the transfer CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 Upload Options Note Only options applicable to the selected protocol will appear Upload Options Upload Timeout s 3 PC Starts upload v Strip Nulls Cts v CiL Adjustment v Strip to Iv C Overwrite Upload filename Rename to Bak Upload start and end Char Start of file oct 11H End of file DC3 13H Upload Timeout This upload timeout adjustable between 1 and 60 seconds expires during cessation of output characters from the CNC control which informs Protocol Engine that the CNC output or punch function is complete Some CNC controls pause longer that others during output and this adjustment should be set accordingly PC Starts Upload If checked starts upload on PC then initiate output on CNC Strip Nulls Ctrls When checked enabled any character Protocol Engine receives from the CNC control that is NOT a normal alphabetic or numeric character is NOT stored in the uploaded file CrLf Adjustment When checked enabled any program Protocol Engine receives from the CNC control which contain an end of block code Cr carriage return Lf line feed Cr only or Lf only will be corrected to be CrLf combinations Any empty lines or redundant end of block codes will be removed and will not be stored in the uploaded file This adjustment will make th
158. ort Category Report Name r Print Frequency Once C Weekly C Daily C Monthly Print Time HH MM SS 17 34 32 Print Date M DD Y 10 21 99 Report Category Click the down arrow to select one of the pre existing groups listed in the drop down list box When you choose a Report Category it will determine which Report Names display in the Report Name list box Only those reports associated with a report category will appear in the Report Name list box as available reports for you to select Report Name Click the down arrow to select one of the pre existing reports associated with the selected Report Category Print Frequency Select a frequency to determine how often the report is generated The frequency chosen here will impact how Print Time is calculated Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 23 Print Time This time is entered military time hours minutes and seconds For instance to generate a printout at 3 AM you would type 3 00 00 in this list box or to print a report at 9 00 00 PM type 21 00 00 in the list box How the time is calculated varies depending upon the Print Frequency chosen Print Date The print date is entered in MM DD YY format Type the date the report should print in the text box or click the down arrow Clicking the down arrow will display a calendar page with the current date circled Select a date within the current month or use the right arrow to scroll through
159. ort Click the down arrow to view and select reports by category When Category you select a category the reports with the selected category designation appear in the Select Report drop down list box Select Report Use the Up and Down arrows to view reports for selected categories Click to select one of the reports to generate or schedule it Preview Button Save your report first using the Save button before testing the new report with Preview Preview will display the selected report You can determine whether or not the generated report is the one you wanted before printing Page scroll buttons appear at the bottom of the screen if the report contains multiple pages If there is no data for the selected report preview will start and the report layout will be presented with no data shown A message of No Data Available will be on the report 9 10 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 L Print Button Use this button to generate a hard copy of the report you just specified If there is no data for the selected report the report layout will be printed with no data shown A message of No Data Available will be on the report The printed report will have the Report Title in the header of each page The company that was entered during installation of CimWorks MCS appears in the report header The company s name is stored in the system registry Delete Button Use this button to delete a report from the Selec
160. orward After the Up and Down buttons are clicked this button becomes available for selection This button works in the same fashion as a web browser moving the viewer forward one page each time the button is clicked Export Exports the report to a PDF file When Export is selected a Save As dialog box displays with the Save as type combo box filled in with the PDF extension Exit Exits the MEM Reports dialog box and will return the operator to VisualMEM Report Generator GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 21 e Printing a Report You can print a report once or print a saved report occasionally You can also use the Scheduler tab to automatically generate printouts at specified intervals To Print a Report from the Select by Criterion Tab 1 Choose the Select by Criterion tab in the Reports Tab section of CimWorks MCS 2 Select the report criterion for the report you want to generate 3 Click the Preview button to view the report in Preview mode 4 Click the Print button to generate a printout 5 Select the print range and other print options for your specific printer and click OK To Print a Report from the Select by Name Tab 1 Choose the Select by Name tab in the Reports Tab section of CimWorks MCS 2 Select a category from the Select Report Category drop down list box 3 Select a report from the list of reports associated with the report category you chose 4 Answer Yes to continue printing or No if you
161. ot require a value Note Only used in the production reports This text box is used to input the standard setup needed to set this job up for production The information in this text box comes from the Standard Hours dialog box in part setup DocMgr tab and can be manually overridden during setup This text box does not require a value Note Only used in the production reports The Make Job button only becomes active when a part has been selected and there is an entry in Quantity When there is a number in the quantity input box clicking Make Job will add this job to the job queue Unless Assign to This Station is checked the job will go into the queues of all the Stations in the Group of which the current Station is a member Once a folder has been selected additional jobs using the same folder can be made by simply entering in new work order numbers dates quantities and clicking the Make Job button Another method of making additional jobs is to select a job in the job queue causing all fields to be filled with the same information included for the selected job Changing the Work Order or Quantity field entries causes the Make Job button to become active and enables the job to be added to the Job Queue Any other fields may be changed before clicking the Make Job button if desired The Cancel button removes the current inputs that are in the Job Queue input boxes GFK 1888 Chapter 3 Job Tab Page 3 5 3 6 Job Tab Changin
162. ound instances one at a time by clicking Replace then Find which will replace the instance and then locate another To replace all occurrences click on Replace All Note VisualDNC Edit will perform a character search regardless of the Character Search setting if the Find value is only one character long Feeds and Speeds lets you jump to tool changes feedrate changes and spindle speed changes in the NC program If you select Next Tool Change the cursor will jump to the next tool change in the program moving down from the current cursor position If you select Next Spindle Speed Change the cursor will locate spindle speed changes and so on You can also use toolbar buttons to perform these functions Holding the shift key down while selecting will cause VisualDNC Edit to search upwards from the current cursor location NC program commands that signify tool changes feedrate changes or spindle speed changes are specified using the Define Change Words menu item under the Options menu Jump to Selecting Top Bottom or Mark causes the text cursor to jump to the top start bottom end or mark location within an NC program file These selections are available on the tool bar and via the right mouse button Chapter 10 VisualDNC Edit 10 7 Global Menu x File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help 8 x Items under the Global menu affect the entire file or large parts of it Specifically they Resequence
163. own in the Description box on the upper right The border around a Station shows its current status by using different colors 5 Ared border means that that Station is down 6 A blue border means that that Station is idle 7 A green border means that that Station is running 8 A yellow border means that there is no current station status These states can be changed using the MEM tab The Station Tab will refresh whenever a new Area is selected Note The Area and Station tabs will not display for the Operator and Foreman security levels if there is only one Station defined Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 11 Station Tab Page Administrator Station Options Description 3 b Rotor Area C All Stations Mazak milling machine This tab is used to create Stations or worksites such as machines benches assembly stations welding bays incoming inspection etc that will all be in a predefined Area Each Station has a name and icon similar to the Area that it belongs in The same right click method that is used to create Areas allows the creation editing or deletion of Stations as well as setting some additional properties If you select a specific Area in the Area tab you can use the Area button Rotor Area above on the Station tab to add new Stations NOTE The Station tab will display up to 72 stations in the Not in This Area section of the tab and up to 12 stations in the PC section You
164. programs only programs that will work on the selected machine can be downloaded This prevents a program from going to the wrong machine with possible catastrophic consequences But only one folder needs to be created and maintained Use the Filter button on the DocMgr tab to filter documents for a specific machine By doing so you will only see documents assigned to a specific machine and other machine assigned documents will be excluded from the view For more information about assigning a machine to a document see the topics DNC Manager and New Machine Specific Document CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Custom Fields In addition there can be up to 5 custom fields associated with EACH document type These Custom Fields are user defined and associate more information with a given document The following are suggested fields that could be added to the CAD document type Approved By Drawing Size Engineer Date Last Modified Project The following displays the Custom tab with the suggested fields defined This dialog is modified using the Setup tab The following display shows this tab with the fields listed above defined Approved By Drawing Size Engineer Date Last Modified Maintenance Instructions NC Program New Photo Quality Tool List Setup Untyped Work Instruction GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 9 7 10 After the custom fields are defined the next time an Infocard for
165. ption Button Quantity Scrapped Text Box The Update button causes the quantity that you adjusted to be updated When updated the Quantity Good text box is displayed as the Good Parts count When you update the Quantity Scrapped text box and then click the Update button the Rejected Parts count is updated Note In either case whether you adjust the Good Parts or Rejected Parts count the total of the adjustments are reflected in the Part G R display This display reflects any changes to the Quantity Good text box for the current work order The number entered in the Quantity Goods text box is added to this displayed count when you click the Update button This displayed count reflects any changes to the Quantity Scrapped text box for the current work order The number entered in the Quantity Scrapped text box is added to this count when you click the Update button This display shows the original quantity entered for the work order When the work order was created this amount was typed in as the number needed for the job This display contains the total of all Good and Rejected parts for the work order It is updated whenever you make a change to the Quantity Scrapped or Quantity Good text box and then click the Update Click to select this option button so that you can update the Quantity Good text box located next to the Good Option Button using the Plus and Minus buttons You can either use the Plus and Minus buttons to upd
166. ptions can be changed prior to clicking the Apply button You must click the Apply button before leaving the MEM tab if there are any pending activities that have not yet been applied MDC Sub Tab Station Status List This is a list of activities for each Station Status A selection from this must be highlighted to apply it or the activity defaults to the one specified in the CimWorks ini file The entries in the Activity List are created in the Setup MEM tab Single Block Selected Non Production Optional Stop Selected Tooling Change Maint Complete Mach Power ON MDC Sub Tab Activity Comment Button New Log Entry Activity Comment New Comment Click Activity Comment to enter an explanation of the selected activity This comment will be attached to the Station Status and the associated Activity The comment may be edited in MEM Edit Mode Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page 6 5 6 6 Activity Comment Activity Comment The Activity Comment allows the creation of comments that are linked to the Station Status changes Cancel will take you back to the MEM tab page without saving anything typed into the edit box OK also takes you back to the MEM tab page but it causes the comment associated with the Station Status change to be saved The Activity Comment can be edited when Edit Mode has been selected CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Data View Sub Tab The Data View sub tab
167. r is Admin User As Administrator in Shaft Area on OP10 Part Number GP 2102NT A Area Users Levels Groups e Misc DocFields Custom Fields Events Maintenance Process Production m Groups Setup All Stations Station Group containing All Stations Assembly Stations Centers where parts are assembled Grinders CNC Grinders Horizontal Mills Horizontal Milling area Delete Injection Mold Machines Group of molding machines to make GagePorts E NGAE Job Queue Preparation Lathes Remove Milling Machines All Milling Machines Alestore Press Brakes Press area N Punch Press Sheet Metal Punch Include Removed Screw Machines Screw Machines Test_Inspection Stations Centers where parts are tested and inspected Vertical Mills Vertical Milling Machines To Add a Group 1 Click the Setup tab and then click Groups 2 Right click inside the Groups Setup grid 3 Select Add A new line appears with New in all columns 4 Type a Name and Description for the new group in the appropriate fields The description is used only for reference and will not appear anywhere except in the data grid Name and Description fields have a character limit of 50 5 Press Enter to complete the group addition Groups you define in this tab will be available in the Group drop down combo box in the DocMgr tab This information is available for selection in the Select Folder group box The selected Group can be used to assign a defined folder by addin
168. r or you will cause a list of part numbers beginning with the characters that you entered to display Use the scroll bar to select the exact part number and then press Enter You can then select or define the Operation if there is more than one manufacturing operation for the Group of a selected part number By clicking the Part Rev button a shortcut menu will appear This menu allows the selection of New Edit Delete Remove Restore and Clone New Edit Delete Remove Restore Clone Displays the Create New Part dialog box Displays the Edit Existing Part dialog box and allows the editing of the Part Number Revision and Description fields Displays the Confirm Deletion of a Part and All Associated Operations dialog box to verify the correct Part is in fact being deleted This command prevents the selected Part from displaying It does NOT remove it from the database This command restores the selected Part for display and use Note To view the Parts that have been removed select the Include Removed check box Displays the Clone Part Rev to Selected Machine Group dialog box Cloning allows the quick setup of a new part using an existing part setup as the model Every folder must be assigned a Part Number and Revision Note Clicking either mouse button will display the shortcut menu GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 19 New w Create New Part x Part Number GPT 1730 Revision JRev 1 Desc
169. ram expecting no handshaking from either software Xon Xoff or control codes used or hardware RTS CTS flow control Xon Xoff is the preferred manner of software handshaking with CNC controls The order in which a download occurs depends on whether the CNC control sends the initial DC1 Xon If expecting the initial DC1 Download option Initial DC1 is checked When the download command has been issued on the PC the Protocol Engine program polls the CNC control waiting for it to issue the DC1 or DC2 Once the DC1 is received by Protocol Engine it rations out the program to the CNC control stopping in response to DC3 or DC4 Xoff and starting again when detecting a DC1 until all the program is sent If no initial DC1 is expected DNC Properties Download option Initial DC1 is not checked If no initial DC1 the download is initiated at the CNC control which then waits for the program to be sent from Protocol Engine RTS CTS is called hardware handshaking because it uses a physical signal RTS from the CNC control to the PC Com Port CTS input signal to ration out the program to the CNC When the download command has been issued on the PC the Protocol Engine program polls the CTS input waiting for the CNC to signal RTS Once the active RTS is received by Protocol Engine it rations out the program to the CNC control stopping in response to inactive RTS and starting again when detecting active RTS CMD STR is a special command string protocol
170. ription injection Molding for Allion TecH Cancel To Create a New Part Number 1 2 3 Enter a Part Number in the Part Number list box Type a revision number or letter in the Revision list box Type an optional Description in the Description text box Click the Add button The Part Number and Description will show in large characters above the tab bar when that folder is selected in the Job tab Creating a new part number makes a new folder without any documents and a default operation called New Operation Note The Part Number has a limit of 22 Characters the Revision limit is 6 characters and the Description has a limit of 36 characters The forward slash character is not allowed as an entry in this dialog box Edit To Edit a Part Number 1 Click Edit to make changes to an existing Part Number Revision and Description 2 Editing the Part Number Revision and Description text boxes does not change the documents assigned to the folder or the contents of a folder 3 Click OK to accept the changes CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Delete Clicking Delete will bring up the Confirmation message Confirm Deletion of a Part and All Associated Operations E3 To Delete a Part Number 1 Click Delete 2 When the confirmation dialog box appears answer Yes to confirm the deletion operation 3 Answer Yes to the second confirmation message that appears Note Deleting a part
171. rocess Tab 6 13 Product Support 13 1 Production Sub Tab 6 14 8 29 Protocol 12 3 12 4 Refresh Button DocMgr Tab 7 12 Remove a Report from the Scheduler Tab9 16 Remove Infocard 7 11 Removing a Group Rename a Custom Field 8 20 Renaming a Report Report Name Report Preview Dialog Box 9 20 21 Report Typ es 9 25 Reports 9 21 D 22 Previewing a Report 9 17 Right Mouse Button Pop up Menu 10 22 7 14 14 Rules for Filtering S Save a Report from the Select by Criterion Tab Saving a Report Scheduler Search for a Part Number 3 3 Search Menu Security Levels Select by Criterion 9 6 Select by Namej9 10 Select Report Server PC Setup Events Tab Setup PCs Sub Tab 8 10 Setup Users Levels Sub Tab 8 2 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 Setup Maintenance Tab Right Click Menu 3 28 Setup Rab Misc DocFields 8 12 Setup Tab Custom Fields Setup Tab Doc Types 8 13 Setup Tab Doc Viewers Setup Tab Events Sub Tab Add Edit or Delete 8 23 Setup Tab Events Sub Tab Shift Data 8 25 Setup Tab Maintenance Sub Tab Setup Tab Production Sub Tab Setup Tab Extensions 8 16 Setup Tab Page 8 1 Shift Data 8 25 Shifts 9 7 Simulate Another PC s 11 Special Keys Standard Part Time Standard Setup Time 3 5 Starting DNC Properties Starting DNC Server 11 2
172. rom the CNC and written successfully or that an error has occurred VisualDNC can also inform DNC Server when a download or output function is desired with a specified Com Port tells DNC Server where the download file copy is stored and waits for DNC Server to signal that the file has been transferred to the CNC successfully or that an error has occurred Hardware Configurations for DNC Server GFK 1888 Typically a PC has one or two Comm Ports In this configuration 1 or 2 CNC controls could be connected for use with DNC Server and VisualDNC Additional Com Ports can be provided by 3rd party vendors in 2 4 and 8 port versions enabling up to 8 Com Ports per PC DNC Server supports the standard PC com ports one through four and a four or eight port serial board supplied by CimWorks MCS supported under Windows 95 98 NT The Fanuc HSSB card is required for hosting CNC s with the HSSB interface Starting DNC Server For CimWorks MCS DNC Server must be started from the NCBOOT32 function Clicking on the FANUC motor ICON causes the display of a dialog box where automatic start up of the DNC Server is defined DNC Server Main Screen St DNC Server Login Help 2 poart s enabled The DNC Server title bar shows the application name which is DNC Server The status bar shows the number of active ports served by this DNC Server Login Menu ts DNC Server lel x m Login Logout Login Login allows an admin
173. s PC s Misc Doc Fields Custom Fields Events Maintenance and Production information can be added or changed using the Setup tab Setup Custom Fields Events Maintenance Process Uses Leve Groups ecs Misc DocFields Production 8 1 8 2 Setup Users Levels Sub Tab Users Levels r Users Setup Fist Name Last Name Henge Level Carmen Martinez CM Donald Miller DM Level Erin Thomas ET Administrator b Mike Stansfield MS Juan Sanchez JS Kim Bui KB Mike Changa MC perator User Op Rei Murasaki RM shifti shifti shifti shift2 shift2 shift2 shift3 shift3 shift3 Yolanda Johnson YJ The Users Levels grid displays all users allowed access to CimWorks MCS If you have many users you can scroll through the list to view each user s Level The User Level is displayed in the box to the right of the grid There are three levels Operator Foreman and Administrator The Change Level button will become active when a level is changed Note When a user with a Foreman security level wants to work with CimWorks MCS reports the PC the user logs on to must have a VisualDocs Administrator license installed The following fields are part of the data grid and should be filled out whenever a new user is added User Name Contains a name by which the user is identified on reports computer screens and so on Maximum size is 30 characters First Name Lists the first
174. s a descriptive name for the Station selected This description box is for display purposes only and can only be edited by an Administrator Chapter 2 Tab Pages and Logging In 2 9 Station Tab Page Operator 2 10 Description pros turning machine Depending on the configuration of CimWorks MCS the machine operator may not see this station tab To select a Station you simply click the icon or touch it if you are using a touch screen computer A selected Station has its name highlighted Only one Station at a time can be selected The Area tab must first be used to select the Area that contains the desired Station By double clicking a Station icon the Station is selected and the Job tab is automatically displayed for that Station The reason for selecting a machine is to view documents download programs or collect data associated with manufacturing operations that run on this station An icon represents each station with a corresponding name at the bottom The icon shows the general type of Station or machine such as a vertical milling machine a lathe or an assembly bench Once you have selected a Station all of the tabs to the right of the Station tab will apply to the selected Station The long name of the selected Station is shown in the Description box on the upper right The border around a Station shows its current status by using different colors 1 A red border means that that Station is down 2 A blue
175. s to the Operation Name and Description Te dede Click Save Changes to save your entry To Edit an Operation for a Folder Path Document Edit Existing Operation x Machine Group fan Stations peration Name f 00 peration Description Molding Folder Path Jc APEX chart gt caen 1 Select Edit to view the Edit Existing Operation dialog box 2 Select a Machine Group Name from the existing groups that appear in the drop down list box 3 Type in changes to the Operation Name and Description 7 26 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 4 Type in the Folder Path or click on the Greater Than button to the right of the Folder Path text box Select the path to the folder by using the standard Windows selections Edit Existing Operation Eg Machine Group fal Stations amp 9 c Operation Name fi 00 SIEA Operation Description Molding X Program Files Folder Path C APEX chart lt Cancel_ 5 Click Save Changes to save your entry Note If you do not use operations you can edit the New Operation name to just a single space which will appear throughout DocMgr as a blank name The Operation Name must have at least one character even if it is not visible Note The default operation called New Operation will always exist for a new folder Select Edit to rename New Operation to an actual operation such as 10 20 or 100 When you have compl
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177. t Grind Implant Paint Fanuc 1 its eie pe oe 1 Type of Report Select from one of the following options to run a report of the selected type Run Down Idle Down Time Detail Idle Time Detail Production and Maintenance For more information about report type options see Report Types Note Down Time Detail and Idle Time Detail report totals use rounding Rounding may cause the totals on the reports to appear to either be more or less than 100 percent Station Selector Select from one of the following Station options to use in categorizing a new report Options are Station Areas Groups and All Station List Box Contains a list of stations that are available for selection These options will change according to the Station Selector option button that you choose CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Time Selection Days To Date Filter by Work Order Part Include Job Status Shifts L Select from one of four time options when scheduling a new report Options are Day Week Month and Year This option will control how often the report is generated automatically if you use the Schedule tab to schedule reports This option is not available for the Maintenance report type This drop down list box lets you choose the number of days that you want to use to limit the view of a report This option will change to Last Week Last Month or Last Year depending upon the Time Selection op
178. t Reports list box Select the report to be deleted and click the Delete button After a report has been deleted the Select Report Category and Select Report revert to Default The Report Category must be selected again from the Select Report Category drop down list box This is true if another report is to be deleted in the same category or if a report is to be deleted from a different report category Add To Schedule Use this button to add a saved report to the schedule The Add to Button Schedule dialog box will appear You can use this dialog box to select the frequency at which the report will automatically generate After entering frequency information and clicking OK the report you added will appear on the Scheduler tab along with its scheduling information For more information review the dialog box and related descriptions in Add Button Schedule Tab GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 11 A 9 12 Scheduler Use this tab to schedule reports for printing This tab is useful when you want to generate reports automatically at end of day end of week or some other regulated period of time Reports scheduled in this tab will run without manual assistance and will output to a pre selected network printer Scheduler __ Next Printing Report Cateqory_ Report Name Interval 1 11999 07711 12 00 00 Coruscant Daily Production Weekl 1999 09 12 12 00 00 Coruscant Daily Production Weekly 3 1999 09
179. t being present at that PC The purpose of using this remote simulation is to add or edit Areas and Stations and to edit Job Queues The PC tab displays PCs by their assigned names These are PCs that have had CimWorks MCS installed CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 To Simulate Another PC Click the Setup tab and then click the PCs sub tab 1 Click the arrow in the Registered PCs list box to select a PC Registered PCs The Areas Stations and Jobs available to this PC will appear for you to select 3 Edit any of the tabs that appear You can also view documents in the Doc tab or view contents of the sub tabs on the MEM tab Note You cannot perform DNC operations while simulating a PC Warning You should be extremely careful while simulating a shop floor PC that is in use because you can affect operations on the PC For instance operations such as MEM functions can be negatively affected GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 11 8 12 Setup Misc DocFields This tab page contains three buttons Doc Viewers Doc Types and Extensions Use this tab to Add custom viewers for documents to be viewed online Add or remove document types from CimWorks MCS Add or remove the Default Doc Type and or Default Viewer for application extensions Note To add a Custom Field to a Doc Type use the Custom Fields tab in Setup CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup
180. t of operations to select For example Op 10 milling operation You do not have to use Operations to define a folder 6 Select each document for the folder using the document filter and place it inside the folder using the Right Arrow in the middle of the screen DocMgr Tab Defined r Registered Documents New E dit Remove Rises dune Group C Part peration 0015 2455 A PP Doc 2 ocw Jal Stations E 0020 65 32 A DXF Documen GEK Part Rev onc Test Files zl 00208826 A CAL Sample GEK 1233 B Shaft Sys dn Oration fo ES 222 265 0 CG4Sample GEK OnHold r Include Flare Fitting Pri MVP Removed 511450 2 Flare Fitting Dir MVP Decamenis Assigned ta Folder 511450 3 Flare Fitting FE MVP 611450 1 A 6114505 A Flare Fitting Ph MVP A 4 0015 2455 A PP Doc 2 6114502 A Flare Fitting Dir MVP 6114505 A Flare Fitting Ph MVP CNC 1234 A NC Sample GEK 611450_6 Flare Fitting Flo MVP 882 PUMH Pump Housing WAL 9206_1 Flare Nut Print MVP 3206 2 Flare Nut Dime MVP d 4 b Refresh Folders Containing Filter Selected Doc Only On Hold New Button Click the New button to fill out an Infocard on a new document You must perform this step to view a document in DocMgr Edit Button Click the Edit button to edit an existing document s Infocard Remove Button Click the Remove button to delete a document from the Registered
181. t of this type is added or edited Custom Fields and their contents are displayed at the very bottom of the Docs tab in CimWorks MCS To view these fields first select a document with the designation of NC Programs as an example The custom fields added in the Setup Custom Fields tab will appear at the bottom of the Docs tab Note Custom fields are not shown on the DNC tab 8 18 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Custom Fields for Selected Document Type Program Language Delete To Add a New Custom Field 1 Click the Setup tab 2 From the Custom Fields tab highlight a Doc Type Any existing Custom Fields will appear in the Custom Fields for Selected Document Type list box 3 Position the mouse in the box where the custom field names appear and right click 4 Click Add A line containing the word New selected appears at the top of the Custom Fields for Selected Document Type box 5 Type over the line containing New with the name of the custom field 6 Press Enter to add a custom field You can add up to five additional custom fields Keep the titles of these fields short if all five custom fields will be used because by keeping them short all five custom fields will more likely fit on the Docs tab Adding more than five custom fields will result in an error message GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 19 8 20 To Delete an Existing Custom Field 1 Click the Setup tab and then cl
182. t seri eserieee 10723 File Forniats aiiis eeieee ei aeu onera ed oae ei aee oae ei aei oda i aea on ea stow i aei ovii L23 Exit BUttON eene LIA GFK 1888 Function of DNC SGrVQP nee reto eye re eo Ret erse Pe ect tv es eesteeespese cec Im Hardware Configurations for DNC Server eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 1 Starting DNE SeEVOE eee eseoeixe eS ve EP Xe rg RI exit eimi DNC Server Main SCEQOliG eiens ee xen ERR E ICXREERUX ER ERE FED RAE E eue eesa pi e tus edex LEA Loin Men Mee L2 Help Mint eed ciae ca dae destra sosise cha ae E Va cH au aua Chua e ha CEN eaa cH uae sasaa snai Ll2 Contents ix Contents DNC P ti LODEF HES ern ee a a er 12 1 Function of DNC Properties ssssecccceessssssooccccesessssoocccesessssoooocceseesssssooeceseee 12 1 Starting DNC PropertieS ssssossceessecssososcccssccssoososocsseccsososscocsseessssssoossecesoss 12 1 DNC Properties Main Screen ssssoocccsssssssooccccesessssooocccsessssooocccesesessssoocceseee 12 2 How to Create a Configuration for a Station sssoccccccssssssoccssssssoococeseee 12 11 How to Create a Profile for a Configuration eere eeeeeeeeee 12 11 Product Support etseeesseetitnestn 13 1 x CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Chapter Introduction 1 CimWorks MCS is an integrated suite of software products that runs on a computer located on the shop f
183. te 7 27 Folder Operation Edit 7 26 Folder Operation New 7 24 Folder Operation Properties 7 29 Folder Path 7 4 Folder Path Documents 7 17 Folders 7 17 Force an Action when an Event is Selected 8 24 Foreman Security Level Function of DNC Properties 12 1 Function of DNC Server 11 1 G Groups Sub Tab 8 6 H Hardware Configurations for DNC Server 11 1 Hardware Req uirements 1 5 Help Menul 11 2 History History Chart Comro History Grid Controls 6 18 History Period 6 17 History Pie Chart How to Create a Configuration for a Station GFK 1888 GFK 1888 How to Create a Profile for a Configuration How to Preview a Report o 18 p 19 How to Save a Report 9 22 How to Compare Uploads Delete Uploads How to Print a Report 9 22 HSSB 12 5 Include Finished Jobs Include Job Status 9 7 Infocard Dialog Box 7 5 Author 7 6 Browse Button Cancel Button Clear All Fields Button 7 7 Comments 7 6 Document Number Document Title Document Type Filename 7 6 Register Button 7 6 Revision 7 6 Viewer Type Initial Timeout Interrupt Job 8 22 Introduction Invalid Characters 1 5 Job Category Job In Production 8 22 Job Queue List Job Status Options 3 8 Job Tab Changing the Job Queue Administrator 3 6 Keyboard Shortcuts 10 23 L Last Name Logging In Login Bar Login pean
184. tem the Selected Blocks Only box will be enabled Checking it causes re sequencing to apply only to those blocks that are selected 10 8 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 If Do Not Sequence Comments is checked then comment lines are not sequence numbered likewise Do Not Sequence Empty Blocks Insert Blank Space After Seqno can be used to make files easier to read If Number Blocks is checked then blocks are simply numbered using the starting value increment and other values you set with no preceding address letter Caution once a file is numbered using this option VisualDNC Edit will not remove or replace them automatically If you need to re sequence uncheck the box and use Add Change again then use Remove Only and the numbers should be removed To re sequence a program pick the Add Change button Existing sequence numbers will be replaced To remove all sequence numbers pick the Remove button The default is to sequence number all blocks or all blocks in the specified range If however you want to sequence every n blocks then enter the n value in the box labeled Sequence Every A value of zero or one will sequence every block A value of ten for example will sequence every tenth block End of Block Lx EOB Commands Add EOB Characters Remove EOB Characters Add CR LF After EOB s End of Block Character s End of block brings up a dialog that lets you add
185. the Select by Name tab NOTE You cannot change a Report Category name and have all reports within that category be changed to the new Report Category You can however move existing reports to a new Report Category by highlighting and typing in the new name This will move the currently listed Report Name to the new Report Category You would then have to repeat the process to move all reports to the new Report Category To delete a Report Category you must delete all the reports in that category using the Delete option from the Report menu When you delete the last report the Report Category is also deleted Report Name Type the unique name of the report that you are creating Or you can type in the name of an existing report if you want to change and save the criterion for that report This title is limited to 50 characters and should reflect the contents of the report Exit Button Click this button exit the VisualMEM Report Generator GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 9 2 Select by Name Use this tab to view a list of reports by name You can select an existing report based upon a name given to it when it was first created This tab is useful when you have reports that you need to run repeatedly and where their format does not change from period to period Select By Name Select Report Category RDI Report Select Report El v Operation Preview Print Delete Add To Schedule Select Rep
186. them all in the desired locations you should then log out of CimWorks MCS and change the ini option to StationsLocked true Then the next time you log in the Lock Positions option of the icon menu will be grayed out confirming the CimWorks ini option is in effect If you unlock the icons after that the Lock Positions option will become active to re lock them Click Associate and the Associate with Station dialog box will appear for selecting predefined Groups This selection will bring up the DNC Properties dialog box This selection displays the ADC Automatic Data Collection properties for the selected Station This dialog box allows the selection of the ADC Event Categories Station Configuration information Input Signals and Output signals ADC Input Sources dialog box will never display live values when opened from the Station Tab The only time that live current readings are displayed is when they are viewed for a station connected to the current PC from the ADC Server application 2 14 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 GFK 1888 Shifts Used This selection displays the Active Shifts for XXXXX where XXXXX equals the name of the selected Station dialog box If the choice Always Use Default Shifts is checked the default shifts will always be used If it is not checked the shifts assigned during the Setup process will be used Machine Assigns the identified define station to this PC Only this station
187. then select All Tx Buffer The transmit buffer setting can be set from 1 to 256 characters This setting can be changed to increase throughput providing the setting does not exceed the CNC machines receive buffer depth or capability to service the receive buffer Increase to improve throughput or decrease to prevent overrun errors Char Delay The character delay setting can be set from 0 to 10 milliseconds This delay is inserted between each transmitted character to prevent overrun errors on CNC s not capable of servicing their receive buffers fast enough Download Start and End Char End of File Character This character is sent to the CNC control to terminate a download Some CNC controls require a EOT End of transmission code to terminate an input or read function The desired character code may be chosen from the drop down list or entered into the text area with the following format 3 character description space hyphen space 2 numeric characters and H character For example HLP 99H Start of File Character This character is sent to the CNC control to initiate a download Some CNC controls require a DC2 Xon code to start a download or input function This may require the CNC control to be in the input or read mode prior to issuing the download command to Protocol Engine in manual or automatic VisualDNC mode The desired character code may be chosen from the drop down list or entered into the text area wit
188. this list box or to print a report at 9 00 00 PM type 21 00 00 in the list box 9 14 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 L Print Date The print date is entered in MM DD YY format Type the date the report should print in the text box or click the down arrow Clicking the down arrow will display a calendar page with the current date circled Select a date within the current month or use the right arrow to scroll through the months until the appropriate month is displayed Click the date the report should print and click the OK button Note If a date in the past is chosen a error message will display stating that the print date has passed and to please enter another date Print Date MM DD YY 2 710 2000 August 2000 31 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 c Today 8 10 2000 GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 15 Delete Button Scheduler Tab Delete Use this button to remove a report from the Scheduler tab To Remove a Report from the Scheduler Tab 1 Select a report from the list of reports on the Scheduler tab 2 Click the Delete button 3 Click Yes to remove the report from the Scheduler Your report will be removed from the Scheduler tab but will still be available for selection from the Select by Name tab Where Scheduled Reports Will Print To enable a computer to print the scheduled reports it must have its CimWorks in
189. tion Name such as 10 or 130 and use an optional Operation Description to describe the operation as in one of the following examples Mill top surface or Turn inner diameter 7 24 CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 4 Type in the Folder Path or click on the Greater Than button to the right of the Folder Path text box Select the path to the folder by using the standard Windows selections Create New Operation in Selected Machine Group x Machine Group ai Stations ail Be poe Name 5 Click Add to create a new operation in the current machine group The new operation will now be available for selection from the Operation list box on the DocMgr tab Note Operations contains a default operation called New Operation Normally you would use the Edit function to change the default to the new operation name If you don t edit the existing default you will have two operations for this part number the operation you just added and New Operation GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 25 Folder Operation Edit Click on the Operation button for access to the Edit command To Edit an Operation for a Registered Document w Edit Existing Operation x Machine Group Miling Machines peration Name YMC Operation Description 1 Select Edit to view the Edit Existing Operation dialog box Select a Machine Group Name from the existing groups that appear in the drop down list box Type in change
190. tion on that part For example if a machined part has a turning operation followed by a milling operation there will be two folders each with documents that relate to the individual operations The tool list and NC program would be different in each folder but the CAD part print could be the same How are Folders Assigned When a folder is created containing documents for a specific part and perhaps a specific operation it is assigned to a Group A Group in CimWorks MCS is defined as a single machine a group of machines a group of welding bays a group of assembly benches a paint booth a packing station etc In other words a Group defines where specific folders are actually required and therefore viewable A folder that is assigned to a group containing only lathes cannot be selected if a machining center is the current machine Since the folder containing documents for the turning operation was assigned to the lathe group the lathe s folder will not even show up in the list of folders available to the machining center even though the part number and revision level are the same Folders can also have an operation number that defines the specific operation to be performed on the specified machine or work site Why are there Groups 1 2 The reason for having groups is to reduce the number of folders required in any given installation Since a given part may be made on a number of different machines or workplaces having the ab
191. tion you choose This check box will cause the report to print all information in the current selected period For instance if you select Month as the Time Selection option by checking this check box the report will list month to date information This option only appears if Production is selected for Report Type You can select one of the filter options to designate whether information in the report is listed for All Work Orders or Parts This option only appears if Production is selected for Report Type Designate whether to include information of only a specific job status in your report by selection one of these options Not Started Started Finished Setup or Interrupted This status information is controlled in the Job tab This option allows the user to select data from all shifts or data from a specific shift or shifts This option is not available for the Production or Maintenance report types All Shifts option Data from all shifts will be displayed on the report Select Shifts option Data will be pulled for the report only for the selected shifts Shifts C AlShits Ci Swing Shift Night Shift 2nd 1st GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator 9 7 9 8 Format Preview Button Print Button Save Button You can designate whether the report format you are generated should be combined or individual Combined Format Displays the combined inform
192. tocol to match the required settings for the CNC control The typical setup using the Universal profile is shown for station Implant 1 a connection to a modern RS232 CNC control which uses Control Codes Terminal Mode Allows a terminal to be attached between the Com Port and the CNC machine It is used to initiate uploads downloads and terminal commands such as F iles directory listing and P arameters list CNC Port settings The terminal mode settings are None No terminal functions enabled Terminal Terminal mode functions enabled Shop Same as Terminal mode DNC Window Terminal mode functions for DNC Window Edit Buffer Terminal mode functions for Edit Buffer Allocate Port Node ID When checked the following Port ID and Node ID are selected automatically The Node ID is selected incrementally from 1 99 and the Node ID will be 01 When unchecked the Port ID and Node ID may be set manually for stand alone or diagnostic operation Node ID The Node ID is used with CimWorks MCS VisualDNC to associate a session of DNC Properties with the commands issued by VisualDNC The Node ID designation is set the same for all the port configurations run in one instance of DNC Properties The Node ID is the identifier of this DNC Properties session s transaction files If the Node ID is 01 then this session of DNC Properties looks for transaction files named INO1 The Node ID is typically 01 Chapt
193. u can delete the uploaded NC Programs using the Delete Uploads button GFK 1888 Chapter 5 DNC Tab Page 5 9 Chapter MEM Tab Page 6 The MEM Tab contains five sub tabs MDC Data View Maintenance Process and Production The Process Sub Tab is disabled grayed out for CimWorks MCS VisualMEM Machine Event Monitor collects manually entered data about machine status Run Idle or Down with activities part quantities and job status The data collected is then displayed on the Data View sub tab A History chart shows a summary of recent machine states with the associated activity codes Data View History Period for Station JPG C 1Week C 24Hours Shift C 1Hour C Job Start Time 11 10 1999 06 15 End Time 11 10 1899 14 15 Change Time by 1 hour Run Idle Down Comment History for 1 A 8 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 Resolution 5 Minute 100 0 00 0 00 0 Data Start Date Start Time Duration User State e A jyiiy S t Comment 11 07 99 17 47 00 00 00 00 Admin RUN In Production Swing Shift The five sub tabs are described below MDC Sub Tab Use the MDC tab to change the Mode and Station Status of a machine You can also use this tab to enter a new activity comment that will be attached to the machine Activity comments entered here are viewable from the other tabs if you click the Comment button Comments will also appear in the Comments text box in the data grid Also when you
194. ue from Started to Finished The job will no longer appear in the Job Queue unless you check the Include Finish Jobs option that appears above the Job Queue workspace If you do decide to include finished jobs in your Job Queue and you select one a red box will appear next to the Finish Job button This red space provides a visual warning that you can t change the status of the selected work order You can change the part count of a work order when its status is Started Changes can be entered in the text boxes by typing to change both counts or by using the and keys to change the Quantity Scrapped count Once the Finish Job button is clicked the following dialog box displays CimW orks x 2 Finish Job Are Quantities Correct No Cancel Clicking the Yes button completes the job Clicking the No button places the job in Interrupt status Plus Button The Plus button increases either the Quantity Good text box or Quantity Scrapped text box The Plus button increases the quantity of the selected text box by one Minus The Minus button decreases either the Quantity Good text box or Quantity Button Scrapped text box The Minus button reduces the quantity of the selected text box by one GFK 1888 Chapter 3 Job Tab Page 3 9 3 10 gt gt Update lt lt Button Good Parts Count Rejected Parts Count Original Qty Count Part G R Good Option Button Quantity Good Text Box Reject O
195. uments may also be added deleted or cloned from Folder Path documents A Folder Path document is assigned to a folder by keying the path in the Folder Path text box or by clicking the Greater Than button and selecting through the standard Windows selection process A folder containing documents can be viewed using the DocMgr tab or the DNC tab The Group option button is the normal setting and has full functionality Part and Operation option buttons are primarily used for locating folders Select Folder Group C Part Operation Group Assembly Stations Part Rev erat O4NT A hd Operation 30 Y Include F On Hold L Removed DocMgr Folder Machine Group A Group is required to create a new folder or to select an existing folder To select a machine group select a group from the pull down list If the pull down box is not populated press the spacebar or type the first few characters of the desired group and hit the spacebar New machine groups are added in the Setup Groups tab page Group MELEE p All Stations Part Rovt Assembly Stations Operation Horizontal Mills Injection Molders Lathes Milling Machines Press Screw Machines A station group contains all the machines work sites or stations that can make the same part Since they can all make the same part they can share a single folder containing documents that are used to make that part GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 17
196. unction is more likely to find false matches many NC programs contain several lines reading for example X0 000 Y0 000 throughout You can continue editing or doing other work while a compare operation is in progress If the files are different you can save a Differences file by selecting Save on the Compare window This file shows the two compared files as a single merged file with changes relative to the left file Additions are prefixed with a deletions with a and replacements with lt and gt indicating a blocks presence in the left or right file CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Manual Compare Move text cursor for each file to top up one down one to bottom olx File Edit Search Global Calcs Analysis Options Window Help Djeju a xala a eel zz v f40032a ncd ojx VF400324 G90 G1 25 7100 590 000 text from right file to insertion y o point in left file Y 0 U3 7 4 0 033 R B120 00 Y 0 0234 22 7402 0 066 YO 0010 22 7396 A 0 0987 YO 0262 22 7393 A 0 1309 2136 22 7362 0 3153 gt Return to normal editing f40032 ned B x VF40032 G90 G1 25 7100 B90 000 T2 M6 S50 M3 X1 3012 Y 0 0680 23 8260 R X0 9262 Y 0 0711 22 7425 B12 X0 9291 Y 0 0473 22 7412 4 0 X0 9282 Y 0 0234 22 7402 A 0 X0 9235 YO 0010 22 7396 4 0 X0 9151 Y0 0262 22 7393 A 0 X0 9033 Y0 0527 22 7391 A 0 X0 YO 0807 0
197. unt of time needed for a machine to produce one part plus operator time Last Displays the last three part times Best Displays the best part time minimum time Worst Displays the worst part time maximum time Avg Displays the average time of the last 10 part times Time Remaining Est Displays the amount of time estimated to complete the remaining number of parts For example if there were a 100 parts to be created and 57 parts had been completed and it took one minute to complete each part the time remaining would be 43 minutes End Time Est Displays the date and time the active job is scheduled to complete Original Quantity This display shows the original quantity entered for the work order When the work order was created this amount was typed in as the number to be created for the active job Good Parts This display reflects any changes to the Quantity Good text box for the current work order The number entered in the Quantity Goods text box from the Job tab is added to this displayed count when you click the Update button Reject Parts This displayed count reflects any changes to the Quantity Scrapped text box for the current work order The number entered in the Quantity Scrapped text box in the Job tab is added to this count when you click the Update button Total Parts G R This display contains the total of all Good and Rejected parts for the work order It is updated whenever you make a change to the
198. up tab select the Maintenance tab 2 Highlight a line containing the type of machine that you want to add right click on the highlighted line and select either Add Above or Add Below For instance if you want to add maintenance for a new Implant station select an existing Implant station as the base for your new station A line will be added at the top of the station group you selected with New Label in the Label column NOTE There is a limit of 10 maintenance items per station 3 Type information for the maintenance addition and then press Enter to exit the line and add it to the Maintenance schedule The Label and Item Num fields have a character limit of 15 GFK 1888 Chapter 8 Setup Tab Page 8 27 8 28 To Delete Maintenance Information for a Machine Station 1 From the Setup tab select the Maintenance tab 2 Highlight and right click the line you want to remove and then select Delete from the menu that appears 3 Click Yes to verify the deletion Setup Maintenance Tab Right Click Menu Add amp bove AddBelow Delete Add Above Adds anew maintenance item above the selected grid line Add Below Adds a new maintenance item below the selected grid line Delete Delete maintenance information CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Setup Tab Production Sub Tab Use this tab to add or delete stations and also select which additional information is displayed about each
199. using other fields such as Document Title Revision etc to differentiate them Even Custom Fields can be used to create uniqueness between two documents GFK 1888 Chapter 7 DocMgr Tab Page 7 5 7 6 Revision Author Document Title Document Type Viewer Type Filename Browse Button Comments Register Button Use this field to enter a revision number for the document you are adding if appropriate Type in the name of the person who created or authored the document This is required information Type in the name of the document This name should reflect the contents of the document This is required information Use the drop down list box to select a document type from recognized document types You should always select a document type so that the document viewer can correctly display the document Document Type is used to separate the different types of documents used in each folder The operator then can choose to see only one type of document on the DocMgr tab Document Types are defined in the Setup Misc DocFields tab If you select a Document type that has Custom Fields the Custom Fields will display and data can be entered into them Custom Fields are defined in the Setup Custom Fields Tab Select a viewer type if other than the default viewer should be used when viewing this document This is a pull down selection and you cannot enter new types into this list box Normally the Default viewer is used Viewer t
200. ve like buttons when clicked Note The Clear button is disabled for the Operator security level Use the Up button to scroll up through the Doc List when you have more items than can display This button is located at the bottom right corner of the Maintenance tab above the Scroll Down Doc List button Use the Down button to scroll down through the Doc List when you have more items than can display This button is located at the bottom right corner of the Maintenance tab below the Scroll Up Doc List button The Process sub tab is disabled grayed out in CimWorks MCS GFK 1888 Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page 6 13 s Production Sub Tab 6 14 History Period for Station xxxx The Production sub tab contains information about production statistics for a station m History Period for Station Mechanical p C 1 Week C 24Hours Shift C 1Hour C Job Now D Start Time 11 17 1999 02 31 End Time 11 17 1989 10 31 Change Time by 1 hour Run Idle Down Run Ide Down Comment History for 1 aE Ne 1 20 0 00 30 0 00 14 Resolution 5 Minute 93 92 04 14 01 93 r Production Cycle Time Part Time Job Information ET D Time Remaining est Last 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 NA 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 End melee 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Original Quantity 155 Best 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Good Parts Worst 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Reject Parts 5 Avg 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Total Parts G R 66
201. ve the report just created The report must have a unique name or you will receive an error stating that it already exists If it exists and you want to override the existing report you should answer affirmatively when the error dialog displays Note If you say no to this message the last report that was created with the report criterion will display Any newer activity will not be reflected in the report if you answer no to this message CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 L Add To Schedule Use this button to add a saved report to the schedule The Add to Button Schedule dialog box will appear You can use this dialog box to select the frequency at which the report will automatically generate After entering frequency information and clicking OK the report you added will appear on the Scheduler tab along with its scheduling information For more information review the dialog box and related descriptions in Add Button Schedule Tab Report Category Use this list box to enter a category for your report You can create your own strategy for naming categories For instance you could create one for all assembly reports and another for all session reports Or you could categorize your reports by time selection monthly reports would go into a category called Month and so on The category choices you make can be seen on the Scheduler tab in the data grid in the Report Group list box You can also select categories from
202. viewer may not draw your files exactly as they show up in the native application This is normally due to inconsistencies in DXF formats that some applications do not support correctly In the current version Symmentry viewer dll files program files will be used to support formats defined by Symmentry Documents viewed using these dlls may not be viewed as perfect as described by their native applications However they will be readable and usable for most needs Viewer upgrading allows for better printer support MS Office 97 compatibility document annotations and more The viewer also supports Adobe Acrobat s PDF format which many companies are using to standardize all their documents for viewing Folder on Hold 4 6 Above the Sticky Note you may see Folder On Hold in red letters The on hold condition means that there is a pending change to this part that may affect manufacturing Sticky Note Folder On Hold If a CNC part program has been edited or uploaded the Folder on Hold message will appear until the part program changes have been resolved using the DNC Manager The Folder On Hold can also be turned on by an administrator in the DocMgr tab CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Downloading NC Program Document Types From the Doc Tab you can download NC Program to the CNC This feature allows you to download original documents from within the Doc Tab NC Program To Do
203. w up in the View box Click the View box to actually view the document To View the Selected Document Click the large View icon on the right The View icon represents the Document Type This will bring up a full screen view of the document To Review a Text Document Use the scroll bar on the right side to navigate from the beginning to the end of a text document To Zoom in on a Graphic Detail Position the cursor over one corner of the area that you want on a CAD Document to expand hold down the left button and move the cursor to the opposite corner To Restore the CAD Document to Full Right click or click the icon to the left of the Exit icon Screen View To Return to the Docs Tab Click the Exit icon on the far right CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Document Manipulation Icons in Doc Edit View There are several icons at the top of the screen which are used to manipulate graphics files Rotate CCW Rotates a CAD or graphics file in a counter clockwise direction Rotate CW Rotates a CAD or graphics file in a clockwise direction Mirror Mirrors a CAD or graphics image to the left or right of the original Left Right image Mirror Mirrors a CAD or graphics image to the top or bottom of the original Up Down image Full Screen Full screen restores the view of the entire document For example if a CAD drawing were selected you could zoom in or out focusing on one section of a document After viewing
204. ward in one hour increments Also when you click this button a graph will display that indicates the breakdown of run idle and down times Displays the start time of the chart This is the time the history begins and can only be modified using the Move and Now buttons Displays the actual forecasted end date and time of the selected chart This is the time the history collection ends You can modify this information by typing a new value in the text box or by using the Move and Now buttons Total number of hours remaining for job When you click either Now Move Earlier or Move Later you can view a bar chart and histogram that display the amount of time the current machine was idle running or down If Run is green the current station state is Run If Idle is blue the current station state is Idle If Down is red the current station state is Down If Run Idle or Down is black it is not the current station state If all three are black no state has been initialized for the station The Comment button located in the bottom left side of the top section of the Maintenance tab lets you view existing comments You must first enter a comment from the MDC tab before you can use the Comment Until then it will remain grayed out GFK 1888 Chapter 6 MEM Tab Page 6 11 Jump to 1 MEM in Period Button Jump to Previous MEM Button Jump to Next MEM Button Jump to Last MEM in Period Button Run Idle Down It
205. wing information 1 A shift has to be defined with a shift start and duration that covers the time that a MEM entry is made for that MEM entry to be included in reports Except when a Productive MEM entry continues past the end of a shift the additional time for that entry outside of the defined shift will be recorded against the shift in which the entry started The shift has to be active for the day of the week in which the MEM entry is made for that MEM entry to be included in reports The current MEM entry at the time the report is run will not be included since it has an elapsed time of zero until the next MEM event occurs the shift ends or Prepare Report and or AutoChunk is run in VisualMEM ADC The second MDC or ADC MEM entry for the station has been applied the initial value when a station is created is set to a shift and status that do not display on reports included in the total time GFK 1888 Chapter 9 VisualMEM Report Generator On the production report events that have a category of Non Productive are NOT 9 5 2 9 6 Select by Criterion Use this tab to create a report based upon selected criterion You can choose the type of report frequency station and more You can use this tab to create a one time report or save it and run it repeatedly You can also schedule a saved report for automatic generation using the Scheduler tab Grinding Implant 2 Implant 3 Implant 4 Implant Assy Implan
206. with the appropriate settings for several established profiles and allows the user defined profiles to be stored Edit Station Name is a diagnostic or stand alone function allowing the station name to be changed Edit Profile Name is a function allowing the Profile name to be changed Delete Station is a diagnostic or stand alone function allowing the station name to be deleted Delete Profile is a function allowing the Profile name to be deleted Exit closes DNC Properties and saves any changes Help Menu The Help menu provides access to the following sub menus About DNC Properties displays the current DNC Properties version number Help on DNC Properties allows access to help information DNC Path For CimWorks MCS VisualDNC this is the specified folder into which uploaded and edited files will be stored In Diagnostic or stand alone mode this is the file browser s initially selected folder to which files are uploaded or downloaded The DNC Path may be typed into the text box directly or selected by the drive selector and directory list box Chapter 12 DNC Properties 12 3 Server PC Server PC specifies the PC that will host the selected parameter page s physical or virtual communications channel Protocol Chose one of the following from the drop down list NONE This port is currently inactive Basic is a simple download protocol where the CNC control is set to receive a program and then Protocol Engine sends the prog
207. wnload an NC Program Document 1 Select a NC Program document from the document grid 2 Click the Download button located in the View area of the Doc Tab 3 If your path is set correctly you can select a document file that you can view View NC Program Buttons The following buttons are located in the View NC Program section of the Doc Tab View Button This button lets you view the NC Program documents that are currently available Click the button and then select a document from the list that appears Download This button lets you select to download NC Program documents to the Button CNC part program storage area Click the Download button and then select a document to download GFK 1888 Chapter 4 DOCS Tab Page 4 7 Chapter DNC Tab Page 5 Select Program Folder On Hold Rev Tite Station Comment RWH doc 1 m Drill Instruction Not Specific Not Specific This Document Available for Group All Stations El tool set VisualDNC allows the downloading dripfeeding uploading to the CNC part program storage area Also NC programs can be editted and compared to earlier s versions The Job Tab must be used to select a folder prior to entering the DNC Tab The contents of the DNC Tab will be refreshed whenever this tab is selected reflecting the latest changes to the selected folder The folder can also come from the Job Queue You must have the appropriate work order selected b
208. ypes are created in the Setup tab ASCII text files use the viewer called VDNCEDIT supplied with VisualDocs and VisualDNC Type a path and filename for the report You can also use the Browse button to select the path and filename This is required information All drives MUST be mapped identically so that shop floor PCs can use the same path as registered by DocMgr Note The CimWorks MCS database does not contain the document itself but only a pointer to the document s current location Click the Browse button to select a path and filename for the report Once the browse button is chosen and a file is selected CimWorks MCS checks to see if the extension of the file has been defined If it has CimWorks MCS fills in the related Document Type and Viewer Type in the appropriate field on the InfoCard The user can change the fields if desired Use this text box to add comments about the report These comments will appear in the Registered Documents list box Click this button to register the document in the selected folder CimWorks MCS Operator s Manual November 2000 GFK 1888 Clear All Fields Use this button to clear the fields in the Infocard window so that you can Button re enter the information from scratch Cancel Button Use this button to cancel the registration process for the current document All documents used by CimWorks MCS must be registered in the database The process involves clicking the New button in the Register

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