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3. a a 78 9 SONNE SSS Su S S u u ans 79 10 Software License Agreement eee Q J 81 vii Specialized Concentrated Focused WEIHONG near viii Specialized Concentrated Focused 5 xe T REALI ILI mad er Co Ltd WEIH N 1 Summary NcStudio an engraving CNC system is independently developed by Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd with copyright reserved This system can directly support G code and PLT code format files generated by various CAD CAM software such as UG MASTERCAM CASMATE Art CAM AUTOCAD and COREDRAW PC based NcStudio makes full use of 32 bit computing and multi task handling In addition the interface is reliable and user friendly Apart from functions of automatic mode manual mode and backing to the reference point this CNC system also features the following functions simulation dynamic track auto Z axis breakpoint resume advanced start rotary axis machining and so on This system can be applied to various three axis engravers and engraving amp milling machines and used in complex mold machining advertising decorating and cutting industries etc 1 1 System Characteristics This system has the following functions 1 Three basic motion axes are available and binary input amp output points and analog outputs can be further expanded The above configuration varies with different choic
4. Fig 5 6 Mirror amp rotation machining After selecting one of the above options and clicking OK the newly generated machining file will be loaded into NcStudio automatically 5 3 View Menu The items in View menu change with the currently active window in the second window area including Trace window Log window Manager window Editor window and I O State window 5 3 1 View Menu When Manger Editor or I O State Window Activated w Tool Bar w Status Bar w Show File Line Number w Trace Current Line File Information Fig 5 7 View menu 1 Show File Line Number This function displays conceals the row number of instructions in the Auto window only available when the Auto window Is activated Specialized Concentrated Focused 49 WEIHONG naar Trace Current Line The function traces the row number of current instruction in the Auto window during processing File Information Clicking File Information a dialog box will pop up as illustrated below File Information File Mame Tool Pathi01 Programs 03 dxf Total Time nn 03 09 Completed Successfully Cutting Time 00 01 32 at 49 1 of total time Mote The time is calculated by motion code time perhaps not equal to the actual value Motion Range Min Max Delta y 94 737 1626 670 A 1531 932 ve 30 903 425 001 369 095 T 1 000 21 000 22 000 Machining Fange Min Max Delta M 1400 630 1626 670 PN P
5. Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd File Hame 0l flower g 02 deyi dxf O02 pizza plt 13 dx 30 Pattern EHG 4 plt 05 plt 06 dxf 10 ENG 12 ENG 13 ENG Fish Jump ENG Grand Plans EN logo 0402 027 E Currently selected file I O State Size Last Change Time 325 699 2013 01 22 13 41 Current file folder path 4 453 013 2013 01 22 13 41 2 076 246 2015 01 22 13 41 2 861 T85 2015 01 22 13 41 6 096 330 2013 01 22 13 42 10 469 305 2013 01 22 13 42 61 665 2013 01 22 Fig 4 39 Manager window Right clicking in the Manager window a shortcut menu will pop up as illustrated below Hew Edit Delete Rename Load Fig 4 40 Shortcut menu in Manager window New There are three ways to create a new machining file instantaneously One select File New shortcut key Ctrl N Two right click in the Manager window and select New from the pop up shortcut menu Three click on the lower part of Manager window Then the system will automatically generate a new machining file Untitle1 nc and the user can decide the save location of the new file E ATool Fathill Programs ve Fig 4 41 Save location Click 2 to choose the save location In addition the user can also edit delete rename or load the newly created file Refer to the contents below for detail In addition the user can also open a processing file by ch
6. 02 pizza plt File Edit View Operation Machine Window Help Rk Of i k AUTO IDLE NC State SXulation eve machining time at 100 feedrate 00 07 15 Toolbar Axis M Coor NY Coor Remained urrent Command Set G54 Tool Message ae d FAE Cur Tool Index 4 Setting 1 12000 x 23250 N Neo 0 000 ng 14 ng Part Count s x Actual Actual oe Dia Abrasion Omm Y 87 525 N 0 000 0 120 bes Len Abrasion Omm nage 10095 10096 Repeat Process Count Z 1000 TEN 0 000 Current Tool 1 Spindle Cl G00 Fixed Repeat Process Interval Time Set Tool Param t 2 RSpace 40 CSpace 30 Task Way Dir ROW v Ord Unilate v Step Step1 load a single file as source file Step2 input comp param and comp value select mach way we x Memory 4M 512M Step3 build the mul_mach compensation file 2013 07 11 17 25 49 NUM Fig 4 1 Operation interface of NcStudio The function windows are divided into three zones which can be shifted by pressing ESC key they are The first zone NC state window The second zone trace window log window manager window editor window and l O state window The third zone auto window manual window calibration window and compensation window 4 1 Title Bar On the top of the NcStudio is the title bar showing the software name and the name of the loaded machining file The color of the title bar indicates whether t
7. 4 3 Tool Bar Below the menu bar is the tool bar which is composed of some operation buttons corresponding to specific menu orders or options Clicking one of these buttons will realize the specified function amp EX E E m Lt b AX Y 2 Fig 4 4 Tool bar These buttons greatly simplify operation process They transform the operation process from a sequence of complicated orders to something visual Direct positioning function Under IDLE state after the user enters the workpiece coordinates into Direct positioning edit box and presses Enter the system will order the machine to move the tool to the assigned position rapidly Input the workpiece coordinates Input the machine coordinates when there is an asterisk All the other buttons on the toolbar correspond to a specific item on the menu bar Hovering over a button a function prompt will appear Refer to the sections below for details 16 Specialized Concentrated Focused LL UF RRA RAD Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd 4 4 CNC Info Bar WEIHON Below the toolbar is CNC info bar showing the current CNC state and some other info as shown in Fig 4 5 AUTO RUNHING RUNNING Start the spindle and wait HJeaches the rated speed Operation mode Operation State Fig 4 5 NC information bar 4 5 Status Bar At the bottom of the interface is status bar as illustrated in Fig 4 6 Ready 2013 07 15 11 01 54 CAF
8. N Fig 4 24 Presetting process of X boundary The presetting process of X boundary Y boundary and Y boundary are the same as that of X boundary 28 Specialized Concentrated Focused LHL UF BRA BRAD Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG 4 9 3 Fixed Presetting Fixed Calibrator After switching Tool Fig 4 25 Fixed presetting Fixed presetting refers to the presetting operation on a certain fixed position of machine tool due to tool damage or other causes frequently used in multi tool mode The length of tool and the clamping position may vary thus tool offset should be reconfirmed by fixed presetting and the sketch map of fixed presetting is as shown in Fig 4 26 DAutomatically locate to the target position rapidly Fix this position according to FixedCalibratorBlockPosition I I I I Position before presetting Q Repeated presettings up and down Workbench Fig 4 26 Process of fixed presetting The process of fixed presetting records the machine coordinate of tool nose when touching the surface of tool presetter Subtract the thickness of tool presetter from this machine coordinate will get the value of tool offset Tool offset Machine coordinate Thickness of tool presetter Machine Coordinate Z 0 Tool Offset Workbench Fig 4 27 Sketch map of tool offset When presetting firstly move Z axis to the workpiece surface then confirm th
9. iatel N0004 StopSpindleWhenFinis 1 Valid mmediately Whether the spindle stops rotating when machining stops StopSpindleWhilePause 0 Invalid 1 Immediatel Stop 1 Valid Whether spindle stops rotating when machining pauses Compensation parameters CutterCompensationVali 0 Invalid Immediate d 1 Valid Whether to enable tool compensation CUTTER COMPENSA 0 2 Immediate TION_DIRECTION Specifying the direction of tool compensation 0 No tool compensation 1 Left tool compensation 2 Right tool compensation Offset Tool Rotary Direction Tool Rotary Direction o 2 e g o Oo r gt Right Compensation along Tool Moving Direction 4 uonoauiq Bu AOIN 001 Left Compensation along Offset Tool Moving Direction A Left Tool Compensation Right Tool Compensation Ref parameters Move oMechanicalPoin 0 Invalid Hr 1 Immediately tBeforeMachining 1 Valid When set as 1 homing will be prompted and must be executed before each machining when 0 the system will not give a prompt and can execute machining directly Cutter parameters MobileCalibratorBlockT N14900 0 10000 mm 20 Immediately hickness 72 Specialized Concentrated Focused 2 A RRMA RAS Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHON No Nm SettingRange Default When Enabled mnn S The max tool length uso Tolera
10. uz Jz 10 RH 42 select Z axis by handwheel Oi J2 11 H 43 HandWheel Ratio Al B iio Jz 13 H 44 Handwheel Ratio A10 ooo J2 15 H 45 Handwheel Ratio X100 ovr20 GREEN Ji 23 H 3 Green Lamp C urig RED Ji 4 H 4 Red Lamp Jovis OIL Ji 22 H z Auto Lubricate JOVTiT SPIN Ji 3 H B Start Spindle Fig 4 45 I O State window 44 Specialized Concentrated Focused i E UT ARMA Ba Weihong Electronic nay Co Ltd WEIHONG 5 NcStudio Menu System 5 1 File Menu This menu includes many options like Open and Load Unload New as following Open and Load Shortcut key Ctrl O The menu is used for opening a processing file on the hard disk Clicking the menu item the system will eject Open and Load dialog box as shown below Open and Load Look in 9 PCIMC 64 v O em RtTrace txt Tips txt vhatsnew txt Files of type User specified Format q nc u demo Fig 5 1 Open and load dialog box TOR In PCIMLE BES Clicking the drop down button in el can call the processing files under other routes After selecting the file click Open the name of the file displayed on the title bar Unload It is used to unload the current machining file New It is used to create a new machining file After selecting this option Editor window is switched to for file editing After edit right click and select Save from the pop up shortcut menu O
11. 226 040 Wr 259 752 425 001 gt 166 249 zo 1 000 0 382 wy gt 882 The icon indicates that the range is out of the mechanical limits Cutter moving length GOD 4054 051 02 34 150 G01 270 312 03 1755 956 GUT G02 G03 Sum 2060 445 Fig 5 8 Statistics of machining file The dialog box displays the statistic information of machining file during auto processing such as total machining range etc Combining with simulation function the user can learn various information of machining file quickly and rapidly gt Total Time Displays the total time of machining and cutting time gt Motion Range The max and min workpiece coordinates of machine tool movement in machining gt Machining Range 50 Specialized Concentrated Focused i E UT ARMA Ba Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG The max and min workpiece coordinates of machine tool in actual cutting 5 3 2 View Menu When Trace Window Activated Tool Bar w Status Bar w Show File Line Humber Trace Current Line File Information Zoom Out Hum Zoom In Hum Center View Home Fit to Window Hum Show Current Point End Ratio Customize Front View Hum5 Iop View Humo Bottom View Hume Left View Hund Right View Humb southwest View Huml Northwest View Hum southeast View Hum3 Hortheast Huma Fig 5 9 View menu 2 Refer to chapter 4 11 Trace window for details of the above submenus 5 3 3 View Menu Wh
12. After re loadin N4070 ate i The tool lifting height of Z axis in rapid traverse when machining a PLT file N4071 PLTUnit 0 001 99999 mm plu After re loading PLT ToolsDistanceWhile 0 001 99999 mm 0 025 After re loading ProcessArea N4072 The ToolsDistance tool space should be smaller than tool diameter when machining a PLT file OI p veske ag 1 After re loadin loadi N4073 th The machining depth of 2D PLT file DxfFileTranslatingParameters DateHelghUNI0D eed 999999 mm min 1 After re loadin N4080 ate The tool lifting height of Z axis in rapid traverse when machining a DXF file Ko Der s m aii 1 After re loadin loadi N4081 th The machining depth of 2D DXF file TheSourceOfMachineD 0 1 After re loading epth n tu DE 0 From parameter 1 From DXF file Na083 PepthDelta 99999 0 mm After re loading The machining depth of 2D file each time in layer machining UseFirstPointAsOriginIn 0 Invalid Aterredoadih DXFFiles 1 Valid PE 0 set the origin in the DXF file as workpiece origin N4084 1 set a user defined point in the DXF file as workpiece origin For instance when drawing a picture in CAD draw a point better near or inside the picture The system will treat this point as workpiece origin and not process it If there are several points in the DXF file the first drawn point will be set as workpiece origin EnableMachineDividuall 0 In
13. Menu method Choose Edit Clear Log gt Mouse method Move the mouse into the Log window and right click Then choose Clear Logs in the pop up shortcut menu Caution Considering that a too large log file will affect system performance and responding time the system log should be cleared regularly Any one of the following items selected a mark v will appear before it Clicking it again the mark v will disappear indicating that this item is not selected Show This Session Right click on Log window and then choose Show This Session from the pop up shortcut menu or choose Show This Session s Logs under View This function can only show the log information of operation this time If this item is not selected the user can view the log information of both operation this time and history operation Show Information Items Right click on Log window and then choose Show Information Items from the pop up shortcut menu or choose Show Information Items under View Each information log is marked with the icon D This function can show the log info like system on off If not selected the log info will be concealed Show Warning Items Right click on Log window and then choose Show Warning Items from the pop up shortcut Specialized Concentrated Focused 39 WEIHONG naar menu or choose Show Warning Items under View Each warning log is marked with
14. accepts the articles and conditions listed in this agreement 4 When transfer happens you should pass all the copies of the original documents and the Supplementary documents to the third party or destroy all the copies un transferred You can use this system in a multi user environment or network system only at one of the following premises It is stipulated in explicit terms that you are allowed to use this system in a multi user environment or network system You have purchased license for each node and terminal using the system You must guarantee not to 1 Re transfer this permission of this system 2 Conduct reverse engineering disassembling or disintegration on this system 3 Copy or deliver all or part of this system to a third party unless there is explicit stipulation made in this agreement allowing you to do so When you transfer this system or copies of all or part of this system to a third party your right to use this system terminates automatically Copyright and Proprietary Rights With copyright reserved this system and document are protected by the copyright law of China and provisions of international agreement You are not allowed to remove the copyright statement made in this system and should guarantee to copy the copyright statement in all the duplicates you made for this system the entire system or part of the system You agree to stop any form of illegal copying of this system and document After sales Guaran
15. among which Show File Line Number and Trace Current Line can be found in View menu while the other 3 items can be found in File menu Refer to chapter 5 1 and 5 3 for explanation The user can switch among the 4 modal windows Manual Auto Calibration and Compensation Methods to Switch to Auto Window Menu method choose Window Show Auto Window gt Shortcut key method press Ctrl 1 key to activate Auto window Mouse method click the window title Auto directly Prompt In this window the user can only view the loaded file instead of editing or modifying it To edit this file the user needs to execute File Edit Loaded File or click the right mouse button in this area and then choose Edit Loaded File before editing the file in Editor window 4 8 Manual Operation Window Manual window provides the user with an interactive machine tool operation environment as shown in Fig 4 15 22 Specialized Concentrated Focused SHE GF ANKARA iud r Sc UO Co Ltd VIH N Auto Manual Calib Compens Panel Q HN De ern a Jog 2 EN C30 01mm C D 5mm X A 4 6 5O 0 1 mm D0 5mm T Ne 1 2 OO 1mm d 5mm Tips Press TURBO or CTRL key fo jog more rapidly while under JOG mode C 10mm Customed Length 215 mm Fig 4 15 Manual operation window Direction Buttons tt A gt and correspond to positive and negative direction of X axis res
16. cables or devices connected to them is prohibited Keep the products free from moisture during storage and transportation After Opening the Package Please make sure whether the products are what you have ordered Check if the products are damaged in transit Check if the components and accessories are damaged or missing in terms of the detailed list Please contact us promptly if product discrepancy accessory missing or transit damage occurs ii Specialized Concentrated Focused EA M RA f RDS ee ee sil Co Ltd WEIH N Installation Notices Only when this equipment installed in a qualified electricity cabinet can it be used The construction of the cabinet must reach IP54 grade of protection Paste sealing strips on the joint of the cabinet to seal all the cracks Cable entry should be sealed while easy to open on the spot A fan or heat exchanger should be adopted for the heat dissipation and air convection of the cabinet If a fan is adopted air strainer is a must in air inlet or air outlet Dust or cutting fluids may have access to the CNC device via the tiny cracks and tuyere Therefore it is necessary to pay attention to the surroundings and air flow direction of the air vent to make sure that the outflow gas is towards pollution source 100 mm space should be preserved between the back of the CNC device and the cabinet wall for plugging the cable connected with the device and the ventilation amp heat diss
17. coordinates of current point Back to workpiece origin Return to tool change H Shift F6 Set as workpiece origin position Shift F7 Fixed presetting Shift F9 Breakpoint resume Shortcut keys in manual window ScrollLock Activate manual window X Jog and increment mode X Jog and increment Y Jog and increment mode mode Y Jog and increment Z Jog and increment mode mode Z Jog and increment mode Shortcut keys in trace window Specialized Concentrated Focused 79 Z UTAKT BKD 4 WEHONG won Show current machinin mir 4 even 6 f igmwem 3 Southeast view 9 Nortneastwiem AwPgUpN amp PgDn RoweamundYads iii 80 Specialized Concentrated Focused dH GFK mad u A a Co Ltd VIH N 10 Software License Agreement License Shanghai Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd hereinafter referred to as Weihong Company grants you the right to use this software for which you must guarantee that you will not use copy revise rent or transfer this system or any part of this system for any other purposes beyond clauses made in this agreement You must guarantee 1 You use this system only on one set of equipment 2 You make read only copy of this system only for backup or file management purpose and the copy is to be used on this equipment only 3 You can not transfer this system and license agreement to a third party unless the third party
18. from 30 to 300 but also enhances the machining performance by eliminating speed chatter marks left on the surface of the workpiece L It supports three dimensional simulation display function With simple operation the user can observe the three dimensional machining result from various orientations to understand it more accurately and more intuitionally 2 Specialized Concentrated Focused HE Ft BIR QUE IRD Sl Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG 18 It supports simulation function This function supports rapid simulation machining which can be finished in an extremely short period of time The user can check if there is any error in the machining file and whether the machining result is satisfactory and know the actual processing time 19 It supports powerful and agile keyboard operation The new system strongly supports keyboard operation and thus can fulfill the user s needs in operation 20 It supports log function The powerful log function can help the user check the detailed processing information and system diagnosis 21 Built in machining file manager the user only needs to save the machining files into the designated directory and NcStudio will then manage these files in a built in manager 22 Built in file editor with which the user can load a machining file into the editor for editing and modifying 23 It displays file machining information through simulation or a
19. in real time In this window the user then can view the tool path intuitionally in real time so as to ensure the proper implementation of machining file Trace window adopis 3D view mode and can be personalized via the option Customize Trace View under View menu Refer to the following contents for detail Under 3D tracking mode the various functions this system provides enable the user to zoom in out and view the object from different orientations and at proper scaling Memory 4M 512M Fig 4 32 Trace window Right clicking on the window a shortcut menu will pop up as shown in Fig 4 33 All of these 32 Specialized Concentrated Focused Hh eA RDS iud 5 Ie UO Co Ltd VIH N options can also be found under View menu w Move Zoom Out Numt Zoom In Hum Center Home Fit to Window Num Show Current Foint End Set Zoom Ratio Custimize Trace View Front View NumS Top Vier Num Bottom View Hume Left View Num4 Right View Numb Southwest View Huml Northwest Vier Humi Southeast View Num3 Northeast View Humid Fig 4 33 Shortcut menu of trace window Clear After a long period of machining the simulation graph will become very complicated and the temporary file recording the machining track will also become excessively big As it is time consuming to redraw move or revolve the simulative graph the user needs to clear the machining track regularly To clear machining track several options
20. machining time 14 This function can also be executed by clicking on the toolbar Advanced MDI Clicking this menu item an Advanced Functions dialog box will pop up as shown in Fig 5 20 including 5 function windows which are Rectangle Mill Round Mill Rectangle Frame Mill Round Frame Mill and MDI Bottom milling and frame milling can be completed in the first four windows simply by entering the values of relevant parameters Inner and Outer are used to specify whether milling the inner part of the frame or outer part Specialized Concentrated Focused 57 WEIHONG naar Advanced Functions Rectange Mill Round Mill I Rectange Frame Mill 1 Round Frame Mill 1 MII Depth Width 100 Layer Depth D 1 i k x i Tool Diameter Space Start Point i e bottom Left Corner Horizontal CO Vertical n Unit mm Zhow this dialog box while running Fig 5 20 Rectangle bottom milling window See Fig 5 21 After entering standard instructions like G codes T codes and M Codes etc into the edit box of MDI window click Execute the system executing the entered instructions instantly In addition instructions entered previously are recorded in the window for inquiring If multiple instructions are entered at one time is used to separate them from each other When the instructions are not entered properly NcStudio will give out a prompt If the box before Show
21. point The sketch map is as shown below N Dom 7 uuo Ka up WE las 9 I LU LY x IDI m Fig 4 21 Presetting process of X Outer Center Specialized Concentrated Focused 27 Z UF Rp UE GU EZ S WEHONG won Center J Ny I 8 6 3 Oj QI ve Dom TT eg 9 M Fig 4 22 Presetting process of Y Inner Center Center J GSE Q u y E AO Ew d YDown I ji TT e C VIN x Vp a 0 Fig 4 23 Presetting process of Y Outer Center Before centering the user must place the tool nose over the pre estimated center point as well as set the value of X Y Offset Down and Tool Diameter In inner center presetting the Down distance should be smaller than the distance between tool nose and workpiece surface while larger in outer center presetting Boundary Presetting Boundary presetting includes calibrating X boundary X boundary Y boundary and Y boundary mainly used for setting the boundary point as workpiece origin AN 3 Go to boundary point MJ yp Motion along positive direction until signal appears rVI g dniooL mE p
22. removal N4096 C RAGT VALUE DRIN After re loading Retract distance after each feed in high speed reciprocating chip removal mode MachiningEngFileModif 0 Invalid N4097 After re loadin esr y loolNumber 1 Valid o Mferreiondng MachiningGFileByToolN 0 Invalid xA eo eens es After re loading umber 1 Valid Whether to execute machining according to the specified tool number Z Axis Stop Optons 0 2 o immedatoy N8020 The position of Z axis at pause 0 To raise a given distance 1 To specified workpiece coordinate 2 To specified machine coordinate Z Axis Stop Pos in M CS 350 0 Immediately The machine coordinate of Z axis at pause available when parameter N8020 is set as 2 SwitchAxisSafePrompt ae 1 Immediatel PL 4 Valid y Axes parameters N1150 CheckWorkCoordinateR 0 Invalid Immediately a ange X Y Z 1 Valid Specialized Concentrated Focused 71 LL OF k 2 E DARA A bil set as 1 the system will check whether machining is within the workpiece coordinate EM upper limit and lower limit N11 WorkCoordinateLowerLi og 99999 99999 mm 10000 Immediately mit X Y Z N1162 The lower limit of workpiece coordinate in each axis N1170 WorkCoordinateUpperLi 99999 99999 10000 diatel mit wiz 9989990958 mm meo N1172 The upper limit of workpiece coordinate in each axis Spindle H W parameters 0 Invalid indleWhenFinish 1
23. std A Press Yes to start to update system and press No to exit Mo Fig 2 2 Upgrade prompt dialog Click YES to continue See Fig 2 3 Specialized Concentrated Focused 5 LHL OFT ARR DA RADA WEIHONG naar Ncstudio Setup Waiting for closing NoStudia Setup gen PCIMC6 8 299 EHG 6B std warning Setup program will delete all Files in directory F Program Files Maiky Please save parameters for recovery later Click DE to continue cane Fig 2 3 Save parameters before installation gt Click OK to continue the next step See Fig 2 4 tr Copy files Extractng POIMC 64A oonhg S3C_std puble dat Extracting POMC 6AMconfg VEA rev amend dal Fig 2 4 Software installation progress Setup gen PCIMC6 8 299 EHG 6B std A Shutdown your computer now Mo Fig 2 5 Whether to turn off computer immediately Click OK to shut down the computer 5 After the computer is started the following dialog will be ejected for new hardware drive update 6 Specialized Concentrated Focused OTRA RADA Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHON Hardware Update Wizard Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Up
24. the shortcut key F10 The system will then suspend processing immediately To continue processing choose Operation Start or click on the tool bar or press F9 Advanced Start Selecting Advanced Start a dialog box will pop up Then select start and end row No Refer to Advanced Start in chapter 5 4 Operation Menu for detail Specialized Concentrated Focused 77 WEIHONG near 8 Precautions in Operation 8 1 Precautions for Multi Task Executing gt tis recommended that the user should consider the computer memory and not open too many windows at the same time For some application procedures such as games VCD player etc they might not run stably and smoothly They are likely to take excessive system resources like memory and CPU time slice during running and at last cause computer crash Therefore during processing in order to avoid processing interruption caused by system crash it is recommended not to open these procedures 8 2 Precautions for Homing Homing backing to mechanical point reference point machine origin process varies with the requirements of different systems For systems with a high requirement for precision the process of machine reset will take a long time Pay attention to system state Do not exit from the Back To Mechanical Origin dialog until the system enters into Idle state Otherwise the back to mechanical origin process will be artificiall
25. workpiece file to be processed Before clicking this button load the file into the system and then click this button to load it into this function or the system will give a prompt that the source file does not exist as shown below McStudio AN Please to sure having source File Fig 4 31 Source file error prompt Specialized Concentrated Focused 31 WEIHONG near Firstly enter the value of X Y size row column number and row column space then select direction and order under Task Way tab then enter the relative compensation value of each workpiece and then click Build to generate a multi workpiece file After selecting the save path for the new generated file the file will be loaded into the system automatically Note after the file is loaded into this compensation function the source file in the system will be unloaded because the final machining file is the newly generated compensation file After parameter setting remember to click Save Param Otherwise the setting of parameters will be lost after loading a new file Some codes are not supported in scale and array functions like G28 G29 G65 G92 M30 and M2 Neither are the subroutines in the tool path If there are above mentioned codes the system will prompt the user to delete them manually or automatically 4 11 Trace Window When machining or simulation is undergoing the trace window will follow the machining track of tool
26. 1 i N4200 X Y machine coordinates of X and Y when the tool nose reaching the range of tool oy presetting the nearer to central point the better N4202 Z machine coordinate of Z axis when the tool nose arriving at a certain height above the surface of tool presetter running at GOO speed above this height while at presetting speed below this height 68 Specialized Concentrated Focused 2 A RRMA RAS Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHON No Name SettingRange Default When Enabled G73 G83SafeHeight 99999 99999 mm 0 Immediately N4006 Specifying the retract distance after each feed in the G73 G83 cycle drilling command Only valid in X Y plane G17 0 Invalid IJKIncrementMode Valid 1 et mM Immediately 0 the coordinates of circle center are with respect to workpiece origin 1 the coordinates of circle center are with respect to the start point of machining arc 0 Invalid NeedConfirmClearWC e 1 Immediately 1 Valid Whether to give a prompt when clearing current workpiece coordinates i e setting current point as workpiece origin in order to avoid misoperation 0 Keep still 1 Back to fixed point 2 Back to workpiece Immediately origin ActionAfterProgrammin g 0 Keep still after machining ends normally the spindle remains in the stop position 1 Back to fixed point after machining ends normally the machine tool will go to
27. 3 Operator s Parameters Opera parameters NormalJogFeedrate 0 100000 mm min 1800 Immediately The moving speed of machine tool in manual mode when the feedrate override is 100 The manual moving speed varies with the feedrate override The speed of machine tool when one of the manual buttons and acceleration button number key 0 are pressed simultaneously at 100 feedrate override MaxJogFeedrateBefore m Bs 100000 mm min 1200 Immediately The max speed in jog mode before homing RapidTravelFeedrate 0 100000 mm min 3000 Immediately The default positioning speed instead of machining speed LDAP 0 100000 mm min 1500 Immediately Mus D default machining speed instead of positioning speed 0 Not use If itis set as 1 the speed bes in the machining file will become invalid 0 Not use If it is set as 1 the spindle speed specified in the machining file will become invalid PauseDownSpeed 0 100000 mm min 600 Immedatey N4027 Plunge rate of Z axis backing to the cutting point before pause in continuous machining after pause N4028 PauseUpSpeed 0 100000 mm min 600 Immediately Tool lifting speed of Z axis at pause N4049 OnPause The pause position of Z axis in machining ToolRasingHeightOnP The lifting height of Z axis at pause with respect to cutting point FixedCalibratorBlockPo G89de sdsogd Cmm X 0 Y 0 TERR sition X Y Z Z
28. 4 12 Log Window The system log window records all the key operations and events The user can not only browse all the log information recorded since system start up this time but also review the historical log information 38 Manager Edi tor TO State Time Description E 2011 06 14 10 58 24 Back to Mechanical Origin is not completed cannot use this 2011 08 14 09 11 The dynamic data file C Program Filez HaikyPCIMC BA Confi AN 2011 08 14 03 11 The dynamic data file C Program Files Wail FCIMC BA Confi 2011 06 14 3 11 The dynamic data file C Program Files Haiky PCIMC BA Confi AN 2011 08 14 09 11 The dynamic data file C Program Files Wailm FCOIMC BAMConfi 2011 08 14 3 11 Ihe configure file does not exi 2011 08 14 3 11 40 We Studio initiates st or 15 not compatible Fle Fig 4 37 System log window The log information includes 1 System on off N Auto machining on off CO 4 5 Workpiece coordinates modification Alarms Other system information Right clicking on the Log window a shortcut menu will pop up as illustrated below Specialized Concentrated Focused LL UF ARMA RAD Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIH N Clear Logs w Show This Session w Show Information Items w Show Warning Items w Show Error Items Fig 4 38 Shortcut menu of system Log window Clear Logs It will clear the current log information in the Log window gt
29. Change Password Enter Param NO Here Search S Exit E Fig 4 13 Tool parameters 4 6 6 Time Info On the right side of the title bar of NC State Window it is the pre estimated machining time at 100 of feedrate override under simulation state that is displayed while it is the actual machining time in actual machining that is displayed 4 7 Auto Operation Window Specialized Concentrated Focused 21 LL UF P CB A RAD Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG The auto operation window displays the currently loaded machining file At present NcStudio supports the following file formats G code of ISO standard HP plotter HP PLT format DXF format JDPaint ENG format and NCE format exclusively owned by our company The user can view and edit the current machining file in this window Right clicking on this window a shortcut menu will pop up as shown in Fig 4 14 Auto DIDI TETEN OOD WUD 00004 OOD 000E WOO OOO 0000s Und inn 1 MI GOOD 4402 575 Ne ELA doas M3 GU h GO Manual AE Lompens Y 18 500 71 000 w Show File Line Humber w Irace Current Line ME GO Mb GO M GUT Ma GT Edit Loaded File Open and Load Unload NS G01 AST SSO T4 T5SU MTU GUT 5221 700 Y 7 525 N11 GUT x224 850 Y10 FSU M12 sni xo a 300 Y13 825 Fig 4 14 Auto operation window All of those menu items can also be found in standard menus
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31. E Text prompt Date amp Time Keyboard lock Fig 4 6 Status bar Text prompt It shows the prompt info of current operation or of the selected order Date amp Time It shows the current date and time Keyboard lock It shows the current state of the keyboard including Caps Lock NUM LOCK or ScrLK 4 6 CNC State Window Below the CNC Info Bar is the CNC State window which can be divided into 5 parts according to functions They are Current Position Area Feed Rate Area Spindle Speed Area Current Interpolation Order Set Area and Tool Info Area Actual machining time 00 24 59 Axis M Coor W Coor Remained Feedrate mm min Spindler min Current Command Set G54 Tool Message as ie Cur Tool Index Setting 1500 Setting 12000 eX _ 0000 0 000 0 000 J z 1500 J g 12000 part count O Toot Diameter omm ve 2 qag Actual 2 CE ual 0 ee ee Dia Abrasion Omm Y 0 000 0 000 0 000 100 100 Repeat Process Count Len Abrasion Omm 600 Fixed Repeat Process Interval Time Set Tool Param ez 0 000 0 000 10 000 Current Tool 1 Spindle Fig 4 7 CNC state window Specialized Concentrated Focused 17 WEIHONG naar 4 6 1 Current Position To describe various positions NcStudio supports displaying machine coordinate system and workpiece coordinate system simultaneously The user can set the relative offset between the two coordinate systems appropriat
32. G00 color this color indicates the track color of GOO 2 G01 color this color indicates the track color of G01 3 G02 color this color indicates the track color of G02 4 G03 color this color indicates the track color of GOS The track color under stepping mode and jog mode is the same as that of G01 gt Background Color It is the background color of Trace window The user can choose two different colors to realize color gradient gt Coordinate Color This color is used to highlight the worktable borders and the coordinate system Prompt If the trace color of a certain code is set as transparent the track of that code will be hidden If the background color is set as transparent the window can t be refreshed properly Therefore the user needs to be cautious when selecting transparent View Function The system provides 9 types of commonly used views and the user can do swift switching by pressing the Num keys on the small keyboard 1 Southwest equiaxial lateral view 1 Specialized Concentrated Focused 37 2 WEIHONG Bottom view Southeast equiaxial lateral view Left view Front view Right view Northwest equiaxial lateral view Top view Northeast equiaxial lateral view Rotation Function LL UF ARR A RAD Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd The rotation of machining track can only be realized by the keyboard The method is to press ALT and a direction key simultaneously
33. WEIHONG CNC System for Engraving Machines NcStudio V8 For PM63A 53B 53C Control Card User s Manual Where there is motion control there is WEIHONG L5 1E 4s PES LIEU s Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd VIH N Preface Thank you for choosing our products This manual will acquaint you with such detailed information of our products as system components settings functions and operations etc Please read it carefully before using our products and other relative machine equipments to make a better use of them Because of continuous updating the products you bought may differ from the written in this manual and we apologize for this situation Company address phone number and our website are listed here for your convenience Any questions please feel free to contact us We will always be here and welcome you Company Name Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd Headquarters Address No 29 2338 Duhui Rd Minhang Shanghai Zip Code 201108 Tel 86 21 33587550 Fax 86 21 33587519 Website http en weihong com cn E mail sales_weihong 188 com support_weihong 188 com Specialized Concentrated Focused WEIHONG naar Cautions Storage and Transportation The products should be transported properly in terms of the weight Excess of specified quantity of stacking products is prohibited Climbing standing or placing heavy loads on the products is prohibited Dragging or carrying the products via
34. are available menu toolbar shortcut key or keyboard gt Menu or Toolbar Choose menu Edit Clear View or choose EA on the toolbar gt Shortcut Key At any moment pressing CTRL DEL will clear the machining track gt Mouse Move the mouse into Trace window right click to eject a shortcut menu and then choose Clear gt Keyboard When the Trace window is active press Delete key Specialized Concentrated Focused 33 WEIHONG naar Move gt Mouse Move the mouse into Trace window Clicking the right mouse button a shortcut menu will pop up Select Move the icon changing into a Hold down the left mouse the icon changing into T At this time drag the mouse the machining track also moved Keyboard When the Trace window is active the machining track can be moved by pressing the four direction keys on the keyboard Zoom in out The user can zoom in out the machining track via mouse keyboard or menu gt Menu Choose View Zoom in or Zoom out Mouse Method Move the mouse into the Trace window and click the right mouse button Select Zoom in or Zoom out in the pop up menu to switch between en and e Prompt When zooming the machining track with the mouse the user can zoom in out a part of machining track which is dragged by the mouse When the track is magnified to the maximum size the system will automatically switch to Zoom out mode When the track reduced
35. belowe device Maik CNC adapter card PCIWMC B S Click finish ta close the wizard Finish Cancel Fig 2 11 Driver update completed gt Click Finish The whole system is installed successfully Double clicking the icon Sess gn the desktop will open the CNC system Notice The installation pictures offered above may vary with different versions just for reference only 2 3 Uninstall of NcStudio NcStudio is green software which has the following advantages the installation information not written into the registry form easy to carry and uninstall available of copying to a USB disk Specialized Concentrated Focused 9 WEIHONG near Therefore to delete NcStudio the user only needs to delete the Naiky folder under C Program Files When a new version of NcStudio is installed the new software will update and overwrite the files of the old version 2 4 Connection of NcStudio Motion Control Card and Driving System The communication between NcStudio and the feed motor driving system mounted in the electrical box of machine tool is realized by the machine motion control signals given by the motion control card which is inserted in the expansion slot of the computer The machine tool and the electrical box should be installed in place before connecting the NcStudio motion control card with the motor driving system Then connect the socket of motion control card to the corresponding one of electrical b
36. coordinates of current point into NcStudio so that the saved workpiece origin can be easily found later 10 groups of data can be saved at most See Fig 5 18 Move to Workpiece Origin FT Save the Current Workpiece Origin O 90 000 10 200 37 500 Untitlel n Load the Saved Workpiece Origin gt 1 0 000 0 000 0 000 2 0 000 0 000 0 000 Start FS 3 0 000 0 000 0 000 4 0 000 0 000 0 000 5 0 000 0 000 0 000 Enter Simulation Mode then Start Simulating F8 6 0 000 0 000 0 000 1 0 000 0 000 0 000 Advanced Start CtrltF9 8 0 000 0 000 0 000 9 0 000 0 000 0 000 Advanced MDI CtrltShift F9 Fig 5 18 Save the current workpiece origin Load the Saved Workpiece Origin It is used to load the coordinate value of the saved workpiece origin Start Clicking Start the system will enter into auto processing mode If the system is under simulation state it will execute machining file under simulation mode This function can also be executed by clicking on the toolbar Pause During auto processing selecting Pause the system will suspend processing and raise the cutter to enter into Auto Pause state To resume processing choose Start When simulating choosing Pause the system will suspend simulation and enter into Auto Pause state To resume simulation choose Start The function can also be executed by clicking on the toolbar Stop During auto processi
37. ctual machining file machining information window can help the user count such important information as executing time and processing range 24 PCI bus motion control card is adopted 25 It supports auto parameters backup function The user can back up the parameters according to his needs and recover them as necessary Specialized Concentrated Focused 3 WEIHONG irer 2 System Installation and Connection 2 1 Basic Configurations of NcStudio Host Computer CPU basic frequency 1G or above Memory above 512M Hard disk above 20G Display adapter 1024 768 at least Display above 14 VGA CD ROM 4X or higher optional Main board expansion slot more than 2 PCI slots 2 2 Installation of NcStudio If there is already an old version of Ncstudio on the computer please delete it and then install the new version Regarding how to delete the old version please turn to chapter 2 3 Ncstudio system includes two parts the software and motion control card As a result the setup of the system is also divided into two stages the software setup and the motion control card setup Please install the motion control card before installing the software including the following steps 1 Close the computer and install the motion control card 2 Restart the computer to enter the operating system then insert the installation CD and select auto update package and then double click to start auto update And then the comput
38. d Record the machine coordinate of current point Center Division Set the center of current point and last record point as the workpiece origin and replace the workpiece offset value with the calculation resul Center Division X Record Y Center Division Y Fig 5 17 Record and center division The above buttons are used to get the intermediate point of two points The method is first move the tool to the first target point and then click Record X the system recording the X machine coordinate of this point Secondly move the tool to the second target point and then click Center Division X the system automatically working out the X machine coordinate of the intermediate point The method to get Y coordinate of intermediate point is similar Move to Workpiece Origin After this function is executed if the tool nose is below the safe height the Z axis will move up to the safe height first and then the X axis and Y axis will move to the workpiece origin together if the tool nose Is above the safe height the X axis and Y axis will move to the workpiece origin together first and then the Z axis will move down to the safe height 54 Specialized Concentrated Focused Hh eA RDS iud r Sc UO Co Ltd VIH N Li ipe The user can also execute this function by clicking on the toolbar Save the Current Workpiece Origin This function saves the current workpiece origin as well as the name of the file and the machine
39. date to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue Fig 2 6 Hardware installation interface page one gt Select No not this time and click Next A prompt will appear to guide how to install software for Weihong CNC adapter card Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Weihong CHC Adapter PClIM C B amp 9 If your hardware came with an installation CD 9 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended 5 Install from list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Fig 2 7 Hardware installation interface page two gt Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and then click Next See Fig 2 8 Specialized Concentrated Focused 7 UF RRM A RS a Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options E Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to imt or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best drver found wil be installed Dont search wl choose the driver to install Choose thes option to select the device driver from a ist Windows does not guarantee that the diver you cho
40. e from the pop up shortcut menu Three click on the lower part of Manager window Then the file name will be in edit state as illustrated in Fig 4 43 42 Specialized Concentrated Focused Hh eA RDS iud r IS UO Co Ltd VIH N File Hame size Last Change Time Untitlel ne Untitle ne U11 05 19 17 45 2011 06 03 11 13 2011 09 13 16 48 2013 07 31 13 08 2013 07 31 13 08 2013 07 31 13 08 Di CO oo CO CO C UntitleBb ne Fig 4 43 Rename dialog box After entering the file name click Enter key or click on a blank area Load There are five ways to load the selected machining file One select File Open and Load Two right click on the Manager window and then select Load from the pop up shortcut menu Three click on the lower part of Manager window Four click a on the toolbar Five right click in the Auto window and then select Open and Load from the pop up shortcut menu 4 14 Editor Window On the top of this window are the file name being edited and its path as shown in Fig 4 44 Trace nl Lag Manager Editor I D State E Tool FathiOl Frograms Ol flower z KOGOAD O0YO0 00210 00 NTGDIT2 50V12 5027 35 RGT 72 06F600 0 N3G1x12 50 12 50F 1500 0 NAR12 49 3112 5372 Ob N5512 45 112 5172 Ub Neel 46912 457 Ub Select All Ctrlta Find Ctrl F Replace CtrltH Save and Load Close Fig 4 44 Editor window It can edit a machinin
41. e formula in processing an arc with small radius the line speed will be limited quite low caused by arc speed limit which will be a waste of time Therefore the software provides this parameter which is the minimum speed for circular motion However small the arc radius is the machining speed will not be smaller than the value of this parameter Usually given the drive ability of servo motor frication of machine assembly and endurance Capacity of mechanical components the maximum speed of the three axes in actual using can be limited by modifying the manufacturer parameter AxisMaxFeedrate N4250 N4252 7 8 Execute Auto Machining Auto machining means that the machine tool processes the loaded machining file automatically Start Auto Machining Select Operation Start or click on the toolbar or press the shortcut key F9 The machine tool will execute machining automatically from the first line of machining file Stop During auto machining selecting Operation Stop or on the toolbar or pressing the shortcut key F11 will stop machining immediately The system will then enter into IDLE state This is how to make the system stop in an accurate and orderly way and also the recommend one Note When high speed smooth connection is adopted the system will stop when the connection speed becomes O Pause During auto processing to suspend processing select Operation Pause or click on the toolbar or press
42. e used to set the machine coordinates of workpiece origin though not recommended gt Workpiece Coordinate Displaying the workpiece coordinates of current cut point See below Workpiece Coordinate Ms v 0 A Fig 5 14 Workpiece coordinate The following buttons can be used to clear X Y workpiece coordinate as shown below Specialized Concentrated Focused 53 i 2 UT ARMA BAA setting Input the machine coordinate of current point into the corresponding workpiece offset value setting X setting Y Fig 5 15 Workpiece coordinate clear Workpiece coordinate Machine coordinate Public offset Workpiece offset Tool position offset setting Y gt Workpiece Surface The below two buttons are used for auto measure or manually setting current coordinate as Z workpiece origin in floating presetting See Fig 5 16 Workpiece Surface Measure Call the program of floating calibration measure the machine coordinate af the knifepoint hen it touching the workpiece surface and subtract tool length offset enter the difference into Z of the workpiece offset setting If no instrument of floating calibration move knifepoint to the workpiece surface by manual Mote To use this function right setting and measurement of tool length offset ix previously needed Measure Workpiece Surface Set Workpiece Surface Fig 5 16 Workpiece surface gt Record and Center Division Record and Center Division Recor
43. e workpiece origin Specialized Concentrated Focused 29 Z 4 Rp AEG EZ S WEIHONG ting en omg eis through manual clear or mobile presetting and then click to make the system automatically record the current Z workpiece coordinate When tool change or tool break is met clicking After Switching Tool the system will automatically restore the Z workpiece origin before tool change or tool break Caution The above presetting will become invalid automatically after the NcStudio is closed The user has to execute fixed presetting again when NcStudio is restarted Operate according to the prompts made below Top Back to upper side of 6 workpiece origin First presetting SIXe 7 JO gt do eu 0 o5 cy O0 NO AS Go to machine coordinate x OD xo of tool presetter O D D Workpiece Origin CI Record Z workpiece coordinate of current point 1J S 1d 00 0 09 Nr p 1mm Fig 4 28 First time tool presetting Presetting after tool change Top Back to upper side of workpiece origin e O NO CD De 2 Go to machine coordinate G oe ao of tool presetter O we Oo hes o gt D Oo x OD ue PS O Workpiece Origin zl 5 CD x D D Resume Z workpiece coordinate of current point G Go up 1mm Fig 4 29 Presetting after tool change 30 Specialized Concentrated Focused i E UT ARMA Ba Weihong Electronic Techn
44. ecent Edited File This menu item includes a new submenu displaying the recently edited machining files The user can re edit them quickly with this function Exit It is used to close the NcStudio system invalid in machining state 5 2 Edit Menu The items in Edit menu change with the currently active window in the second window area including Trace window Log window Manager window Editor window and I O State window Array Machining This function allows executing array machining on one machining file Clicking this item a dialog box will pop up as illustrated below Array Machining Mote Only support G File by far Row space R a0 Column spacercy 3l Source file d Centered Acd vance amp Cancel c1 Fig 5 4 Array machining dialog Click and select the machining file for array After setting the correct columns rows row space as R in the above figure and column space as C in the above figure click Generate G File And then the newly generated machining file will be loaded to NcStudio automatically G codes like G65 and G92 are not supported in array function neither are subroutines If they appear in the machining file the system will prompt to delete them automatically or manually To set different row spaces and column spaces click Advance a dialog box ejected as below Specialized Concentrated Focused 47 LL UF ARR A RAD Weihong Electronic Technology C
45. eight manually enter the machine coordinate of the current Z axis into the correspondina tool lenath offset Current Cutter Modification Tool v Tool Exchange Tool length Offset Tool 1 Tool 2 Tool 3 Tool Fig 5 11 Set offset 52 Specialized Concentrated Focused I eae M WEIHONG gt Public Offset Also called external offset It is used to record the temporary adjustment value of workpiece origin As it can only be adjusted manually and will not be changed during the execution of any auto function the value will not be changed during fixed presetting and mobile presetting For example if the value is not 0 before presetting the workpiece coordinate will not be 0 either when presetting completes The following buttons can be used to modify the value of Z public offset Deepen Kaise To realize deepening or lifting by modifying public offset Deepen 0 01 mm Deepen 0 1mm Fig 5 12 Buttons to modify Z public offset Clicking one of the above buttons the Z workpiece origin will move up or down a specified distance to form a new workpiece coordinate system clicking the button repeatedly the Z workpiece origin will move a distance accumulated gt Workpiece Offset The offset of workpiece origin with respect to machine origin See Fig 5 13 Workpiece Offset Fig 5 13 Workpiece offset It displays the machine coordinates of workpiece origin Manually entering values can b
46. ely A mark indicating machine coordinates effective will appear before each axis after back to reference point is executed as illustrated below Axis fd Coor WW Coor Remained ex 0 000 0 000 e 0 000 0 000 0 000 10 000 Fig 4 8 Current position area It is easy to set and adjust the workpiece origin To set the current point as the workpiece origin the user only needs to move the cursor on the workpiece coordinate of the target axis and then click this workpiece coordinate A dialog box will pop up as illustrated below McStudio v re vou sure ka set current painb X as current WP s origin Moke IF workpiece coor is not zero please check public offset and tool s offsets Fig 4 9 Setting workpiece origin Clicking Yes the coordinate of that axis will become 0 To change the current position of all the three axes into 0 just click each workpiece coordinate Prompt Please check public offset value and tool offset value if the current workpiece coordinate value is not zero after setting Remained the absolute difference between the commanded position and the instantaneous position under current command 4 6 2 Feed Rate This area displays information like the setting speed the actual speed and the feedrate override The user can also change the feed rate and feedrate override here 18 Specialized Concentrated Focused E At BIR QUE RA Sl Weihong Electronic Techno
47. en Log Window Activated Iool Bar w status Bar w Show File Line Number Trace Current Line File Information w Show this Session s Logs w Show Information Items w Show Warning Items w Show Error Items Fig 5 10 View menu 3 Refer to chapter 4 12 Log Window for details of the above submenus 5 4 Operation Menu Operation menu includes many items such as Single Block Handwheel Gear Set Offsets etc which will be introduced separately in the following Specialized Concentrated Focused 51 WEIHONG naar Single Block Under Single Block mode the system will enter into Pause state when the motion speed becomes 0 To resume machining the user needs to click b Start The system will enter into Pause state again when the speed becomes 0 again That is to say Pause state will be entered into after the completion of a block to resume machining the user needs to click Start The user can choose this function before or during processing since it is helpful for error diagnosing and failure recovery Handwheel Gear When Handwheel Gear is selected under Auto mode clicking b the system will implement the machining file with the turning of handwheel When the handwheel is stopped turning machining will also stop The machining speed changes with the turning speed of handwheel The user can choose this function before machining and this will help him judge whether the machining f
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49. er will be restarted automatically 3 Run NcStudio system The key steps will be introduced in detail as follows 2 2 1 Installation of NcStudio Motion Control Card Power off the host machine and open the chassis cover and then insert the card into an available and matched expansion slot When installing the motion control card hold the two sides of the card lightly with your hands to make sure that it is inserted into the slot firmly and well contacted with the computer baseboard without shaking Then tighten the screw of the control card and lid the cover The installation of motion control card then finishes 4 Specialized Concentrated Focused i BOF A RD A BRA Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG 2 2 2 Installation of NcStudio Software The installation of software is divided into the following steps 1 Power on and start the computer The system will automatically access the operating system 2 After the operating system is started please close all the other running applications 3 Insert the installation CD of NcStudio system into the CD driver 4 Open My Computer and double click the CD driver icon After the CD is opened find and T double click the auto update package file the icon an y At this time the following installation picture will be displayed ENGLISH Fig 2 1 Language selection dialog gt Select ENGLISH to continue as shown below Setup gen PCIMC6 8 299 ENG 6B
50. erride 20 Specialized Concentrated Focused E At BIR QUE RA Sl Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG 4 6 4 Current Interpolation Order Set and Cycle Machining Current interpolation order set area displays the state of currently executed command for example G54 modal non modal G01 G17 G18 G19 Part Count the number of workpieces processed which can be cleared by clicking on the button Repeat Process Count displaying the times of finished cycle machining and the preset times of cycle machining Clicking on this button can set the times of cycle machining Repeat Process Interval Time displaying the interval time of cycle machining Clicking on this button can set the interval time 4 6 5 Too Info This area displays the current tool No and info Clicking Set Tool Param will output the parameter window for directly consulting and setting tool parameters as shown below 255 tools are supported at most D paramters Type No Name Effecting 4 Opera P Tool library mes N14900 MobileCalibratorBlockThickness Now N1 4901 ToleranceQfToolBroken Now Spindle HAW 1 Tool setting Info of 1 cutter Compensation C 15020 Name N15021 Diameter retro N15022 Length N15023 DiameterF ray i N15024 LenathFray CutterPositionOffset Other Q N15030 A N15031 Y N15032 z Info of 2 cutter N15040 Name N15041 Diameter lt oi 0OZzO0 Privilege operator 0 manufacturer M
51. es of machine tool builders 2 It supports CNC rotary table varying with different versions 3 Auto processing supports G code of ISO standard HP PLT format DXF format JDPaint ENG format and popular CAD CAM software at home and abroad like UG Pro E MasterCAM Cimatron CASMate and ArtCAM etc 4 It supports manual operation like jog mode stepping increment mode and handwheel mode Under these modes the user can not only manipulate the machine with the help of machine tool input equipment like hand held device but also use computer input equipment such as keyboard and mouse to realize manual operation 5 It Supports array processing the user can repeatedly carry out processing procedure according to columns and arrays defined 6 It Supports rotation amp image processing This function can perform rotation amp image machining centered on the workpiece origin Specialized Concentrated Focused 1 WEIHONG near 7 It supports stepping function the user can set the precise feed value and adjust the step length value 8 It supports user data input function the user can input G code online and execute it right away 9 It supports advanced processing instructions Simply by inputting several parameters bottom milling and frame milling can be realized 10 It supports single step mode the user can set a processing task to be executed as single step mode which provides a good support for error diagnos
52. ess End on the keyboard when the Trace window is active Set Zoom Ratio To show the machining file track in the Trace window at an appropriate scale This function Ratio Set Zoom Ratio can be found under View menu or right click menu when Trace window is Specialized Concentrated Focused 35 WEIHONG naar active After selected a dialog as shown in Fig 4 34 will pop up The user can drag the block or use the direction keys to adjust the display scale Loom Ratio Fig 4 34 Zoom ratio Customize Trace View This function Customize Customize Trace View can be found under View or right click menu when Trace window is active A Customize dialog box as below will pop up when this function is selected This dialog box is used for personalizing the Trace window and self defining the trace mode and color Customize Trace Color 00 Background 301 Gz G s Coordiate Draw the mechanical limit frame Fig 4 35 Customize dialog Clicking on a color button a color selection box will pop up as illustrated below 36 Specialized Concentrated Focused ARE 6 3H ULLA iuda r EO Co Ltd VIH N Standard colors Current color with dotted frame us Currently selected Other color Fig 4 36 Color selection box gt Trace Color In the Trace window the user can set different colors for different codes via Customize Trace View 1
53. ext target position then record When finished click Save As to generate a machining file Since the generated file cannot be loaded into the system automatically the user needs to load it into NcStudio before machining gt Position of REFFER Plane a plane from rapid traverse rate to punching speed Parameter Restore NcStudio can backup parameters automatically Choosing this option a dialog box will pop up as illustrated below 62 Specialized Concentrated Focused Z t RRMA RA Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG Parameter Auto Backup Notice Inthis dialog you can restore the parameter setting that nostudio system automatically backup Restore to parameter setting of OEM setting Fig 5 29 Parameters auto backup The system provides six kinds of parameter backups last parameter setting parameter 39 11 t setting yesterday parameter setting 2 days ago parameter setting 5 days ago parameter setting 10 days ago and parameter setting of OEM setting The user can select one of them according to actual situations After one of them is selected NcStudio will exit automatically At this time the user needs to re open it manually Set Parameters It is used to open the parameter window to set parameters Refer to Chapter 6 3 for details 9 5 Machine Menu Machine menu includes menu items like Turn on Spindle Turn on Coolant Tu
54. f tool nose Thus the Z axis coordinate of workpiece origin is gotten after subtracting the thickness of tool presetter from tool nose position Specialized Concentrated Focused 25 L G UF At RRA RD lt l WEIHONG won Top Record Z workpiece coordinate of current point sovjins Jayesoid 001 oT P 5mm SN S Fig 4 19 Sketch map of mobile presetting 4 9 2 Special Presetting oy gt S g Special presetting includes auto presetting of workpiece origin and workpiece boundary As presetting signal is used they are called special presetting exclusively used in Weihong system Special presetting is used to calibrate X and Y center of workpiece in order to facilitate machining and generating a machining file under the precondition that the Z axis workpiece coordinate is confirmed and the worktable of machine tool is insulated gt X Offset during center presetting the preestimated distance from workpiece center to X boundary In outer center presetting this distance must be a little larger than the actual value while smaller in inner center presetting gt Y Offset during center presetting the preestimated distance from workpiece center to Y boundary In outer center presetting this distance must be a little larger than the actual value while smaller in inner center presetting gt Down tool plunging lifting distance in tool presetting In inner center presetting this distance must be a li
55. g file with a size bigger than 1000M byte 1 G and thus can fulfill editing requirements of any complex machining file Right clicking in the Editor window will eject a shortcut menu for option Notice it is not recommended to edit a file with saved workpiece origin Specialized Concentrated Focused 43 Z F 4 4e A T LZ 8 WEIHONG i e orla 4 15 I O State Window The I O State window displays the current state of system I O ports and is very helpful for system monitoring and breakdown diagnosis Caution The contents displayed in this window may vary with configuration control card and requirements of the user The information provided here is for reference only The icons in the front of the ports indicate Green filled dot means that there is signal input in this port Red filled dot means that there is no signal input in this port O Green hollow dot means that there is signal output in this port 9 Red hollow dot means that there is no signal output in this port Manager Editor LO State FortHame Fin pu Port Descript Giss ESTOP Ji 5 H j Emergency Stop 1x28 CUT Tl 8 H 4 Calibration Signal IKT stor Ji 26 H 5 Program Stop s START Ji T H B Program Start Guns 70 Ji 25 H T Mechanical Urigin of Z axis Gui co Ji B RH 14 Mechanical Origin of Y axis Gro X J1l 24 4H 15 Mechanical Origin of H axis e rsx J2z 14 H 40 Select X axis by Handwheel Br Jz 12 H 41 select Y axis by Handwheel
56. hand rule Its coordinate origin is always relative to a fixed point of machine tool Therefore at any time a certain point in space can be fixed exclusively by the machine coordinate system To completely support the machine coordinate system the machine tool must have the corresponding function of backing to the mechanical origin Otherwise the concept of machine coordinate system only exists in the software 3 2 2 Workpiece Coordinate System WCS In programming the programmer select a given point on the workpiece as the origin i e the program origin to establish a new coordinate system called workpiece coordinate system which also adheres to right hand rule The origin of WCS i e the workpiece origin is fixed with respect to a certain point of the workpiece while probably floating with respect to machine origin mechanical origin The choice of workpiece origin should facilitate simple programming easy dimension conversion and small caused machining error to the greatest extent Specialized Concentrated Focused 13 WEIHONG irer 4 Operation Interface of NcStudio First install NcStudio according to the above installation instruction and then double click the shortcut icon of NcStudio on the desktop to start this system Its main operation interface is as shown in Fig 4 1 The interface of NcStudio consists of the title bar the menu bar the toolbar the status bar and several function windows NcStudio
57. he corresponding window is activated 14 Specialized Concentrated Focused Hh eA RDS iud 5 IS TUO Co Ltd VIH N Nc5tudio O27 pizza plt Fig 4 2 Title bar Note An active window means the window that can accept keyboard input at present At any moment there is only one active window and all the other windows are inactive Please note the difference in the color of the title bar between active window and inactive window The color of the title bar of an active window is blue while that of an inactive window is grey The icon on the left side of the title bar is system menu box and it can be used to open the window control menu Clicking this icon or pressing shortcut key Alt spacebar will eject a system menu as shown in Fig 4 3 This menu can control the position and the size of the window such as restore move close maximize and minimize etc On the right side of the title bar there are three control buttons They are restoring button maximizing button and minimizing button respectively These buttons are used to quickly set the size of the window Besides each subwindow has the corresponding title bar and an active subwindow can also be distinguished from an inactive subwindow by the color of title bar See the following chapters for details amp Restore Minimize x Close Alt F4 Fig 4 3 System menu 4 2 Menu Bar Below the title bar is the menu bar which includes many normall
58. ile is correct Set Offsets Right clicking in any part of NC State Widow can also call this function Its dialog is as shown in Fig 5 11 Offset Setting Public Offset Deepen Raise x To realize deepening or lifting by modifying public offset Y tj i Deepen 0 01mm Deepen 0 1mm Workpiece Offset S Workpiece 1 654 O Workpiece 2 655 workpiece 3 G56 Other Workpiece x o i a aM I I Workpiece Coordinate Machine Coordinate Public Offset Workpiece Offset Tool Offset D X 0 v 0 jo 0 0 Formula re p a Z i _ Workpiece Coordinate Current active workpiece G54 Modify the current Workpiece Warkpiece 1 G5 v Modify Measure Call the program of floating calibration measure the machine coordinate of the knifepoint Measure Workpiece Surface when it touching the workpiece surface and subtract tool length offset enter the difference into Z of the workpiece offset Set Workpiece Surface Setting If no instrument of floating calibration move knifepoint to the workpiece surface by manual Note To use this function right setting and measurement of tool length offset is previously needed Current Cutter TocH Tool Length Auto Measurement Manual Setting Auto Measurement Call the program of fixed calibration measure the current tool length offset Menual Setting lf no instrument of fixed calibration move knifepoint to a certain h
59. ing and failure recovery 11 Advanced auto functions such as breakpoint resume and advanced start are supported 12 Feed axes can back to mechanical origin reference point precisely 13 It supports auto tool presetting function including fixed presetting floating presetting and auto centering etc It supports workpiece field save restore function By taking into consideration the problem of sudden power failure customers are likely to meet the system has been designed to prevent any system file damage caused by sudden power off Functions like breakpoint resume backing to mechanical origin precisely etc also guarantee machining field reliable restoration after the system is restarted L e It supports feedrate override online adjustment The user can adjust feedrate override freely during machining The minimum value is 0 equivalent to a pause in processing and the maximum value is 120 L 2 It supports high smooth speed connection function In an ordinary NC system the connecting speed between two G codes usually is a fixed value such as 0 or a very small value However by adopting machining speed adaptive forecasting algorithm our system can decide the connecting speed between the current code and the next code by taking the connecting speed its direction and the maximum acceleration speed into consideration and by employing forward predicting function This not only improves machining efficiency
60. ipation in the cabinet Space between this device and other equipments should also be preserved according to the requirements The product should be installed firmly and without vibration During installing casting knocking striking or loading on the product is forbidden To reduce electromagnetic interference power supply components used should be above AC or DC 50V and the space between the cable and CNC device should be preserved above 100mm It will be better if the CNC device is installed on the position facilitating debugging and maintenance Specialized Concentrated Focused iii WEIHONG irer Wiring Notices Only qualified people are allowed to participate in the wiring and checking The CNC device should be grounded reliably and grounding resistance should be less than 4 ohm Neutral line is absolutely not allowed to replace earth wire Otherwise the device may be likely to work improperly due to the interference Wiring should be firm and steady or misoperation may occur Voltage values and positive amp negative polarity of any connection plug should be in accordance with the manual or such breakdowns as short circuit and device permanent damage may occur To guard against electric shock or CNC device damage fingers should keep dry before plugging or touching a switch The connecting wire should not be damaged and squeezed or the leakage or short circuit may occur It is prohibited to plug or open
61. logy Co Ltd WEIHONG Sliding Block of Feedrate Override By dragging the sliding block the user can regulate the current movement speed within a scope of 0 120 The direction keys on the keyboard can increase or decrease it by 1 while PageDown and PageUp by 10 Feedrate override is shown in percentage Setting Under auto mode when the user clicks the figure after Setting a dialog box will pop up for setting machining speed and GOO speed Auto Bode Feedrate Machining Feedrate IL iz the feedrate of G codes with cutting usually GUT code for linear motion and 02003 for arc motion 1500 mimimin GOD Feedrate H i the feedrate without cutting S00 code also for INC mode 3000 MANIN Fig 4 10 Setting auto speed dialog box Under manual mode clicking the figure after Setting a dialog box as below will pop up for setting jog speed and rapid jog speed Wanual Feedrate Jog Feedrate Moving with the rapid feedrate if CTRL key is down otherwise with the normal value The max feedrate limits before back to refenrence point Normal 1500 mm imin Rapict 2400 mr min ax 1200 mm min Fig 4 11 Setting manual speed dialog box Prompt The method to switch between jog speed and rapid jog speed under manual mode when number key 0 and a direction key of 4 X 6 X 2 Y 8 Y 1 Z and 9 Z are pressed simultaneously it is rapid jog speed when only one of the directi
62. nceOfToolBroken 0 100 mm Immediately The allowable tolerance when checking broken tools Tool diameter Tool length PET loss of tool diameter 15024 1979 loss of tool length The offset between current tool and the first tool N15030 CutterPositionOffset Immediately X Y Z N15032 Other parameters 0 I lid AutoBackToZero diia After restart N7003 1 Valid Whether to go home automatically after starting the system each time Mach TaskEndInformTyp 0 2 Immediately N7017 0 Red light off 1 Red light on for 3s 2 Red light on until there is mouse or keyboard input then yellow light on Delay TimeForCloseAirV mm N7312 alve The delay time for tool change Specialized Concentrated Focused 73 WEIHONG near 7 Operation Steps After installing the control card and software according to chapter 2 2 1 and 2 2 2 the system is ready for use and can be opened Then load a machining file and start debugging amp commissioning 7 1 Starting up Before starting the computer make sure that the machine tool has been well connected to the computer properly Then power on the machine tool and computer Then open NcStudio 7 2 Machine Reset Optional This operation is provided for machine tools with the function of backing to machine origin For machine tools supporting back to machine origin function choosing back to mechanical origin menu item will command the machine tool
63. nd remove the alarm At this time move the machine tool away from the limit switch to a normal position via the manual buttons in the Manual window Disable Nechanical Limits Mow the mechanical limits have been disabled Close this dialog box to re enable it Tip This dialog box is model less dialog box H means the main window is still active Fig 5 27 Disable mechanical limits Caution pay attention to the direction when moving the machine tool away from the limit switch to a normal position or the machine tool may be damaged Specialized Concentrated Focused 61 Z UTA RRMA RAS WEIHONG weeseees roma Co Di Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd Alarm Reset When an alarm pops up executing this function will restore the system to the Idle state Scan Function Clicking this menu item a dialog will pop up as shown in Fig 5 28 Scan Hole Fos Recorded data 0 x 0 000 v 0 000 1 x 30 150 y 49 500 Delete The Last B Delete All Note AJ Settina All parameters are set corresponding to workpiece origin Hole Depth Position of REFFER plane a height plane where cutter declines from rapid moving to cutting Safe Height Drilling speed save As 5 Colse C Fig 5 28 Scan hole position This function is mainly for punching Manually move to the target position XY then click Note to record the workpiece coordinates then to the n
64. ng choosing Stop the machine tool will cease processing and raise the cutter to enter into Auto Idle state This is the normal way to stop when processing When simulating choosing Stop the system will suspend simulation and enter into Auto Idle state To start or resume simulation choose Start Advanced Start or Breakpoint Resume etc Specialized Concentrated Focused 55 WEIHONG naar The function can also be executed by clicking on the toolbar Enter Simulation Mode then Start Simulating By selecting this menu item the machine tool will conduct high speed simulation from the beginning of the machining file providing a high speed but vivid simulative processing environment Under simulation mode the system doesn t command the machine tool to do the corresponding mechanical movement but shows the tool path in the Trace window at a high speed Through simulation apart from other appended information the user can be informed of the machine tool s movement path in advance and thus avoid equipment damage caused by programming errors Once simulation starts this menu item will change into Stop Simulating then Leave Simulation Mode Clicking it the system will stop simulating and exit from the simulation mode immediately This function can also be executed by clicking on the toolbar Advanced Start Clicking this menu item an Execute Advanced Options dialog box will pop up a
65. nghai WeilHong Electronic Technology Co Ltd Information Adapter Hardware Description POMC _SIMUI SYS Control Card Agaptor NO WHNC 0402 008M 1234 01 oel check result 52 00 55 00 H5 00 18 01 FI 1 Card ID changes with Remained time 1550 hours registered times 1 Control Card No send it to his manufacturer to get a registration code Remaining usage time Fig 5 34 About NcStudio In the above dialog the user can view such info as version control card manufacturer etc Hegister function is used for limiting the system usage time When the usage time is used out the user can write down the Control Card No and send it to his manufacturer to get a registration code Then click on the button Register to eject registration code input box as shown in Fig 5 35 And then input the received code into the following dialog and click OK to finish register Register Adapter Mo WHNC O402 005M 1 254 001 Input the received code from the manufacturer here Please input register information Register Ses Fig 5 35 Input register Note Card ID changes with registered times reflected in the last three numbers of Control Card No When registered times is 0 the last three numbers are 000 when 1 the last three numbers 001 66 Specialized Concentrated Focused Hh eA RDS iud 5 Ie UO Co Ltd VIH N 6 Parameter Setup Equipped with abundant machining parameters NcStudio is competent fo
66. o Ltd WEIHONG Array Hachining Mote only support G File by far Row space R1 50 Column space C1 s0 Source file Centered Fresh F Normal N Row space listiunit mim 1 2 s Col space listiunit mm 1 2 50 Row Col space was specified distance of centred position between neighborly rovw ceolumni RECT was specified by illustration above n1 nz in rov space list was specified row width between rove n1 and nz n1 n2 in col space list has the similar meaning Fig 5 5 Array machining Fresh is used to update the Row space list and Col space list in Advance mode after entering the values of Rows and Columns Then the user can manually set different row column spaces in these two lists Mirror Rotate Machining Setting This function can conduct mirror and rotation on a machining file Choosing this menu item a dialog box will pop up as shown in Fig 5 6 48 Specialized Concentrated Focused LiGBLUTHRR DAR Al Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG Mirror Rotate Machining Setting O X Axis Mirror O Y Axis Mirror Rotate 90 Dgrees by Clockwise Rotate 180 Degrees by Clockwise Rotate 90 Degrees by Anti Clockwise 9 Neighter Mirror Nor Rotate Note To realize more complex mirror or rotate operation please refer to Ncstudio Program Manual to add mirror or rotate function G Code to the head of the file to be loaded to machining
67. ology Co Ltd WEIHONG 4 10 Compensation Operation Window The system offers two kinds of workpiece compensation which are single compensation and row column compensation When one of them is selected the corresponding button will turn to grey In Fig 4 30 single compensation is selected Single compensation is to compensate each workpiece separately i e the compensation for each file can be different while row column compensation is to compensate machine files in a row or in a column For example X01Y01 in row column compensation mode can compensate the first row and column of all files and so on Auto Manual Switchoompiode Compensation Comp enabled Set File Acier 120 Rum RSpace 80 CMum 2 CSpace Size Compenzation Task Way IE Ux Dir ROW On xoz Yoz n l ap ADS n YO i 5 xXD4 0 WO 2 XLI lal X05 0 SE Ee Ypa ss YOR j 1 2 2 Col AUF 0 Wor E ADS 0 WOE Step load a single file az source file ALS B Yos Stepz input comp param and comp value select mach_wa x10 o vio fo pe siis Steps build the mul mach xii D 1d compensation file Fig 4 30 Compensation window To enable workpiece compensation select Comp enabled as Yes Otherwise workpiece compensation does not work Set File used to load the single
68. on keys is pressed it is jog speed Note that the setting operation made here works the same as the setting made in Operator s Specialized Concentrated Focused 19 WEIHONG naar parameters in the parameter window Actual It is the instantaneous value of feed rate which alters with the change of setting value the current acceleration or deceleration condition and the feedrate override Current Tool It shows the number of the currently used tool 4 6 3 Spindle Speed This area displays information like the setting speed actual speed and spindle override etc The user can also change the setting value and spindle override here Spindle Override Sliding Block By dragging the sliding block the user can regulate the current spindle speed within a scope of 0 100 The direction keys on the keyboard can increase or decrease it by 1 while PageDown and PageUp by 10 Spindle override is shown in percentage Actual value Setting value Current spindle override Spindle Button This button controls spindle ON or OFF Spindle Speed Setting Clicking the button after Setting a dialog box will pop up as shown in Fig 4 12 for setting spindle speed Spindle Kev Spindle rev 1 2000 rpm Fig 4 12 Setting spindle speed dialog box GO00 Fixed Selecting this menu item the running speed will be 100 of the setting value of GOO speed unaffected by the change of feedrate ov
69. onding axis moves x Axis back to the mechanical points Y Axis Z Axis Fig 5 25 Back to mechanical origin gt All Axes all the axes will go home successively Z axis first and then X and Y axes 60 Specialized Concentrated Focused L G UF Ht RRA RD lt l Weihong Electronic Technology Co Lid WEIHONG gt Setting Directly directly setting current machine coordinates as correct ones Before executing this function the user must confirm that the current X Y Z coordinates are right machine coordinates If the machine tool was turned off or underwent an E stop before it is not recommended to execute this function gt X Axis Y Axis and Z Axis homing the corresponding axis alone Axis fl Coor Vy Conr Remained ex 0 000 0 000 v 0 000 0 000 ern 0 000 0 000 Fig 5 26 NC state window After all the axes have returned to machine origin a mark will appear before each axis in the NC state window Back to Fixed Point The machine tool will move to the fixed point machine coordinates automatically when this menu item is selected The machine coordinates of fixed point should be set in a position facilitating fast tool change and workpiece replacement The machine coordinates of fixed point are determined by parameters N4210 N4211 and N4212 Disable Mechanical Limits see Fig 5 27 In case of hard limit alarm execute this function The system will disable limit function a
70. oosing file F open and load O from the menu Specialized Concentrated Focused 41 WEIHONG naar Edit There are three ways to edit the selected machining file One select Edit Edit the Selected File Two right click in the Manager window and then select Edit from the pop up shortcut menu Three click on the lower part of Manager window And then the system will switch to the Editor window automatically The user then can do editing in this window For details refer to Editor Window Delete There are three ways to delete the selected machining file One select Edit Delete the Selected File Two right click in the Manager window and select Delete from the pop up shortcut menu Three click on the lower part of Manager window A pop up dialog box will ask the user whether to delete the selected machining file and whether this file is being edited or processed McStudio Be sure to delete the file TA File Mame FADocuments and Settings 4dministratoriMy CocumentsiUntitleS5 nc Before deleting it Please confirm it is not edited or being used by others Fig 4 42 Delete a machining file Click Yes to delete it Prompt The selected file in the file list box is highlighted in blue Rename There are three ways to rename the selected machining file One select Edit Rename the Selected File Two right click in the Manager window and then select Renam
71. or select Stop or Reset to stop current operation and make the system enter into IDLE state LOCK As an internal state lock state is rarely seen under normal circumstances and only exists during state switching 3 2 Coordinate System Coordinate system is a terminology describing the motion of machine tool For the sake of unification standard coordinate system adopts right hand rule as illustrated in Fig 3 1 X Y Z A B C Fig 3 1 Coordinate system following right hand rule For a milling machine the direction of machine axes is decided by both the type of machine tool and the layout of each component The basic coordinate axes of milling machine are X axis Y axis and Z axis Z axis coincides with spindle axis and the direction of the cutter moving away from 12 Specialized Concentrated Focused HE Ft BIR QUE IRD Sl Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG workpiece Is its positive direction Z X axis is perpendicular to Z axis and parallel to the clamped surface of workpiece For the single column vertical milling machine if the user faces the spindle and looks in the column direction right moving direction is the positive direction of X axis X xX axis Y axis and Z axis together constitute the coordinate system following right hand rule 3 2 1 Machine Coordinate System MCS Machine coordinate system is a set of fixed coordinate system following right
72. ose vall be the best match for your hardware Fig 2 8 Choose the driver manually gt Select Have Disk in the following dialog Found New Hardware Wizard Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next IF you have a disk that contains the driver you want to install click Have Disk Show compatible hardware Model Weihong CNC Adapter FCIMC b Weihong CNC Adaptel PCIMC 64 E This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why driver signing 1 Important Fig 2 9 Select the driver manually gt Select Browse in the pop up dialog Install From Disk and then select the target file NcadptPci PCIMC 6A inf under C Program Files Naiky PCIMC 6A See Fig 2 10 8 Specialized Concentrated Focused Hh eA RDS iud E UO Co Ltd VIH N Install From Disk Insert the manufacturer s installation disk and then _ make sure that the correct dive is selected below L ok jJ Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from C Program FileziHaikyAPCIMC BA d Fig 2 10 Select the target file of driver gt Click OK to go back and then click Next to eject the driver installation progress interface When the installation is complete a dialog as shown below will pop up Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard completes This wizard has finished the software installation for the
73. osing this menu item will eject a dialog box as illustrated below Specialized Concentrated Focused 59 LL k 2 E DARD A Calibration Before carry out a machining task Measure the Calibrate workpiece coordinate of the top of the calibrator Fist Time The recent value js 0000 Calibrate After changing a tool Calibrate again to restore After Switching workpiece coor of the top of the calibration Tien bloek Close Fig 5 24 Fixed presetting Refer to chapter 4 9 3 Fixed Presetting for details The recent value in the above picture is entered automatically by NcStudio Back to Mechanical Origin Also called go home back to machine origin and back to reference point Selecting this menu will eject a dialog box as shown in Fig 5 25 BEREF Hack to Nechanical Origin In order to avoid the position error caused by accidental cases such as power off emergency stop Please carry out this step to build or correct the mechinical coordinate after software starts up and an emergency Stop occurred Push the left button then all axes move to the i Mechanical Origin in order Z amp and Y axes i All Axes You can validate the mechanical coordinate directly if you contirm that you had done this step at the last Directly start up and The Machine is not powered aff Ma emergency stop accurred Please select one of the following three ways Push the left buttons then corresp
74. ox via an appropriate cable Attention Regarding how to connect the card with the electrical system please refer to the manufacturer s manual of specific model for guidance Cards of different models may work in different manners and their functions may also vary 10 Specialized Concentrated Focused SREGFARR DA RAS iuda F s Co Ltd WEIH N 3 Basic Concepts of NcStudio 3 1 Operation Mode and State 3 1 1 Operation Mode Under any circumstance the operation mode of machine tool is in one of the following modes A good understanding of them is vital for proper operation Auto Mode Under auto operation mode the machine tool generates motion according to the pre prepared processing program Therefore under auto mode the processing program must be loaded in advance Manual Mode There are two types of manual operation mode jog and stepping Under jog mode the user can directly control the motion of the machine tool via manual Operation equipment such as computer keyboard handheld box and MPG manual pulse generator When the user sends out the motion signal with the help of these equipment for example clicking the button en on the software interface the machine tool will move consecutively until the button is released Under stepping mode the user also uses manual operation equipment such as computer keyboard handheld box and MPG manual pulse generator to control the machine tool Different f
75. pectively Y ce gt and correspond to positive and negative direction of Y axis respectively Lt af gt and correspond to positive and negative direction of Z axis respectively Selection of Feed Mode There are two feed modes jog mode and stepping mode as illustrated below gt Jog Mode Holding down a direction Num key on the keypad the machine will move consecutively until this key is released the machine move consecutively until the user stops turning it Caution When Manual window is active NUM LOCK will not be taken into consideration gt Stepping Mode Checking any item in Fig 4 16 the system will access stepping mode Specialized Concentrated Focused 23 WEIHONG naar msmaumumumuuuuuumax D 05mm C 0 1 mm D 5 mm Ci mm CS mm C 10 mm Fig 4 16 Stepping mode Under stepping mode the machining track is shown in G01 color in the Trace window The user can implement stepping operation via the mouse keyboard or operation panel Each time triggering a direction key the corresponding axis will move a fixed step length Customed Length Clicking Customed Length a dialog box will pop up as illustrated below set Customed Inc Length Ed Please set step length E m Fig 4 17 User defined step length Enter the proper step length and click OK Caution Avoid setting a too large step length in case of equipment damage caused by maloperation As i
76. pen and Edit It is used to open an existing machining file and switch to the Editor window to edit it Edit Loaded File It is used to edit the currently loaded machining file Specialized Concentrated Focused 45 WEIHONG naar Save It is used to save the machining file after editing 9 Save as It is used to resave the current machining file in the Editor window Save As File name Untitlef ne Save as type All NC Files v Fig 5 2 Save As dialog Save and Load It is used to save and load the current machining file in the Editor window as the currently loaded machining file Close It is used to close the machining file being edited Config BA bih Revolve Config BA B3A RewvolveY exT Config DBA B3A RevolveX exT Config BA B3A Etandard Contig Exi t BA B3A Et andard exT Confi BB S35 Reyvolye Config w BBh 53Bb Standard Config b53D Revwolwe Config E3C Standard Conf Recent Loaded File Recent Edited File Fig 5 3 Configuration options Notice the configuration is set by the machine tool builder and the user is not entitled to change it Otherwise the machine tool cannot work properly Recent Loaded File This menu item includes a new submenu displaying the recently loaded machining files The user can re load them quickly with this function 46 Specialized Concentrated Focused L G UF Ht RRA RD lt l Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd VIH N R
77. r various machining tasks This chapter will introduce operator s parameters only For manufacture s parameters refer to Manufacturer s Manual for detail Parameters in NcStudio can also be divided into the following categories opera parameters axes parameters spindle H W parameters I O address parameters compensation parameters ref parameters cutter parameters other parameters and all parameters 6 1 Parameter Modification Permission The parameters viewed vary with privilege To access manufacture s parameters password ncstudio is needed Privilege v operator O manufacturer M Fig 6 1 Parameter permission If there is a need to change the password click Change Password to eject the Change Password dialog as shown below After entering the old password and new password correctly click OK to validate the new password Change Password Parameters OQ Manufactory Old Password Mew Password Check New Password Fig 6 2 Change password dialog 6 2 Parameter Modification Method To modify a parameter double click on the row where the parameter lies and then enter the data into the pop up dialog box 75 For True False type of parameters inputting 1 indicates True while 0 False The user can also directly input True or False Prompt no parameters can be modified in machining Specialized Concentrated Focused 67 WEIHONG naar 6
78. rm various typical movements for a period of time and carefully observe it if there is no abnormal situation increase the value gradually otherwise decrease the value and reserve 50 100 insurance allowance 7 7 3 ReferenceCircleMaxSpeed N4058 Maximum speed of reference circle ReferenceCircleMaxSpeed corresponds to arc speed limit function When a machine tool processes an arc it will vibrate due to centripetal force To reduce this kind of vibration the software limits machining speed during machining an arc in terms of centripetal acceleration Take default setting as an example the maximum line velocity of the reference circle Diameter 10mm is 1800mm min The formula to calculate centripetal acceleration is as following Among the formula r 10 2 mm v 1800mm min Thus centripetal acceleration can be calculated when other arcs are processed this centripetal acceleration is the maximum allowable centripetal acceleration Arc speed will be limited if it is too large causing centripetal acceleration larger than calculated in this formula 7 7 4 MinSpeedlnACircularMotion N4059 Minimum speed of reference circle MinSpeedInACircularMotion also corresponds to arc 76 Specialized Concentrated Focused L G UF Ht RRA RD lt l Weihong Electronic Technology Co Lid WEIHONG speed limit function a calculated in the last chapter is not the only criterion for arc speed limit function According to the abov
79. rn on Light and Modify Tool No etc as following Turn on Spindle It is used to control spindle ON OFF Turn on Coolant It is used to control coolant pump ON OFF Turn on Light It is used to control lamp ON OFF Specialized Concentrated Focused 63 WEIHONG irer Modify Tool No This item is used to uniform the current tool No displayed with the tool No to be used so that the system can place the current tool to the correct position in the tool magazine or call the right tool from the correct position in the tool magazine mainly used in tool change Kodify Tool Number You can modify the tool number in the fallavving dialog Please input tool number Fig 5 30 Modify tool number Feedrate The feedrate can be 096 1096 2096 5096 9096 10096 and 12096 function similar to Feedrate slider block in the NC State window For details refer to Sliding Block of Feedrate Override in chapter 4 6 2 Efficiency Quality Adjustment Clicking the option a dialog box will pop up as illustrated below Efficiency Quality Efficiency Fig 5 31 Efficiency Quality adjustment Quality and efficiency relates to each other negatively Giving priority to quality will lead to high processing quality while to speed will result in high processing efficiency 9 6 Window Menu Window menu is consisted of multiple options such as Show Auto Window Show Manu Window Sho
80. rom jog mode when the user clicks a button once from clicking the button to releasing it the machine tool only moves a specific distance As a result the user can control the displacement of machine tool precisely 3 1 2 Operation State In this system each operation mode can be subdivided into several operation states The operation mode and the operation state together decide the status of machine tool IDLE Idle state is the most common one Under this state the machine tool does not generate motion but is ready for any new task Specialized Concentrated Focused 11 WEIHONG naar E STOP This is an abnormal state In case of hardware breakdown or the user pressing E S TOP button the system will enter into this state and execute the preset protection measures such as turning off the spindle motor and the cooling pump Under this state the machine tool is locked and incapable of moving When the hardware problem is resolved or E STOP button is released the system will automatically execute Reset and restore the machine tool to IDLE state RUNNING When the machine tool is generating any motion the system enters into this state PAUSE When the machine tool is running if the user implements Operation Pause or the system parses a M01 command Wait Command the system will enter into PAUSE state and wait for the next instruction The user can then implement Operation Start to continue the operation
81. s illustrated in Fig 5 19 Execute Advanced Options In this window you can select processing block from the current file loaded For G file you can only use the row number to determine the processing range For Eng file you are allowed to accord the track No to selectidetermine the processing range G File Start S File End E CO Specify line Mo 0 Cl Specify line Mo D pu Sp U H I Fig 5 19 Advanced start This function allows selecting any blocks for machining The user can choose the processing 56 Specialized Concentrated Focused LE T EURO RADA Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG range in the dialog box according to the type of machining file Note if the file loaded is a G code file only Specify the range according to the row number is available the other two options are unavailable If the file loaded is an ENG file the three options are all available Select Tool It is a function specified for an ENG file In addition to enable this function the parameter N4093 MachiningEngFileByToolNumber should be set as true first Resume Clicking this menu item the system will automatically resume processing from the row number stopped last time In case of sudden power failure E stop etc this function breakpoint resume can be executed to make the machine tool quickly move to the breakpoint and resume processing which will save considerable
82. t takes the system a certain period of time to execute each jog order avoid excessively repeated clicking Otherwise the system will give out an error prompt system is busy now and this operation is invalid 4 9 Calibration Operation Window In this window the user can conduct presetting operation as shown in Fig 4 18 24 Specialized Concentrated Focused Hh e THAO RDS iuda r UE Co Ltd VIH N Auto Manual Calib Compens Mobile Calibrator Autokessure pecial Calibration l e Tool Diameter I Inner Center s Outer Center Y Inner Center Y Outer Center RY Inner Center sr Outer Center X Neg Boundary Y Meg Boundary X Pos Boundary Y Pos Boundary Fixed Calibrator First Time After Switching Tool Fig 4 18 Calibration operation window 4 9 1 Calibrate the Workpiece Surface opecially designed for Weihong system this function can help the user to confirm the height of workpiece surface conveniently It is used to fix the Z axis workpiece origin automatically equaling mobile presetting when the thickness of tool presetter is 0 To measure workpiece surface the machine tool worktable must be insulated The method of mobile presetting is to place the tool presetter on the workpiece surface and then operate Z axis to make the tool nose touch the tool presetter At this time the presetting signal is gotten and calibration stops the system learning the position o
83. tee Weihong Company guarantees that within 90 days after the selling of this system there is no Specialized Concentrated Focused 81 WEIHONG naar material or craft defect in the software carrier in normal use When a defect has been confirmed our only responsibility is to exchange the software carrier This is also the only compensation we can make to you This after sales guarantee compensation is invalid for any carrier defect caused by accidents abuse or maloperation The exchanged software carrier enjoys the remaining guarantee time of the original software carrier or a 30 day guarantee time Among them the longer one will be adopted Except for the after sales guarantee made above this system does not enjoy any other forms of after sale guarantee Responsibility limited The above guarantee whether made explicitly or by implication constitutes the entire contents of the guarantee including guarantee for the commerciality and applicability of special application aim Whether you follow other clauses in this agreement or not Weihong Company as well as its agents and sales staff will not be responsible for any profits loss availability loss business break off or any forms of indirect special accidental or inevitable damage or claim made by any third party generated from the using of this system even Weihong company has been informed of the possible occurrence of such events in advance Permission termination Weihong
84. the position set by parameters N4210 N4211 and N4212 machine coordinates automatically 2 Back to workpiece origin after machining ends normally the machine tool will return to the current workpiece origin automatically rm JiggleFeedrate 0 100000 mm min 60 Immediately The speed in jiggle JiggleStepLength 0 01 0 5 mm Immediately The moving distance of machine tool in each jiggle N4044 0 No special treatment parameter N4045 is invalid 1 N4045 enabled when only Z axis moves downward feeding speed is decided by parameter N4045 when set as 1 2 N4045 enabled when Z axis downward movement included when the Z axis moves downward no matter whether X axis and Y axis moves or not feeding speed is decided by N4045 3 Slowly regulate feed speed Z_DownFeedrate 0 100000 mm min Immediately Enabled when parameter N4044 set as 1 or 2 SafeHeight 0 001 1000 mm Immediately Calculated with respect to workpiece origin the system regards it is safe to move horizontally at this height mainly used in back to workpiece origin and breakpoint resume N4210 FixedPointPosition 99999 99999 mm 0 Immediately Specialized Concentrated Focused 69 2 OF t 2 Z DARD A X Y 2 ee NENNEN NM N4212 The machine coordinates of fixed point used together with parameter N4005 PLTFileTranslatingParameters pene EE Lee 1
85. the chassis of CNC device when power on Parameters setting should be checked before running since wrong setting may lead to accidental movements Modification to parameters should be within the allowable range or such breakdowns as unsteady running and machine damage may occur Precautions in Use Before power on please make sure that the switch is on blackout to avoid occasional start up Please check the electromagnetic compatibility during electrical design in order to avoid or reduce electromagnetic interference to the CNC device A low pass filter should be employed to reduce electromagnetic interference if there are other electrical devices nearby It is not allowed to frequently power on and power off It is recommended 1 minute interval at least after power failure or blackout before power on iv Specialized Concentrated Focused BE OFA RRA RDS mad u que Co Ltd VIH N Contents NEEDLE UT E UU UI 1 gt System CAEN Herres 1 2 System Installation and Connection J U J Q T J J J 4 21 BSC Gonigurauons Of NoSLIUOIO PJ 4 22 NENNE Osaa 4 2 2 1 Installation of NcStudio Motion Control Card 4 222 Installauon r NCSIUdIO SOMWA O svogeren 5 25 UnNStalko N6SIBGIbuuuuu y u x a RR uuu AEREA 9 2 4 Connection of NcStudio Motion Control Card and Driving System
86. the icon A This function can show warning log If not selected the warning info will be concealed Show Error Items Right click on Log window and then choose Show Error Items from the pop up shortcut menu or choose Show Error Items under View Each error log is marked with the icon XS This function can show error log If not selected the error info will be concealed Prompt The system log information is marked with the icon T 4 13 Manager Window Manager window is where the machining files are managed NcStudio can manage the machining files saved in the designated directory via a built in manager In this window the user can conduct functions like new edit delete rename and load etc File list box shows the machining files under current folder The user can not only enter the designated path into Current file folder path or select another path by clicking mm File list displays all machining files under current path File extension box is used to display the extensions of files under current path The user can delete or add one The extension of file is also displayed in the File list box Double clicking one of the files in the File list box will load it automatically The user can also click at the lower part to load the selected file In addition File Open and Load can also be used 40 Specialized Concentrated Focused Z GTA UT EZ lt l WEIHON
87. this dialog box while running at the bottom is checked this dialog can still be seen when executing the instructions for the convenience of rapidly setting relevant parameters of booting milling and frame milling or entering standard instructions Advanced Functions Rectange Mill Round Mill Rectange Frame Mill Round Frame Mill MOI Input amp Code here 200 x100 y100 Show this dialog box while running Fig 5 21 MDI window 58 Specialized Concentrated Focused LE T EURO RADA Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG Jiggle This function is for fine tuning without stopping machining only available during auto processing or in the PAUSE state See Fig 5 22 The result of jiggle will only have an effect on the current machining task It will become invalid when Start or Resume is executed after Stop Total Jiggle Distance Jiggle Panel Maxis W 4 Z axiz T We 1 2 Mote The giggle distance iz ONLY valid for current step Length 0 01 mm task After a stop 0 01 0 1 1 operation it will have no l any effect Fig 5 22 Jiggle dialog box Mobile Calibrator Choosing this menu item will eject a dialog box as shown below McStudio Fig 5 23 Tool presetting Choosing Yes will execute tool presetting Refer to chapter 4 9 1 Calibrate the Workpiece Surface for detail Choosing No will cancel tool presetting Fixed Calibrator Cho
88. to return to the mechanical origin automatically and adjust the coordinate system As NcStudio will save the current coordinates if it exits normally so under certain circumstances such as after normal system shutdown there is no need to back to mechanical origin before resuming machining after re opening the system Additionally this operation can also be skipped if the user is sure about the accuracy of current coordinates 7 3 Load Machining File Generally speaking a machining file has to be loaded before machining begins Otherwise some functions related with auto processing will be unavailable Select Open amp Load from File to eject a dialog box and then choose the file to be processed After clicking Open the machining file will be loaded into the system automatically At this time the user can press CTRL 1 to switch to Auto window where the user can view the current machining file 7 4 Manual Operation After switching to Manual window the number keys on the keyboard can be used to operate the machine tool manually to check whether the direction of each axis is right The correlation is as follows 6 Positive direction of X axis 4 Negative direction of X axis 74 Specialized Concentrated Focused ae hereto WEIHONG 8 Positive direction of Y axis 2 Negative direction of Y axis 9 Positive direction of Z axis 1 Negative direction of Z axis Pressing any one of the above keys and the n
89. to the minimum size the system will automatically switch to Zoom in mode Keyboard Method When the Trace window is active the user can zoom in out the track by pressing or on the keyboard Center It is used to show the center of current machining scope in the central area of Trace window gt Menu Method Select View Center View 34 Specialized Concentrated Focused eet ite Re A RA Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd VIH N gt Mouse Method Move the mouse into Trace window and click the right mouse button Then select Center in the pop up shortcut menu gt Keyboard Method Press Home key on the keyboard when the Trace window is active Fit to Window This function can make the entire machining track displayed on the Trace window so that the user can view the whole machining track without scrolling Menu Method Select View Fit to Window on the menu bar Mouse Method Move the mouse into the Trace window and click the right mouse button Select Fit to Window in the pop up shortcut menu Keyboard Method Press on the keyboard when the Trace window is active Show Current Point The current machining position will be displayed in the center of the Trace window Menu Method Choose View Show Current Point Mouse Method Move the mouse into the Trace window and click the right mouse button Select Show Current Point Keyboard Method Pr
90. ttle smaller than the distance from tool nose to workpiece surface while larger in outer center presetting gt ool Diameter the actual diamter of tool Center Presetting Center presetting is used to confirm the center point of workpiece blank It includes X inner outer center presetting Y inner outer center presetting and XY inner outer center presetting 26 Specialized Concentrated Focused s OIM WEIHONG Take the process of X Inner Center as an example place a conducting workpiece copper iron aluminum on the insulated workbench and connect it to the port CUT on the terminal board while the cutter to COM port Before automatic centering put the cutter on the predicated center point position and then click X Inner Center to make the cutter fall to Down distance and translate towards the workpiece a short distance until reaching the conducting workpiece At this time the circuit is conducted and the signal is sent to the system so as to automatically record the current axial coordinate X1 Then the cutter will raise Down distance move two X Offset move down Down Distance and translate towards the workpiece a short distance until reaching the conducting workpiece As a result the circuit is conducted and the signal is sent to the system so as to automatically record the current axial coordinate X2 The system will then calculate the X coordinate of workpiece center point and move the cutter to this center
91. umber key 0 simultaneously will command the machine tool to move at rapid jog speed 7 5 Set Workpiece Origin The workpiece origin is defined as the coordinate origin of X Y and Z in the machining file Before machining starts the workpiece origin should be fixed first The steps are Manually move X axis and Y axis to the intended workpiece origin position and then clear the coordinates of current position by clicking the W Coor buttons X Y in the NC State window The system will then conduct machining with the current position as the workpiece origin Through the above steps the workpiece origin of X axis and Y axis are fixed To set the workpiece origin of Z axis more precise operation is needed Combined with machine tool hardware the system supports Z axis presetting calibration function After all these operations the workpiece origin is confirmed 7 6 Check Ports in I O State Window I O state window displays ports that indicate the communication status between hardware and software used for system monitoring and fault diagnosis For details refer to chapter 4 15 The method to modify the polarity of port select the port ports to be modified polarity then press Ctrl Alt Shift and right click simultaneously a dialog as follow pop up then select Toggle Polarity Modification to port polarity becomes valid after software restart Simulate Fort Togz Folarity List View Report Vie
92. valid Rearend i N4085 y 1 Valid 9 If set as 1 the system will not process the next shape until finishing current one MethodForDrillingDXFFi De NER N4086 les i Hole machining mode in machining a DXF file 0 Once done 1 Reciprocating chip 70 Specialized Concentrated Focused LAT UTA RRMA RAS Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHON No Name SettingRange Default When Enabled Mod C i removal N4gg EachDepthForPolyDrill_ 0 99999 mm After re loading Each drilling depth in reciprocating chip removal mode ENGFileTranslatingParameter SafeHeightAtG00Feedr i 0 99999 mm min I After re loading N4090 ate The tool lifting height of Z axis in rapid traverse when machining an ENG file PauseAndPromptWhile U p vhi 0 4 1 After re loading ChangeTools Whether to pause and prompt tool change when it is time for tool change when machining an ENG file 0 Pause but not prompt 1 Pause and prompt MachiningEngFileByT E da iE After re loading INumber When set as 1 machining will be executed in terms of the specified tool number and only the machining file corresponding to this tool will be processed PauseTimeAfterEachCy 0 99999 ms After re loading N4094 cle The dwell time after each cycle in ENG file machining DeepHoleMachiningWa Deep hole machining mode 0 Reciprocating chip removal 1 High speed reciprocating chip
93. w chow All Point Fig 7 1 Select toggle polarity 7 7 Set Speed Parameters 7 7 1 LinearAcceleration N4053 It is used to describe the acceleration deceleration ability of a single axis with unit mm s The Specialized Concentrated Focused 75 WEIHONG near value is determined by the physical characteristic of machine tool such as quality of movement part torque resistance cutting load of feed motor and so on The larger the value is the less time spent in the process of acceleration deceleration will be and the higher the efficiency will be Generally for servo motor systems the value is between 400 and 1200 Set the value smaller at the beginning make the machine tool perform various typical movements for a period of time and carefully observe it if there is no abnormal situation increase the value gradually otherwise decrease the value and reserve 50 100 insurance allowance 7 7 2 ConnectionAcceleration N4054 It is used to describe the acceleration deceleration ability in synchronized motion of multi feed axis with unit mm s The value limits the maximum speed of machine tool in circular movement The larger this value is the higher the maximum allowable speed on circular movement of machine tool will be Generally for servo motor systems the value is between 1000 and 5000 for heavy machine tools the value should be smaller Set the value smaller at the beginning make the machine tool perfo
94. w Calibration Window and Show Trace Window and so on mainly used to rapidly turn to a window 5 7 Help Menu Help menu includes the following menu items 64 Specialized Concentrated Focused LEE Z9 A RR A TE s Weihong Electronic Technology Co Ltd VIH N Tip of the Day Selecting this option a dialog box will pop up as illustrated below telling information and operation of NcStudio Hestudio Tips Ihe 30 simulation view mode can display in front of you intuitionisticly the machining Process and result Fig 5 32 Daily tip Keyboard Map Choosing this item a dialog box will pop up displaying shortcut key information of NcStudio ShortCut txt Notepad Seles File Edit Format View Help Back to w C origin F7 Reset Fe Mobile Calibrate Ctr I F7 Fixed calibrate Shift F7 Goto Fixed Position Ctr I D Goto Fixed Position Ctr L Set Current wie F set w C Origin Shift F6 Start F9 Pause Pause or FLO 3 Fig 5 33 Shortcut key list window About NcStudio Choosing this menu item a dialog box will pop up telling information about NcStudio version No control card model number and system registration etc Specialized Concentrated Focused 65 WEIHONG naar About HCStudio Version No CNC router motion control system Nestudio v9 version 8 299 94 2 Alick here to open Shanghai vWeiHong Electronic Technology Co Ltd Register dialog LegalCopyright C12008 Sha
95. y concealed pull down menus Each pull down menu constitutes several menu items and each menu item corresponds to a specific function action or state After a menu item is selected the system will execute the relevant function or action or alter the system state The menu item can be selected either by mouse or by keyboard Mouse operation Clicking a menu on the menu bar a pull down menu will pop up And then click the target item Specialized Concentrated Focused 15 WEIHONG near Keyboard operation Simultaneously press down Alt key and the hot letter key For example there is a line under F in the File menu so the combination key is ALT F After that a relative pull down submenu will pop Up Shortcut key operation In a pull down submenu some items have relative shortcut keys on their right side For example Operation Start F9 on its right is the shortcut key That is to say the user can directly select the target item by directly pressing the shortcut key which can avoid the trouble to enter into multilayer menus Some menu option has three dots behind For example File Open and Load which indicates that a dialog will automatically pop up after it is selected If the item of the submenu shows in grey it indicates the item is unavailable under current state In addition right clicking on any position of window a corresponding shortcut menu will pop up for option
96. y terminated instead of being normally finished If the back to mechanical origin process is terminated manually the consequences will be gt As the limit mechanical origin signal is still on port alarm may occur gt nexact positioning may occur the calibration function of back to mechanical origin is damaged manually and as a result the machine coordinates become inaccurate gt Soft limit function becomes ineffective as the back to mechanical origin process has not been finished the system will regard the soft limit function as ineffective until back to mechanical Origin process is finished 78 Specialized Concentrated Focused LL UF RRA RAD Wisihona Electronic Technology Co Ltd WEIHONG 9 Shortcut Key List Global shortcut keys ESC Shift among windows TAB Ctrl 1 Show auto window Ctrl 2 ScrollLock Shift among controls Show manual window Ctrl F1 Switch to Z1 Ctrl F2 Switch to Z2 Ctrl F7 Floating presetting Ctrl F9 Advanced start Ctrl Home Ctrl Enter Full screen Switch foldi Ctrl TAB S Ctrl Del Clear trace window windows Execute machinin Ol Shift Fg 1 iu Ctrl A Select all instructions Ctrl C Ctrl E Ctrl F Ctrl H Ctrl Ctrl N Ctrl 0 Ctrl P Ctrl S Ctrl U Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl Z ALT 1 F4 F3 Find next F5 Open and edit Replace Ne Edit Unload Cut Show trace window Show manager window Show I O state window Direct positioning Set workpiece T O gt TH I

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