ShopBot Link Manual
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1. i 1 TPM foie 17 KDE RO 14 L a E 1 Label aii oia iba 39 Labels Printim eer Aiea SS 39 Labels 2a ed 39 Laser snai la LE 39 Last Line Feed Speed 17 Last Line Feed Speed 17 Last 0 ri rita 1 Leave Skin SIZE filare lied 15 AS gato 15 NS 32 RE EE 10 Eines essen habla ato 14 ENT BEE 5 Load dialo E sre urna ir 5 Load Operations i 32 Load Operations ii 32 Load Ce 5 6 Load unload cascsssna np paesi 12 Loading leg E 5 TW Dic 5 6 orre hiny AER EEE E E 5 BN TE 5 Load iii ARRE 6 Load nati 6 es 61 Machine 52 Index Machine Senge 10 Machine Senge 10 Male Dove Tail t00l 53 Male Dovetail Feed 53 Male Dovetail Feedrate 53 Male Routs SC ine 25 Male Route 25 Male Route 58 Management 24 Material n aio EEN 51 Material Thickness 51 53 Max Feed Size 17 Max Feed 512 17 Max Interpolate Diameter 25 Max Penetration 24 25 MDB nenne 35 Minnie 20 Min Feed Rate 18 Min Feed Rate 18 A a 19 Model Tod 10 MUST pied senile2. 24 T Tab Parameters ii 19 Tab Parameters i 19 ET TE 19 LN CC 19 sida 19 Table au anne annate 24 Table Parameter 10 Table Parameters i 10 Thermwood nono 3 51 Thermwood Control Prior Tool Management 23 Thermwood Control Prior 23 Thermwood SuperControl s tool 52 Thickness unse Reese 51 Through 17 Full Feeda teen 17 Through Cuts een 14 Through 17 Tool Management Thermwood Control Prior 23 Tool Management 23 Tool s SCS rara 24 Tool sua rca 24 K anale 52 TOUDE vetar ita 26 TO UP eiii ana 24 A OE 18 A 24 Tooling button Selettore sii niente 58 Tooling 28888 58 Top Bring SelectionS ie 32 Topsites ba Bi ea 32 TWD LO iia 5 6 E D 9 35 TWD snella 2 TWD asa e lella daga 5 WD aaa REES 6 68 ID E 9 TRA B 35 NIESEN 5 A ie an 25 eel i ee ne le eno 32 Use Part Name on 39 User Manual seen nennen 1 User s Sult rosi ian alia 1 Users anni inabili 1 Uses checking 58 Double Pass ENEE 18 Male Route oliena 25 Ol ERRE AO EEEE E 24 iii O 18 Uses nn EEE 24
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4. Enter Point will place the point in the large window If any of the points have been entered incorrectly Undo may be selected to start over The points entered must create a closed contour 31 ShopBot Link Manual r Sheet Entry Select Material 3 4 MDF Thickness Rectangula fo 75 Point Point Y for io Point ft Undo Shei Enter Point Void Entry The next section is called Void Entry It allows the user to specify a bad section within the scrap material ShopBot Link will not nest any parts into this section The void is also drawn in a point to point fashion Once finished entering the points selecting Enter Void will add it to the material in the large window Void Entry Point x Point Y Point h Y _Undo Enter Poi Grain Setting The Grain Setting section allows the user to specify the direction of grain for the scrap material Check the appropriate field that applies Grain Setting XDirectic Y Directio None Rotate Off fall Input Rotate Off Fall input allows the operator to select the orientation of the off fall material that is selected from the off fall library The operator must select the orientation before loading the off fall material 32 Adding Sheets and or Off fall Rotate OffFall Input 0 Degrees 90 Degrees 180 Degrees 270 Degrees Sheet s List This list contains the s
5. ii 17 Retract 17 raten 34 Return button een 34 Reverse Spindle n 24 25 Rolling Nest Labels ii 39 Rolling osi iaia liana 39 Rolling Nest an 24 26 Rotate Carving ii 61 Rotate Flip Op button 49 Rotate Flip Operation 49 Rotate Off Fall input i 33 Rotate Off fall Input 33 EENS NENNEN 25 Router Off Every Sheet 11 Router Off Every Sheet 11 RPM e 25 ShopBot Link 9 Single Carvinp cassano lana 61 Single Carving button 61 Rutger dEr Rieder AE 9 O 61 Run Opposite Direction 18 Run PocketS uretra ita 14 Run Pockets made een 14 S Scanning barcode lussi ladina 29 SCANNINE idr 29 Scrap Part Recovery 6 Screen Control Nestingi uan 61 SE E 61 A nada 32 See Dovetail Settings i SI SEE anali ri SI Select Carving blei 61 Select File button 39 Select Material 32 Select Tool 23 Selecting Accept Sheet button 34 Add Sheets inisi EENS 29 A rara 18 Delete Sheet button 34 A rire 29 Nest ass nannten 39 S
6. troia iena lito 29 Barcode risalita 39 e det o 39 Blind Dove Tail tool 25 Board handling i 52 Bring Selections Top nt 32 Bring SelectionSs i 32 Cc Change Scale button 61 Checking Vena kennst ass 58 Checking oti 58 Ck Waste Board Every Sheet 11 Ck Waste Board Every Sheet 11 Clean Pecos 14 Clean Up Amoumnt in 14 Clear Allinea anna 5 6 Clear All iano init 6 Clicking Double Pass button 15 Erase button get ei 24 girada 15 CheKin 9 25 nest Ee 24 te oa niche 14 18 CHEATING E 21 select cad 18 RR i rr e 9 CNG iis Sat E E 2 CNG iaia MAM Saha eh 9 isha tines el lle ie outa 10 EN Cierta ao dara 11 CNG ea iiaila na 12 ON Civitas fel 18 CN Cocina bandas 18 VE LEE 21 ENGE sarah SI Collar arbeite 20 Collet 20 Collin 21 Confirmation Screen 26 Confirmation Screen 26 Conventional 18 ini 14 Conventional nee 18 Copy Dutton 24 COpy Paste sate hissscessest seine 24 Corner Ku ananas Sak iaia 21 Comer d ege 21 gle tdi 51 51 Creating 63 ShopBot Link Manual CONG Bere aaa oa lele ai aa ni 21 A ar ART i 21 Crystal Rep
7. 43 ShopBot Link Manual Avery 5163 or 8463 OL125WR from www OnlineLabels com Back 1 Std Base Frameless M OD1 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing Generic UI ANA HAM AN IN IN IN RO1P 0001 Front Toe 1 Std Base Frameless M OD1 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing None OffFall N A 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing None 129032098 Left E nd 1 Std Base Frameless M OD1 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing None Right E nd 1 Std Base Frameless M ODI 3 4 Generic My K chen None 44 Sheet Part Cinet Sheet Part Cabinet Back 1 Std Base Frameless M OD1 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing Generic Sheet Part Cabinet r ILL HIE RO1P 0002 Front Toe 1 Std Base Frameless M OD1 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing None Left E nd 1 Std Base Frameless M ODI 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing None OffFall N A 3 4 Generic My Kitchen ing None Sheet Part Cabinet 21221305655 Right E nd 1 Std Base Frameless M OD1 3 4 Generic My K chen None Writing to ShopBot The Write to ShopBot button is the final step for creating a nested program When this button is clicked ShopBot Link will output the necessary code to cut parts to the ShopBot Control Software screen If the option to View Code Before Writing to ShopBot is selected in Settings then a viewer will pop up showing you the code that will be written to ShopBot You c
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9. desired fit is achieved Keep in mind that different materials may require different values A value of 0 will have no crunch applied The larger the value the shallower the female cut will be See illustration 2 for more detail Male Dovetail Feedrate This is the federate that will be used when machining around the male dovetail joints It is not uncommon for the same tool cutting dado operations which typically can be cut at much higher feedrate to be used for cutting around the male dovetail cuts SI ShopBot Link Manual Material Thickness to run Outline cut around Dove Tail Tenons to minimize load on Male Dove Tail tool This is a value that ShopBot Link will refer to when making the decision whether or not to use the outline tool to hog out the tenons to give relief to the smaller tool which will do the final cutting If the material is thicker than this value the outline pass will cut around the tenons if and only if the diameter of the outline tool can fit between the tenons It will leave the skin thickness value This option will cost time in machining but will help with thicker materials since experience has proven that the smaller tools cannot handle the full load of thicker materials for this operation Format Table Parameters Cut Parameters idt th Direction Feet Inches and Decimal 18 6 37 vam SE Climb Dado Rout Pre Ramp Blind Dove Tail Feet Inches and Fractions 18 6 3 Length tir
10. distance around the outside edge of the sheet stock that parts are to be nested within Normally an additional amount is added when the outside edges of the sheet are damaged 20 Settings Part Rotation Step Angle Part Rotation Step Angle is a feature added to the Settings dialog to give the operator the ability to control the increments in which each part is rotated and tried when the nest is created Example If the step angle provided is 90 degrees then the parts will be tried in 0 90 180 and 270 degrees This value is what is used for non grain material nests to rotate parts for optimal nesting Nest to the Edge of the Sheet The Nest to the Edge of the Sheet check box will allow the operator to nest parts directly along the edge of the sheet of material By default ShopBot Link will leave the radius of the outline tool around the edge of the sheet when creating a nest and then any Collar amount will be added to that number If the collar is set to zero and the Nest to the Edge of the Sheet is checked parts will be nested to the edge of the material when creating the CNC code Starting Corner One of 4 corners can be designated as the starting point for parts to be nested on a sheet This is NOT related to where your fixture is located The starting corner represents the corner of the sheet that parts are placed as the nesting calculations are performed The Starting Corner can be designated for New Sheets It can al
11. e Conventional Pre Ramp Depth e i i se Outline Order i 97 0 125 Inches and Fractions 222 3 8 Wasteboard Thickness Full Feed for Through Cuts Double Pass Metric 8 75mm o RampinLength 100 2 Last Line Feed Speed EOS Cut Through Depth 360 Sheet Selection Option 0 002 Max Feed Size Do Drills First Header Foot Retract Height 80 2 Perform All Through Cuts Last dean 0 5 Pa Run Opposite Direction 120 No Outline Cuts Router Off Every Sheet No Off Fall Cuts Ck Waste Board Every Sheet Placement Pins Setup Blind Dove Tail Settings 0 05 DoveT ail Radius Crunch 100 Male DoveT ail Feed 0 5 Material Thickness to run Outline cut around Dove Tail Tenons to minimize load on Male Dove Tail tool Cancel During the testing phase of the dovetail drawer boxes it was discovered that a conventional cut direction seemed to leave a much cleaner finished edge resulting in no or minimal clean up for assembly With that said a conventional cut direction would be the recommended way Keep in mind that not all materials will react in the same way so a climb cut should be tried if conventional does not seem to give the edge quality desired This setting is changed on the settings dialog under cut parameters direction 52 Dovetail Drawer Boxes 53 ShopBot Link Manual to fix this Dovetail Drawer Boxes ShopBot Link Tooling Dialog When setting up tooling for the dovetai
12. the nest contains multiple parts with the same name it will be difficult to depict where a part is located in the nest This option is recommended for jobs with simple unique part name strategies 39 ShopBot Link Manual Print Sheet Settings Not recommended for nests containing parts with long or same names Print Part Width amp Length Print Company Name Enter Company Name Here Cancel Printing Labels Print Labels will bring up a dialog box to perform label printing The labels will be printed based on the Crystal Report file selected Click the Select File button to select a Crystal Report file The files provided with ShopBot Link are located in the C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Thermwood ShopBot Link Labels directory on XP and C ProgramData Application Data Thermwood ShopBot Link Labels on Vista The following is a list of the available Crystal Report files with a label type and an example of the data they display per label NOTE Files with the word Barcode in the title will only print labels with barcodes 30252_Address rpt amp 30252_Address_Barcode rpt Label Type Dymo label printer with 30252 Address labels Back 1 Cah Std Base Frameless M OD1 Sheet 1 Part 1 Cabinet 1 Joh My Kitchen Material 3 4 Generic EBanding Generi ORN ON DOA DOIN ANIN P0001 40 Printing 30256_Shipping rpt amp 30256_Shipping_Barcode rpt Label Type Dymo label
13. to the Skin Thickness before cutting completely through the part NOTE The Cut Parameter option Perform All Through Cuts Last on the main Settings dialog will control whether or not this skin pass is removed before moving on to other parts or machined after all other parts in the nest are machined On some parts it may be desirable beneficial not to remove this skin leave it on and removed it with some secondary operation or if thin enough break flake off by hand The Size to Leave Skin on Skin Pass Part option is provided to control what size parts should leave the skin Any part that falls below either the Size or Width Length setting will have the skin left on Skin Pass Skin Thickness 10 03 Size to Create Skin Pass Maximum Part Size area 250 2 Maximum Part Width or Length p Size to Leave Skin on Skin Pass Part Maximum Part Size area q Maximum Width or Length 0 consi Skin Thickness If 2 passes are to be used ShopBot Link will leave a Skin Thickness which is removed on the second pass Ramp In Length Settings ShopBot Link ramps into a part rather than plunging directly into it The benefits of this include no burning of the material longer cutter life and longer spindle life The length of this ramp is set within the Ramp In Length If we set this value to 6 inches then it will take 6 to ramp to the proper depth of cut Cut Through Depth The Cut Throug
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15. 6 will allow this tool to be selected for the operation Tooling Group The purpose of tooling groups is to allow a group of tools to be used for specific materials Currently ShopBot Link allows 50 different tooling groups to be defined To set up a tooling group the operator must first define which group by using the pull down menu Once this has been selected the operator must set the materials that they wish to use for this tool group An entire Group setting can be erased by clicking the Erase button next to the Group name Copy Paste Copy and Paste options are available To Copy Paste a group setting select the desired group in the drop down Then click the Copy button or use the hot key Ctrl C Then select the group you wish to Paste the settings into Once that group is selected click the Paste button or use the hot key Ctrl V Group Materials The materials that each tool group is used on is specified in the Group Materials section Notice the Add and Delete buttons By pressing the Add button a dialog box will appear in which the operator may add materials from the database or create their own After doing this the material name s will appear in the white window To delete a material highlight the name and press the Delete button Ignore Groups If it is not necessary to have separate setting for tooling based on the type of material being machined then the option Ignore Groups can be che
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18. Rotation Step Angle nen 21 Part Rotation Step 6 Part Rotation Step 21 Part Width EI 19 Part Widths ecc 19 Bag a eee OS 14 Parts dr aii 14 Tabbingy cocoa lau EES 19 Parts lai Eens E 14 Parts ela o aaa ni 19 Paste A 24 Paste nen 24 LO seinen 24 Perform All Through Cuts Last 18 Perform All Through Cuts Last 18 Perform All Through Cuts Last 18 PERPASS ciglia iaa 61 Placement Inset 51 Placement Pins Setup 11 Placement Pins Setup 11 Plunge Speed 3548208220823 24 25 Pocket Area antiaerei iran 14 Pocket Set ngs 2 23 13 Pocket Settinps s cnsnna nai passa 13 A A TE 14 etc cremita 14 coin ha piano 25 Point a a aa a a 32 POL Vr ER 32 Popup san a e eta 11 Pre Ramp Depths 17 Pressing Pichi isa healing 24 66 A RNA seen 24 opt 220 30 39 Print Labels 39 Print Sheets ara 39 Printing Labels 2 80 20 ee ae 39 IT ren 39 Se een ask 39 R Ramp In Length 16 17 Ramp In Length 16 Rect ngul r nennen 32 Refer eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup UR Sgt ee hats ee Ma iia ecto RITIRO 52 Refer u a 52 Retract Height
19. ShopBot Link Manual Table Of Contents ShopBot Lita ia uan 1 re e EE 1 Specifications asa a n alia chain a a 2 Operations a lola sila Oe ala 2 Libraio e era ed del bobos de de e e io a ii 3 EN RIME aula lalla e dd 5 Loading Files Au stuet SE ie ts el AG BAA GEE ken alla Oa 5 eCabinet Systems les twd nee annali 5 Clear All sent ini ai a ae 6 Scrap Part Recovery iii ee eae ee RR etl Iulia A ee ee eee S 6 S lection Hiller cise ala es 6 E EE 9 Rain RB BER ici EE se 9 Dimension Formati rci ili ea ei a id DE 9 Table Parameters 5 AULA run baie aida Meee a ai Si 10 Machine Settings nio iii ER RD AULE 10 Machine Settings iiinn na Eet Shi herd ED 10 Sheet Selection ee dee ha ALLE AL ba na hi Dae Aish ei ae aie 11 Router Off Every Sh t sesinin cheer AGLA ERA ER es sin Eos 11 Ck Waste Board Every Sheet nosiris ie EE See te A Ria 11 Placement Pins Setup ii eb ALI sin sh 11 a EE 12 Pocket SEIN ici 13 Pocket ui prada ae ae ii 13 Pocket Step amp Clean UD siii ii 14 Pocket Area Through Cuts iiss arsenal tana iaia 14 Run Pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the part 14 Cut Parameters it iii 14 C t Parameters acireale ii 14 Skin Passiria aiar iia 15 Skin 16 Rampla Leia ii ii 16 Cut Through Pepth arri lac iia 17 Retract Height assessment Reisen tara 17 IO RR O ege 17
20. an either click Continue to have the code written to ShopBot or click Cancel to return to ShopBot Link NOTE There is no file that can be opened to look at the code This viewer is the only mean of seeing the code written by ShopBot Link 45 Rotate Flip Operation Sometimes parts can be nested in an orientation where locating the part at the flip operation fence is difficult or impossible This option allows you to rotate this part by 90 180 or 270 degrees so that a good corner of the part can be used to locate the part at the flip operation fence After a nest is created click the Rotate Flip Op button to bring up the following dialog The angle can be changed for the appropriate part by either clicking the angle entry or hitting the space bar When locating the part at the flip operation fence flip the part as usual then apply the desired rotation to the part Rotate Flip Operation Angle CounterClockwise 1 90 47 Dovetail Drawer Boxes eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup To properly create a drawer box for CNC machining there are a few parameters that need to be set Several of these setting revolve around the geometry of the female dovetail router tool that will be used Load a drawer box into the drawer box designer Go to construction setting then construction parameters of the part that will have the male dovetails You will see the Dovetail Settings in the upper right corner of this dialog These values excl
21. ations If your job contains flip operations the header and or footer code will be enter before and or after each part s flip operations are performed Header amp Footer Text Program The text inserted here will be place at the beginning of the CNC program Program Header Program Footer SA End CN O0 Sheet The text inserted here will be place at the beginning and end of each sheet in the CNC text Sheet Header Sheet Footer Flip Operation The text inserted here will be place at the beginning and end of each flip operation in the CNC text Flip Op Header Flip Op Footer Cancel Pocket Settings Pocket Settings Settings The Pocket Settings enable the operator to setup parameters for cutting pockets The operator has the option to choose a Spiral or Zigzag cutting method when cutting pockets 13 ShopBot Link Manual Pocket Settings Pocket Tool Setup Spiral Diameter Step Clean up Amount TT Outside In Cut 10 25 95 0 ZigZag Pocket Area Through Cuts Angle ea Run pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the part Pocket Step amp Clean Up Step Percentage is the amount the tool will step over each cut pass based on a percentage of the tool diameter The Clean Up Amount is the amount of material that is left around the outer perimeter of the pocket for a finish pass When nesting parts
22. cked on When checked on the ShopBot Link will only use the tools and their settings defined within the Default group regardless of the material being machined Outline Tool Setup The first tool is defined in the Outline Tool Setup section This section defines the tool to be used for all perimeter outline cuts You must enter a tool number representing the tool number to be used at the ShopBot along with the diameter of that tool Note that ShopBot Link also uses the tool s diameter to determine the distance between parts when nesting Once the tool has been specified the operator must set the Feed Speed Plunge Speed Max Penetration and Spindle Speed If the machine is configured for it the operator has the option to choose the Reverse Spindle option The Max Penetration setting keeps a tool from being used at a depth greater than this amount in 1 pass If a depth of cut is greater than this amount ShopBot Link will perform 24 Tooling the operation in incremental passes at the Max Penetration amount until the operation is complete Outline Tool Setup Outline Tool Number 3 Diameter 0 375 Feed Speed Plunge Spindle Speed Max Penetration Erase 200 I 00 12000 0 8 Reverse Spindle Operation Tool s Setup All other tooling will be defined in the Operation Tool s Setup section ShopBot Link has the option to setup 50 different operations To start choose an operation number f
23. completing cut operations on each sheet of material Ck Waste Board Every Sheet Ck Waste Board Every Sheet prompts the operator to check wasteboard thickness every time a new sheet is started Placement Pins Setup Placement Pins Setup allows the operator to choose settings which pins to use and that operate for use of automatic popup pins The operator has the ability with the dialog below to control which output is used to turn the pins on off as well as which input must be met forcing the pins to wait The pins can be used for Sheet Operations and Flip Operations if required by checking the appropriate boxes 11 ShopBot Link Manual Placement Pins Setup Sheet Operations Flip Operations Use Pins On Cancel Header amp Footer Custom code can be entered at various places as headers and or footers in the program generated The feature is merely inserting whatever text which is put in the edit boxes on the dialog displayed below into the CNC program Program A header and or Footer can be added for the entire program The code will be placed at the beginning for Header and at the end for Footer Sheet Code can be inserted before and after each sheet run This allows you to set how you wish the machine to behave before and or after each sheet is completely cutt It also allows for any unique load unload operations to be inserted at the appropriate points in the CNC program Flip Oper
24. d Fractions 222 3 8 Wasteboard Thickness Metric 8 75mm Format E Ze E Machine Settings Sheet Selection Option Header Footer Router Off Every Sheet Placement Pins Setup Pocket Settings r Pocket Tool Setup e Spiral Diameter Step Clean up Amount Outside In Cut 0 375 80 fo ZigZag 45 Angle r Run pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the part Pocket Area Through Cuts Dimension Format Cut Parameters Direction Climb Conventional Dado Rout Pre Ramp 0 125 Outline Pre Ramp Depth 0 125 Full Feed for Through Cuts fi 00 Last Line Feed Speed 250 Max Feed Size 1000 2 Min Feed Rate 150 Tab Parameters Use Tabs by gt Tab Blind Dove Tail Outline Order Skin Pass Ramp In Length Cut Through Depth 0 01 5 Retract Height 0 375 Do Drills First Perform All Through Cuts Last Run Opposite Direction No Outline Cuts No Off Fall Cuts Tab Width 0 125 Tab Thickness fo 125 Nesting Parameters Part Width for Tabbing Part Lenath for Tabbing 5 Close ShopBot Link after Writing to ShopBot View Code Before Writing to v ShopBot Cancel The section named Format is the dimensional mode in which the CNC code will be written when the operator chooses too write of the dimensional modes when nesting TW the CNC code The Fo
25. e female dovetail tool s geometry see dimension R in illustration 1 When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FSH1065 this value is 125 Corner Angle This value is dependant on the female dovetail tool s geometry see angular dimension C in illustration 1 When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FS HI 065 this val ue ran ges 7 10 Degrees Set up at the Machine 50 Dovetail Drawer Boxes Table flatness is very important to the success of a quality dovetail joint If the machining surface is not flat it may result in the dovetail tool s top radiuses gouging in some areas and being too shallow in others This may result in an unsatisfactory fit With that said surfacing of the spoil board and possibly the waste board handling sheet will most likely be required The tool for the female dovetail routes has two critical values that be set up properly These values are Diameter and the Z axis zero reference on the machine itself Z axis zero reference This value is set at the ShopBot machine and is as important as the machining surface flatness If this number is not accurate again it may result in the dovetail tool s top radiuses gouging or being too shallow This may result in an unsatisfactory fit It MUST be understood that this value can be altered for the dove tail tool to help with the fit of the joint If the tool is not cutting deep enough the joint will show a gap If the tool is cutting to
26. e generated will not cut the Off Fall out The Off Fall will still exist it will simply not have a perimeter pass to cut it out available in the CNC code Settings Tabbing Parts Tabbing Parts When parts are too small to hold down with vacuum the operator has the choice to use Tabs or leave a skin around the part Tabs simply connect parts together to prevent movement Tab Parameters I Use Tabs Tab Width Part Width for Tabbing 0125 5 1 Tab per Part Tab Thickness Part Length for Tabbing 2 Tabs per Part 0125 Tab Parameters The Tab Parameters section defines the width and thickness of the tabs the minimum width of the part to use tabs and the minimum length of the part to use tabs If we set the Part Width for Tabbing to 5 inches then any part that has a width smaller than 5 will be tabbed The quantity of tabs allowed are 1 or 2 per part ShopBot Link will place a tab on the longest line or arc that is part of the perimeter of the part If 2 Tabs per Part is selected ShopBot Link will then go 1 2 the distance around the perimeter of the part and chose another line or arc to create the additional tab for that part The location of the tab on the chosen line or arc will be 10 of length of that line or arc from the start point This will stagger the tabs for most parts especially rectangular parts to help avoid movement Nesting Parameters Nesting Parameters The button named Nesti
27. earch O lO teenie iui iano aie eee eae 31 Bring Selections to Top eh his eed ease UL Eni RU Rane 31 Sheet Et iscsi sb os Sissi auskennen locken E 31 Vold GL EE 32 Gran Setting idilliaca riali 32 Rotate Off fall Input ilaria iii 32 SHEELLSI LAST ct tota Lr EEE Lol ELL LL LELLA TEE 33 Accept Sheet e e an ice 33 Delete EE 33 Rel 2 2 2 0 iia 33 Nest ui se 35 Printing cia ist 39 Writing to hopbet 200 ele pipi 45 Rotate FUP Operation siriana aaa telai talianu aa 47 Dovetail Drawer BOXES aia aaa linate 49 eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Sep 49 Setupratthe Machine etica tiesa 50 ShopBot Link Settings 2 ito erstes 51 ShopBot Link Tooling Dialog ira al nenn A i 55 Carving E 57 Inset Carvings with eCabinet Systems rire eee eee eine 57 Runa Single Ca Matti 57 LOS MV at uaar AA 61 O O 63 ShopBot Link abinet Systen The Cabinet Cooperati IShopB t Thermwoad Y eCabi et Systems 2009 Copyright 2009 Thermwood Corporation All Rights Reserved Portions copyrighted by Building Block Software User Manual Last Updated L E 7 7 2009 Version 1 x Introduction ShopBot Link is a nesting package integrated into the ShopBot Control This package allows the user to nest various parts into sheet stock thus creating a user friendly program Some benefits of this particular package include better yield mixin
28. ettings button ie 9 Tooling button i 58 Selec P02 sees eee 9 Selec Bonitos 18 Selec Bercial 18 Selec Boris 29 SC ila 34 SA iii 34 1 ENEE dE Oe 39 Selec Bi aio 58 Selection Filter i 7 Set Morin oo 17 Conventional AEN 18 Outline COO leis osha oS lead nea ii 17 Seti satana 17 Seti lia a Ei 18 dais 52 SEO a 6 9 Settings button Select coi ei 9 Settings button 9 Settings dialog iii 21 SEID ee nern 25 21 A ela gigante 39 SECC 6 Sheet ann 21 A aaa 34 Sheet ann erat 34 SHE rina anta 34 Sheet een nata 39 Sheet Entry densa iaia 32 Sheet Ent hang ea 32 Sheet A habe iaia 39 Sheet Operations iii 11 Sheet Selectioni russ ers 11 Sheet Select Ones seen 11 Sheet Settings ascii 39 Sheets and or Off fall Add ici 29 Sheets and or Off fall 29 Shut Asis 6 ShIppinp ker 39 ila ke 47 tia ee 47 Index nass 24 ShopB A ari 47 ShopB e 61 ShopBot button WHE satis aaa 61 ShopBot button 61 ShopBot Control 1 ShopBot Control Software 47 ShopBot Link 24 cronisti 9 ShopBot Link iii 1 2 3 ShopBot Lmmk 9 ShopBot Lmnk 15 ShopBot Lmnk i 16 ShopBot Lmn
29. event part movement for the small parts that qualify Min Feed Rate Min Feed Rate specifies the slowest feed rate at which the machine will cut Do Drills First By checking the Do Drills First check box all of the drill operations in the program will be executed first Perform All Through Cuts Last The operator has the option to machine all skins last if a part requires 2 passes To do this Perform All Through Cuts Last can be selected If left un checked the machine will perform the second pass immediately after the first pass Run Opposite Direction When deflection becomes a problem with parts not getting cut to correct size it may be helpful to have the machine cut a final pass in the opposite direction The option Run Opposite Direction allows this to occur It will ONLY be available when Perform All Through Cuts Last is selected With the option selected ShopBot Link will cut the through cut pass on a part in the opposite direction of the previous pass es For example if the Direction setting is set to Conventional cutting then the through cut pass on the part will cut in the Climb direction To get multiple passes to occur you can either use the Skin Pass feature OR Max Penetration value in Tooling No Outline Cuts When this check box is selected the CNC code generated will not cut the outline pass on all parts in the nest No Off Fall Cuts When this check box is selected the CNC cod
30. g of different parts label printing for the parts as well as off fall ability to re use off fall etc It will also display a graphical view of the nest to insure it will suit the user s needs along with a yield percentage per sheet stock ShopBot Link Manual ShopBot Link 1 0 11 eCab 3 4 p725 Nest Sheet Selection Complete with Yield of 91 4 True Shape 2 CutLine Load Tooling xl Write to ShopBot i A Cancel Esc Run a Single Carvin Add Sheet s Settings Print Close Rotate FlipOps Import Export Specifications ShopBot Link can be used in conjunction with eCabinet systems software to quickly nest and generate CNC programs from the provided TWD files Definition Off fall Usable scrap leftover from an operation Operation The user may activate ShopBot Link from the Start menu or an icon on the desktop A dialog box will appear resembling the following picture ShopBot Link ShopBot Link 1 0 11 eCab 3 4 p725 A Nest Sheet Selection Complete with Yield of 91 4 True Shape Cut Line Load Tooling Y Wilte to ShopBot A Cancel Esc Run a Single Carvin Add Sheet s Settings Print Close Rotate FlipOps Import Export Export The Export option will create a file containing all the current setting in ShopBot Link This helps Thermwood debug any cases that are causing problems Simply click on the button and designate where to save
31. h Depth simply cuts through the part by the specified amount Retract Height Retract Height is the distance the machine retracts above the part before indexing to the next part Outline Order The Outline Order button gives the operator the option to choose what order he or she would like the parts too cut Pre Ramp Depths Dado Rout Pre Ramp Depth and Outline Pre Ramp Depth allow the machine to plunge into the material by the specified amount before continuing with the ramp in This is useful when machining laminated sheets with an up spiral or compression cutter It helps prevent chipping of the laminate Full Feed for Through Cuts The Full Feed for Through Cuts field adjusts the feed rate set for the Outline tool Example If the outline tool is set to run at 500 IPM and the Full Feed for Through Cuts field is set to 50 ShopBot Link will run the outline tool at 250 IPM Last Line Feed Speed The Last Line Feed Speed is used to control the rate of speed at which the machine performs the cleanup cut for the Ramp In Length of the part This is used to prevent part movement when cutting the part free from the sheet Max Feed Size 17 ShopBot Link Manual The value entered in the Max Feed Size field is set to square inches If a part has an area less than the Max Feed Size then ShopBot Link will adjust the feed rate for this part only This will also help pr
32. heet stock or off fall left from prior nests Off fall can be added by scanning the barcode at this time or selecting from the Off fall Library The material entered in this section may be used in future nests as long as the material name matches the part material Once everything is completed under the Add Sheet s section the operator may select the Done button to get back to the main menu Sheet s Input Sheet Entry Select Material Y Thickness Rectangula Jo Point x Point Y r Point fl 4 _ Undo Sheel mo Enter Point Void Entry Point x Point Y Point Undo m _ Enter Point 3 Enter Void Grain Setting CX 9 None Accept Sheet Return Sheets List Rotate OffFall Input 0 Degrees 90 Degrees 180 Degrees 270 Degrees DffFalls Off Fall Library Off fall Library OffFalls To access the off fall library and view the material that is listed select the OffFalls button orta This will bring up a dialog box resembling the following picture 29 ShopBot Link Manual OffF alls 30 1428623493 509307555 1845204926 1346244906 420372581 612567284 690700191 820878145 2111091046 307636306 289723117 7468416 703430028 1193672280 1452877697 1679900055 1696921277 1984543479 2083189373 2070586363 1470688760 657304290 729897833 1319056319 1329181332 1797089142 1717161413 1518779259 1433787506 1393357548 82323872 848103
33. heets and or Off fall Load Operations The options within the Load Operations section allows the operator to load either the selected or the unselected OffFalls from the box to the left Delete Operations The options within the Delete Operations section allows the operator to delete either the selected or unselected OffFalls from the box to the left Search Option The Search Option allows the ability to enter a bar code from the label on the off fall Enter the number with out the symbol then hit enter or click Go The item will be selected in the list if it exists Then you can load or delete that off fall Note Previous selections will remain when using this option Bring Selections to Top This button will bring all selections in the list to the top for viewing them together Sheet Entry The first section is called Sheet Entry Select Material is where the operator will enter a material name or choose from the pull down menu If the material name doesn t match the part material then ShopBot Link will not use it If it is rectangular check the field next to Rectangular and enter the dimensions for Length and Width To the right ShopBot Link will draw the rectangular scrap If the material is not rectangular un check the Rectangular field and enter points into the Point X and Point Y fields This requires that the material be drawn in a point to point fashion Selecting
34. heets created that will be used when nesting Sheet s List Accept Sheet Once all sections are completed selecting the Accept Sheet button will place the material into the Sheet s List window Accept Sheet Delete Sheet Too remove sheets from the Sheet s List window the operator must highlight the sheet and then select the Delete Sheet button Any material in the Sheet s List window will be used in the next nest if possible Remember the scrap material name must match the part material name in order to use it Delete Sheet The Return button will return operator to the main ShopBot Link screen if selected Return 33 Nesting ShopBot Link can Nest TWD files from eCabinet Systems once they have been loaded in the Load area The area circled in red below are the buttons to click to perform a nesting operation ShopBot Link 1 0 11 eCab 3 4 p725 r Nest Sheet Selection Complete with Yield of 91 4 True Sheps Cut Line Load Tooling TE Run a Single Carvin Add Sheet s Settings Close Rotate FlipOps Import Export By selecting the Nest or Y button ShopBot Link will display a layout of the nest onto the machine diagram as shown below Using the X button means the nest with progress along the X axis Using the Y button means the nest will progress along the Y axis The following image illustrates how the nesting occurs based on the direction and
35. hopBot Link will not display the carving It will only display an arrow in the location the carving is to occur ShopBot Link 1 0 6 3 4 Generic Arrow designating Inset Carving Nest Sheet Selection Complete with Yield of 91 4 Load Tooling LX E Write to ShopB ot x Add Sheet s Settings Print Close Run a Single Carving Cene Esch Rotate FlipOps Import Esport Run a Single Carving A carving can be cut at any location on the machine with any rotation and scale To accomplish this you must have the carving installed on your computer that you wish to cut Carving installations can be found at www ecabinetsystems com Then click the Run a Single Carving button 57 ShopBot Link Manual Run a Single Carving FOR Selected Carving Select Carving File RP FA 0Y0017 Enter the User Variable for the Selected Carving 4 01 2009 SIZE 5 3 3 5 x 238 TI Please read SETUP sheet before running pee START OF USER DEFINED VARIABLES 1 Tooling Required amp TOOL_1 125 ballnose tool amp TOOL_2 Dertli engraving tool amp TOOL_3 125 endmill tool amp ZSAFE 5 Safety Height for Tool Changes 2CLEARANCE 25 2 Retract Height amp PERPASS 4 of Cutout Passes amp MAN_TCHANGE YES Manual ToolChange amp WASTEBDARD Wasteboard Thickness amp ZSHIFT Material Thickness fer END OF USER DEFINED VARIABLES vz Change Scale Locat
36. inet Systems 61 ECabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup refer nn ani ae 52 ECabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup HILTON nile ala SI ECabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup EE 52 ECabinet Systems Files 5 ECabinet Systems MUST 52 ECabinets icon corno 5 Edge Nesti nina iii 6 21 Pillen ip 14 Pattensen pen 14 LE 6 Edi ak 14 Edst renale 21 Enter at tein 5 Enter Point seen 32 Enter Vold eenen nnan ariani 33 Erase button checking ask 24 Erase button eek 24 ES li ila tions 18 Exiting ShopBot 24 EXI rene aaa 24 3 F Elite 24 F9 PrESSIN Orton 24 E TON 24 Feed Speed nn ee 24 25 A assai 53 Files Loading cata 5 Files consider 5 FIRST 1601 ecc tii ti n 25 Lade ansia iaia SI Flip Operations 11 u a 12 Formati psi o 9 Formati esse 9 m ALO one 51 Full Feed Through Cuts ecos 228 17 Through Cuts 17 17 G Get ala 15 VE 15 Grain Setting rata EES ENEE 33 CA dna aaa 33 Group To cine 24 EE o EEE E EEEE 24 Group Materials i 24 Group Materials iii 24 H He She ccs cei ona 5 Header 12 VO ds 11 Ignore Groups 24 Ignore Groups 24 Inset Carvings iii 61 Interpolat e i rale ana iaia 25 Introduction
37. ion A Y Rotate Carving 20 20 Write to ShopBot To select your carving click on the drop down box labeled Select Carving File A picture of the carving should appear in the window The user defined variables text for the file will appear in the large edit box This is where you can set user variables for tool numbers ZSafe ZClearance PERPASS for perimeter cuts Wasteboard thickness and ZShift material thickness based on your needs Documentation is available at www ecabinetsystems com for how to use these settings 58 Carvings A carving can be rotated using the slider control or edit box under Rotate Carving NOTE The image will not rotate with this setting Only the resulting carving will be rotated The location you wish to perform the cut can be entered in the Location area for X and Y Z values are handled with the user variables If you wish to change the size of the carving click the Change Scale button Scale Carving Options Preserve Aspect Ratio Original Size Axis Scaling Factors New Size 53 Width Scale X 5 3 Width El Height Y 100 dai Scale Y 35 Height 0 238 Depth 2 100 du Scale Z DECH Depth 2 Cancel Reset The size can be alter by entering a scale or size value Once the desired setting is made click the OK button Once all the settings have been made for your carving click the Write to ShopBot button and the ShopBot controller softwa
38. k i 16 ShopBot Lmnk i 17 ShopBot 17 ShopBot Lmnk iii 18 ShopBot 20 ShopBot Lmnk 21 ShopBot Lmnk 23 ShopBot Lmnk i 23 ShopBot Lmnk i 24 ShopBot 24 ShopBot Lmnk 25 ShopBot Lmnk ii 32 ShopBot LINK rissies 33 ShopBot 34 ShopBot LINK i 35 ShopBot Lmnk i 39 ShopBot 47 ShopBot Links etico E Steeg 53 ShopBot IMs coito 61 ShopBot Link dualog iii 58 ShopBot Link Settings Dialog 53 ShopBot Link Software 5 ShopBot Link Tooling Dialog 58 Single Carving Riba dial 61 Single CAVE it 61 Single Carving button RUN iris ala 61 Single Carving button 61 Size AO O 15 E 15 ELA GOAL Ela ansa 19 Skin Thickness iiss eis 2 222 828 16 Skin Thickness sissies dana 15 Skin Thickbess sanare nana 16 SKINS lean Bela aaa 18 2 Spindle Speed siiis iesise saisis 24 25 Spiral alal agata 13 Square 67 ShopBot Link Manual Off Fall ie er atten aed 20 OTE Fall aa A GRETA AAA 20 e UE 20 Start MENU eege 2 Starting Comme tna 21 A 21 Starting Corner iii 21 Step Percentage i 14 Suit USED Sn an eu Arai 1 Mn 1 Super Control s Tool
39. l joints there are a few tooling settings that need to be discussed To get to the tooling dialog select the Tooling button on the main ShopBot Link dialog First it is required to designate an operation tool as being the female dovetail tool This is accomplished by the following steps e Select the operation desired e Select a tool number for that operation e Check on the Dovetail Tool option for that operation Next the operation tool for the male dovetail routs may be specifically designated by checking the Use for Male Routs with Dovetail option Having this option checked will force it to use this tool if the diameter is acceptable for the rout If the diameter is too large 1t will search the operation tools for the largest acceptable diameter that will work If this option is not checked for any operation tools it will automatically do a search for the largest acceptable tool diameter available Note If using tooling groups ensure that the material being used exists in the group and that the operation tools needed are specifically set for that group 55 ShopBot Link Manual Tooling laroup Materials 56 Carvings Inset Carvings with eCabinet Systems Inset Carvings which are available at www ecabinetsystems com can be applied to parts in eCabinet Systems ShopBot Link will perform these carvings as long as the particular carving is installed This allows you to perform carvings in a nest of parts The screen for S
40. ng Parameters opens a dialog which allows the user to determine size of off fall additional part clearance nest direction collar step angle nest to edge and starting corner 19 ShopBot Link Manual Nesting Parameters Min Square for Off Fall Starting Corner er New Sheets Add Part Clearance Lowerle sl Added amp Off Fall Sheets Collar Upper Right v Par Rotation Step Angle 0 90 180 Pao AAA Nestto the Edge of Sheet Cancel Min Square for Off Fall The Min Square for Off Fall field determines the area in which ShopBot Link searches for off fall Scrap material that can be used For instance if the operator has a value of 12 inches set ShopBot Link will search every 12 inches square for off fall The smallest off fall in this case will be 12 inches square ShopBot Link will store the dimensions for the off fall in a database which may be found under the Add Sheet s button from the main menu If the user does not wish to use off fall setting this value larger than the maximum sheet area will prevent ShopBot Link from using it Add Part Clearance The Add Part Clearance option is the value that increases the distance between parts This is mainly used to prevent accidental gouging once a part has been machined in case it moves during other operations Part movement may be caused by insufficient hold down methods parts being too small etc Collar Collar is the
41. o deep the joint will be too tight This value will need to be altered based on fluctuations in material thickness Keep in mind that the value for depth that is set in eCabinet Systems MUST be an accurate value relative to the tool s geometry Please refer to eCabinet Systems Drawer Box Designer Setup Diameter This value is taken from the tip of the tails see dimension B in illustration 1 If this value is not defined correctly unsatisfactory fit may result This diameter is set in the ShopBot Link s Tooling dialog with the operation tool that is checked to be the Dove Tail Tool Note Although it may be best to locate the underlying issue this value can be used to tighten loose side to side fit by increasing the value enter ShopBot Link Settings Dialog In ShopBot Link there are 2 parameters in the settings dialog that pertain to dovetail machining They are Dovetail Radius Crunch and Male Dovetail Feed Dovetail Radius Crunch Due to the nature of the blind dovetail joint there are certain crushing factors that take place when assembling the parts When machined to the perfect dimension the sharp corners of the male tails will crush against the radius created by the female dovetail tool causing the tails to seat potentially too deep This phenomenon is controlled by the Dovetail Radius Crunch value The value entered in this field will pull the female tool geometry back causing a shallower fit This amount should be adjusted until
42. on for the operations to be performed If the no outline cuts selection is not selected then the machine will run the outline pass Material will need to be a size greater than the part by the diameter in width and length when the option Nest to Edge of Sheet is NOT selected If Nest to Edge of Sheet is selected then the material does NOT need to be oversized The Part Rotation Step Angle option in Settings is also obeyed For example if the setting is 90 degrees then the part s will be rotated 90 degrees Selection Filter The Selection Filter allows for nesting only certain materials in the currently loaded items By selecting a material s in the drop down list the appropriate parts will be selected in the tree for nesting By choosing All Materials all parts will be selected in the tree for nesting Settings are applied when the Apply button is pressed Y Lest End 1 w V Left Hinge Door Slab 1 W Y Right Hinge Door Slab 1 W Ap Settings Settings The Settings option must be addressed prior to running the ShopBot Link software in order for the nesting feature to operate correctly When selecting the Settings button at the main ShopBot Link screen the following dialog box will appear Settings Table Parameters mate 037 Mi Length Axis Feet Inches and Decimal 18 6 37 18 x Feet Inches and Fractions 18 6 3 Length cy Inches and Decimal 222 375 ser Inches an
43. ort rari 39 Crystal Report file i 39 Ctrl tese edi il al 5 CEE n leo ae 24 E cca nil one 24 Currently Rolling Net 24 Cut Off Pallen 18 L EE 18 Cut Parametets la 14 Cut Parameters essen 14 Cut Through Depth en 17 Cut Through Depth en 17 D Dado Rout Pre Ramp Depth 17 Daylight tec sides 52 Dei eo oe aS 24 DE TEES dE EEN SI Delete alcolica E duda 24 Delete Operations i 32 Delete 32 Delete Sheet netsi 34 Delete Sheet button Select cana o iau one 34 Delete Sheet button 34 DIAM adele 52 Dimension FOrmat 9 Direction nia alii 14 18 Di 51 Do Drills First 18 A A 32 Done button E dde 29 Done button 29 Double Pass Bella 15 ET 18 Double Pass rist ent 15 Double Pass es 18 Double Pass button clicking israeliana 15 Double Pass button 15 Double Pass dialog en 15 Double Pass Patt 15 Dove Tall eee 25 Dove Tail Tenons 53 Dove Tail TOO 25 Dovetail 58 Dovetail EE 51 Dovetail Radius Crunch 53 Dovetail Settings Sela Ee 51 Dovetail Settings nn 51 Dovetail Tool ia 58 64 Dovetail Width i 51 A ta Ania alate 14 Dolls First scia ia ari vii 18 DXF UE 6 35 DYMO EE 39 E ciociara aa laser 2 ECab
44. printer with 30256 Shipping labels Part Back 1 Cabinet Std Base Frameless MOD Material 3 4 Generic Job My Kitchen EBanding Generic Sheet 1 Part 1 Cabinet 1 R01P0001 30252_Address_Symbol rpt amp 30252_Address_Symbol_Barcode rpt Label Type Dymo label printer with 30252 Address labels Back 1 Cah Std Base Framekss MOD1 Sheet 1 Part 1 Cabinet 1 Job My Kitchen Material 3 4 Generk EBanding Generi 0 DOA DAIA IN N R P0001 30256_Shipping Symbol rpt 30256_Shipping_Symbol_Barcode rpt Label Type Dymo label printer with 30256 Shipping labels 41 ShopBot Link Manual Part Back 1 Cab in et Std Base Frameless Material 3 4 Generic Job My Kitchen FBanding Generic Sheet 1 Part 1 al Cab in et 1 R01P0001 1p33x4_Address_Sheet rpt amp 1p33x4_Address_Sheet_Barcode rpt Label Type Sheet Inkjet or Laser printer with 1 33 x 4 labels Avery 5162 or 8462 OL100WR from www OnlineLabels com 42 Printing Back Std Base Frameless MOD 3 4 Generic Std Base Frameless MOD 3 4 Generic Joh My Kitchen EBanding None Sheet 1 Part 2 Cabinet Ml FrontT oe 1 Std Base Frameless MOD1 3 4 Generic My Kitchen None Sheet 1 Part 3 Cabinet amp 1 I OffFall N A Material 3 4 Generic Joh My Kitchen EBanding None Sheet 1 Part 4 Cabinet N A 0800000000800 UNA I WI IDA MUTA IK LN 1929569339
45. rator also has the option to change the quantity of the parts that are going to be cut To do this they must select the specific line containing the parts that they want to change the quantity of Then by pressing the Enter key this will enable them to type in a new quantity Once a file has been loaded more files can be added by pressing the Add button located under the TWD Files heading To clear all parts listed in the Load Screen press the Clear All button Otherwise when loading a TWD the load screen will automatically be cleared Clear All To clear all parts listed in the Load Screen press the Clear All button Otherwise when loading a TWD or DXF file the load screen will automatically be cleared Scrap Part Recovery Scrap Part Recover There may be times that a particular part moves during machining resulting in a defective part This means a single part will have to be re machined To do this the operator needs to go into the Load screen and make sure that only the parts that need cut again are selected Then they will need to place a check mark aside of the Scrap Part Recovery option which will cause the machine to run only one part per sheet Each part will be cut at the flip operation fence and follow the X amp Y Shift settings The option for no outline cuts in Settings will be obeyed If it is selected the part to be machined will need to be cut to size and can be placed in the fence locati
46. re is a risk of burning the material or damaging the tool Interpolating a hole will prevent this from happening Blind Dove Tail tool specifications can as be set with Dove Tail Tool and Use for Male Routs with Dove Tail check boxes The Dove Tail Tool check box is to designate the tool is a Dove Tail Tool The Use for Male Routs with Dove Tail check box is to designate this tool is to be used to cut the male ends of the dove tail joint if and only if the tool diameter is small enough to perform the radius cuts that are present in a particular joint 25 ShopBot Link Manual Operation Tool s Setup Operation 1 amp Tool Number 1 Diameter 01 969 peed Plunge Spindle Speed Max Penetration Erase Ge 100 H 2000 fo 8 Reverse Spindle Type Dove Tail Tool Rout Dado x Use for Male Routs Drill with DoveT ail Hd torr Aas Inte Interpolate erpolate Confirmation Screen The Confirmation Screen button allows the user to review all settings that have been made in the Tooling section of Rolling Nest 26 Tooling Tool Details ShopBot Link Tool Setup Date 4 7 2009 Time 12 53 20 Default Operation 1 morit il 27 Adding Sheets and or Off fall Adding Sheets and or Off fall A dialog box resembling the following picture will appear when selecting the Add Sheet s button To begin a job must be loaded before entering any irregular shaped scrap undersized s
47. re will be called to run the carving 59 Glossary Off fall Usable scrap leftover from an operation O 61 0 0 53 1 12 Valle ia Lala 20 1p33x4_Address_Sheet rpt 39 1p33x4_Address_Sheet_Barcode rpt 39 2 2x4_Shipping Sheet pt 39 2x4_Shipping_Sheet_Barcode rpt 39 3 30252_Address rpt i 39 30252_Address_Barcode rpt 39 30252_Address_Symbol rpt 39 30252_Address_Symbol_Barcode rpt 39 30256_ShiIpping Ipt iii 39 30256_Shipping_Barcode rpt 39 30256_Shipping_Symbol rpt 39 30256_Shipping_Symbol_Barcode rpt 39 5 50 al 17 A Accept Sheet A 34 Accept Sheet button SEIECHNG is fanali ua 34 Accept Sheet button 34 Add ia a Ria e 5 24 Add Part Clearance 20 Add Part Clearance 20 Added Sheets SELECTO esca 29 Added Sheets sahen 20 21 Added Sheets ii 29 Adding Sheets and or Off fall 29 Ad 29 liana ins 39 AllMaterial ianass fon anna gina 7 AUN liane hide 12 7 o 14 AVEO iria 39 AVELY 5163 esse 39 B Barcode SCANNING oi inni aan alano 29
48. rmat can be set to any D files ShopBot Link Manual Format Feet Inches and Decimal 18 6 37 Feet Inches and Fractions 18 6 3 Inches and Decimal 222 375 Inches and Fractions 222 3 8 Metric 8 75mm Table Parameters The section named Table Parameters defines the size of the machine table ability to swap X with Y and the thickness of wasteboard being used If a wasteboard is not being used then this value should be set to zero The Length Axis value setting is used to set which axis on the machine is longer Most cabinet machines have X as the long axis Some Model 67 configurations have the Y axis as the longer axis so this value should be set to Y for those configurations Table Parameters Width Length Axis eo e x Length s 120 Wasteboard Thickness 0 245 Machine Settings Machine Settings The section named Machine Settings is used to activate the different options that the CNC machine being operated may have Settings Machine Settings Sheet Selection Option Header F ooter Router Off Every Sheet Ck Waste Board Every Sheet Placement Pins Setup Use Waste Board For FlipOps Sheet Selection Sheet Selection enables the operator to select a specific sheet that they want to start machining on when starting a particular CNC program Router Off Every Sheet Router Off Every Sheet insures that the router will be shut off after
49. rom the pull down menu Then specify the tool number and diameter Now we need to define the operation s that we would like to use this tool for This can be done by selecting the appropriate operation s under the Type section Only now can we set the Feed Speed Plunge Speed Spindle Speed Max Penetration and Reverse Spindle These fields are grayed out until the operator chooses an operation type Tools specified as Rout Dado will be used in Pocketing operations The pocketing feature will search through the list of Operation Tools starting at Operation 1 The FIRST tool found which successfully performs the pocketing operation will be selected It is good practice to set your tools from larger diameter to smaller diameter in the Operation Tools list The Max Penetration setting keeps a tool from being used at a depth greater than this amount in 1 pass If a depth of cut is greater than this amount ShopBot Link will perform the operation in incremental passes at the Max Penetration amount until the operation is complete Notice the Interpolate selection With this selected we are allowing that tool to be used for any circle interpolation that may be needed Also with this selected we are now able to set the Max Interpolate Diameter field The Max Interpolate Diameter field allows the user to limit the size of hole to machine with that tool Normally when drilling a hole with a high RPM the
50. so be designated for Added Sheets amp Off Fall The designation for Added Sheets and Off Fall is the same 21 ShopBot Link Manual Starting Starting Upper Left Corner Upper Right Corner Starting Starting Lower Left Corner Lower Right Corner 22 Tooling Tooling This is where all ShopBot Link tools are defined Parameters such as diameter feed and spindle speeds operation type s etc are set on this dialog Tooling Group Settings Tooling Default Default D ce _ Copy Ignore Group Copy Select Tolerance Paste 0001 Outline Tool Setup Outline Tool Number 3 Diameter 0 375 FeedSpeed Plunge Spindle Speed Max Penetration Erase 200 fi 00 f 2000 Reverse Spindle Operation Tools Setup Operation 1 e Tool Number Diameter 01 969 eed Plunge Spindle Speed Max Penetration Erase E fi 2000 fo EN Reverse Spindle Dove Tail Tool Use for Male Routs Drill with DoveT ail Rout Dado Interpolate Confirmation Screen Select Tool Tolerance This value will tell ShopBot Link what tolerance to use when selecting the proper tool for an operation The tolerance value is applied to the diameter of the tool For example if 23 ShopBot Link Manual an operation calls for a tool with a diameter of 0 25 and the tool at the control that will work for this operation is actually 0 245 a tolerance of 0 00
51. st 0 5 Min Feed Rate Run Opposite Direction hao No Outline Cuts No Off Fall Cuts Skin Pass ShopBot Link can be setup so that it will perform a skin pass on the outline operation of parts based on their size This skin pass is primarily used to help prevent smaller parts from moving while the cutter is machining it This skin thickness is generally very thin so that the final pass to machine the part free will have very little cutting force thus reducing the chance that the part will move The size of this part can be set in the Skin Pass dialog This dialog is accessed by clicking the Skin Pass button Cut Parameters Direction C Climb _ Rout Pre Ramp Depth Blind Dave Teil Conventional O tine Pre Sen as l Outline Order Full Feed for Through Cuts skinpass D Ramp In Length fi 00 2 Last Line Feed Speed Cut Through Depth 300 0 01 Feed Size Do Drills First Retract Height fi 000 2 Perform All Through Cuts Last 0 375 Min Feed Rate Run Opposite Direction fi 20 No Outline Cuts No Off Fall Cuts The thickness for this skin is defined in the Skin Thickness field The Skin Pass dialog also allows the operator to set a maximum square inch or millimeter setting as well as a maximum width length value for skinny parts Any part that falls below either setting will 15 ShopBot Link Manual get a skin Pass operation on the outline The outline tool will cut the part down
52. starting corner see Starting Corner in Nesting Parameters 35 ShopBot Link Manual Lower Left Corner amp Y Direction Upper Left Corner amp Y Direction Upper Right Corner amp X Direction Upper Right Corner amp Y Direction There are 2 Nesting methods that can be selected True Shape and Cut Line True Shape method will try to fit the parts tightly to the starting corner allowing them to interlock among each other if possible Cut Line nesting will fit the parts while trying to leave a common edge between them The nest will be based off of the previous inputs Along with the nest a yield percentage material type and number of sheets used will be displayed To scroll through the sheets in the nest to view simply click on the drop down arrow and select the sheet you want to view 36 Nesting 37 Printing If the operator wants to print labels and a nest layout they can select the Print button and the following dialog box will appear Sheets Sheet Settings Labels Crystal Report Select File 30256_5 hipping_S ymbol_B arcode Print Labels Close Printing Sheets Print Sheets will perform the printing for the selected Sheet Settings Sheet Settings will take you to the following dialog where options for the printed sheet can be set NOTE When using the Use Part Name on Parts option you must keep in mind that if you have parts with long names it could appear messy Plus if
53. that will have pockets cut in them that go through the material the operator has the option to choose whether or not a plug is left Pocket Area Through Cuts Pocket Area Through Cuts enables the user to control the tool deciding whether to leave a plug or too completely remove all material in the center of a pocket boundary If the through pocket has an area less than the area specified the tool will cut away all material within the pocket s boundary All through pockets with an area larger than the specified amount will be cut leaving a plug Run Pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the part Run Pockets made of 1 arc and 1 line as a drill when the line is on the edge of the part is used to cut KD fastener pockets as a drill operation rather than using the pocketing method Cut Parameters Cut Parameters The Cut Parameters section allows the operator to control the cutting methods used when machining parts For instance Direction allows the operator to choose a cut path direction of Climb or Conventional Settings Cut Parameters Dies Dado Rout Pre Ramp 125 Outline Pre Ramp Depth Outline Order 0 1 25 Full Feed for Through Cuts Ramp In Length 100 2 Last Line Feed Speed Cut Through Depth 360 0 002 Max Feed Size Do Drills First Blind Dove Tail Conventional Double Pass i Retract Height rie Y Perform All Through Cuts La
54. the file Then send this file to Thermwood with a description of your problem Loading Loading Files Clicking on the Load button will bring up the Load dialog which is the interface used to load all compatible files into the ShopBot Link Software The large white window on the left contains the current parts ready to be nested The column to the right contains load and add buttons for each compatible file Selection Filter M Apply TWD Files FramedCab IE DECHE eCabinet Systems Drawer Slab 1 H er BER Told uo E Y Tight End id cioe Y w SE EE w Di RR eo Y i ers unse w Left Hinge Door Slab 1 W Right Hinge Door Slab 1 5 1 19 477 bbbbbbbbbb Clear All Scrap Part Recovery OK Cancel eCabinet Systems Files twd TWD Files eCabinet Systems To load a new file press Load which is located under the heading TWD Files eCabinets icon listed below Once the window s browser appears the operator will ShopBot Link Manual need to select the correct file or files that he she wants to load To select multiple files hold down Ctrl Key when selecting Once the selection has been made a list of parts will then appear in the window on the left If the user looks closely they will notice check marks aside of the cabinet s name and individual parts If the check marks are removed that part will not be included in the nest Then ope
55. uding inset fields can also be changed globally on the global settings tab of the construction setting dialog Placement Inset Values Distance from the edge of the part to the center of the first tail Max Dist Between Maximum allowed distance between center to center before adding an additional tail 49 ShopBot Link Manual Dovetail Depth This value is dependant on the female dovetail tool s geometry see dimension A in illustration 1 When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FSH1065 this value is 35 Fit Clearance This value will apply side clearance for the dovetails This may be desired for gluing purposes The amount entered is the sum of the total clearance a 01 fit clearance will apply 005 of clearance on each side of the dovetail Thickness of Material This value defines the thickness of the dovetails When using the Thermwood supplied dovetail tool FSH1065 it will be necessary to machine down approximately 21 of material to hide the dovetail radius when parts are assembled The Thickness can be calculated by taking the material thickness being used minus 21 divided by material thickness being used Thickness Material Thickness 21 Material Thickness Dovetail Width This is the dovetail width from tip to tip Typically this value should not exceed 2 times the dovetail bit diameter see dimension B in illustration 1 Corner Radius This value is dependant on th
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