
B–63832EN/01
1. GENERAL
AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
FUNCTION
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GENERAL
Manual Guide 0i was developed to aid in generating a machining program
for the Series 0i–B. Manual Guide 0i is provided for lathes and machining
centers (or milling machines).
A machining program, in which alphabetical addresses and numerical
values are paired, includes a series of machining commands specified by
the operator. This enables a CNC program to be created as a series of
commands that perform machining operations. Multiple machining
commands can be combined to perform complicated machine work.
Manual Guide 0i can also edit an exiting machining program. Online help
that comes with the product can be used during development of a program
or used as a reference for programming.
Manual Guide 0i has the following functions.
1) Process data input
Helps the operator to input process data such as the cutting speed or
spindle rotation commands.
2) G–code assistance
Uses text or a figure to describe G–codes that can be normally used by
the CNC and assist in inputting the codes.
3) M–code assistance
Describes M–codes that can be used by the machine and assists in
inputting the codes. Machine tool builders can change an indicated M
code by using the macro executor.
4) Cycle machining
Manual Guide 0i for machining centers (or milling machines) allows
drilling, facing of standard figures, pocketing, and grooving to be
input and executed as cycle machining.
Manual Guide 0i for lathes allows turning drilling, turning
rough/finish machining of an arbitrary figure, turning grooving, and
turning threading to be input and executed as cycle machining.
5) Contour programming
Allows input of an arbitrary figure consisting of lines and circles. This
contour programming function includes advanced figure calculations
such as 10–block pending calculation or 11–pattern auxiliary
calculation.