In the Machine settings menu item of the Settings application, you can define the settings for simulation and program run.
Description of function
Unit of measure area
In the Unit of measure area you can choose between mm and inch.
- Metric system: e.g. X = 15.789 (mm), the value is displayed to 3 decimal places
- Inch system: e.g. X = 0.6216 (inches), the value is displayed to 4 decimal places
If the display in inches is active, the control also displays the feed rate in inches/min. In an inch-based program, you must multiply the feed rate by 10 before entering it.
Channel settings
The control displays the channel settings separately for the Editor operating mode and the Manual and Program Run operating modes.
You can define the following settings:
Setting | Meaning |
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Active kinematics | Use the Active kinematics function to change the kinematics model for the machine and the simulation. This way you can test NC programs that, for example, are programmed for other machines. The control offers a selection menu with all available kinematics models. The machine manufacturer defines which kinematics models you can choose. The control displays the active kinematics model in the Machine mode of the Simulation workspace. |
Generate tool-usage file | The control uses the tool-usage file to check tool usage.
The control does not generate a tool-usage file. The next time you simulate or run an NC program, the control will generate a tool-usage file once. When you simulate or run an NC program, the control will generate a tool-usage file each time. |
Traverse limits
Use the Traverse limits function to limit the possible traverse path of an axis. You can define traverse limits for each axis (e.g., to protect an indexing head from collision).
The Traverse limits function consists of a table with the following contents:
Column | Meaning |
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Axis | The TNC displays each axis of the active kinematics model in a row. |
Status | If you have defined one or both limits, the control displays the contents Valid or Invalid. |
Lower limit | You define the lower traverse limit of the axis in this column. You can enter up to four decimal places. |
Upper limit | You define the upper traverse limit of the axis in this column. You can enter up to four decimal places. |
The defined traverse limits are valid across power cycles of the control, until you delete all values from the table.
- The following general conditions apply to the traverse limit values:
- The lower limit must be smaller than the upper limit.
- The upper and lower limit may not both equal 0.
Other conditions apply to traverse limits for modulo axes.
Notes on software limit switches for modulo axes
Notes
- Use the Active kinematics function for the simulation only
- Use the Active kinematics function for selecting the active machine kinematics only if required
- In the optional machine parameter enableSelection (no. 205601), the machine manufacturer defines for each kinematics model whether the Active kinematics function can be selected.
- You can open the tool-usage file in the Tables operating mode.
- If the control has generated a tool-usage file for an NC program, then there are contents in the T usage order and Tooling list tables (option 93).