ArtCAM 19.
Machining Set-up
19. Machining Set-up
Operating the Charly4U.
• Turn on the Charly machine by pressing the green button on the front
panel. Once pressed, this button will flash until communication is
established with the controlling software.
• Start the Gpilote control software by double-clicking the desktop icon. .
• Click [OK] to enable the datum move.
After the machine has initialised, the PC screen will display the main Gpilote screen. This
consists of a main graphics window surrounded by two groups of icons.
Starts machining in the selected mode Displays the simulation control
Closes the machining file Measures the tool on the tool sensor
Displays the machine control panel
Select machining mode
Select machining and
simulation mode
Select simulation mode
Opens a file for machining or
simulation
Exit the sofware
If necessary, load the tool that will be used for the machining process. After loading the tool,
carry out a tool length check.
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• Click on the in the top menu bar.
• Click [OK] to the question “Tool sensor approach and tool measure”.
• Click [OK] to the question “Is tool above the sensor?”.
The tool will descend and make contact with the tool length sensor then return to its original
position.
Before starting to machine your component you may need to reset the X datum to match that
chosen in ArtCAM. This is done using the Control Panel window in the Charly software.
• Switch to the Control Panel view by clicking on the icon in the top
menu bar.
• Using the movement buttons, move the spindle to the required position.
• Select [POP X] to transfer the current spindle position (SP) to the New OP
(NOP).
• Click [OK] to the pop-up “If the tool sensor is operational, make sure that
the tool measure is already done”.
• Click [Save the new workpiece origin and back to park position].
At this point the machine will move, returning the spindle to its parked position, usually at the
left rear of the table. The display will revert back to the main Gpilote screen.
The next step is to select the file to use for machining.
• Click on one of the Mode icons on the side menu bar
• to switch to the machining only mode.
• to switch to the mixed machining/simulation mode. This mode shows
a graphical display of the tool path as it is progressing.
• Click the icon to display the Open file dialogue box. Browse and
select the required file.
• Set the spindle speed to that required using the dial on the front panel in
conjunction with the speed matrix diagram on the left hand side of the
cabinet.
• Click the icon to start machining. ** note, there is no further
confirmation required before the spindle and table start moving.
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Operating the Proma.
• Turn on the Proma machine by pressing the green button on the front
panel.
• Start the Kay control software by double-clicking the desktop icon .
• At the File | Open box, either, browse and select the file to be machined or
click [Cancel] to proceed and select the file later.
The software will go thrugh a series of checks which end with the machine carrying out a
reference run to establish its datums in X,Y and Z. Once the machine has initialised, the PC
screen will display the main Kay window.
The Kay software can store a number of workpiece origins and it is important that the correct
origin is selected before any machining operations are started. In this guide we will be using
the pre-defined origin “Rotary Home” which can be selected as follows.
• Click on the icon.
• From the pull down list in the Workpiece origin recall dialogue box select
Rotary Home.
• Tick the [Z] box (should read 0) and the [A] box.
• Click [OK].
• Click on the icon.
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• Click [OK].
The machine should then move to this pre-defined datum, which should be above the centre
of the wax and at the top of the Z axis. The control panel will update with the new
information.
If the spindle is not in the correct position in X then it can be adjusted as follows.
• Jog the spindle in X using the movement buttons on the Kay main screen.
• When the required position is reached, click on the button.
• (Optional) This position can be stored as the new Rotary Home by clicking
on the button then selecting Rotary Home from the pull down
list in the Saving workpiece origin dialogue box.
• Load the tool that will be used for the machining process. After loading the
tool, carry out a tool length check.
• Click on the Automated Tool Measurement icon .
The tool will descend and make contact with the tool length sensor then return to its original
position.
If the tape file to be machine was not selected earlier then it should be done now.
• Select File | Open from the top menu bar.
• Browse and select the required file using the Open dialogue box.
• Check the machining limits as shown in the File range box.
• Click [OK] to proceed.
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• Click the .
• Click [OK] on the Tool cycle box.
When machining begins, the graphics window will change to show a representation of the
toolpath as it is being processed.
• To stop the machining process at any time click on the button at the
bottom of the screen.
When machining has finished, the tool should return to the Rotary Home position.
Special considerations when flip machining
If it becomes necessary to stop the Proma while flip machining the button
should be used rather than the Stop button mentioned above as this will lift the tool in the Z
axis initially and avoid collision issues.
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Operating the Roland JWX-10
• Turn on the Roland machine by pressing the power button on the front
panel.
• Display the Operation Panel by double-clicking the icon on the
desktop.
After the machine has initialised, the PC will display this Operation Panel screen.
X, Y and Z axis coordinates XYZ Movement buttons A-axis rotation
These display the present coordinate These move the spindle in the X, Y, and Z buttons
values. directions.
Spindle Rotation
This sets the speed of the
spindle.
Moving to the specified
location
This moves to the
Spindle Control specified location in a
This switches the single step. You can quit
spindle on and off. moving by clicking
[Stop].
A-axis coordinate
Shows the present
coordinates
Reference point settings
Used to start tool calibration.
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If necessary, load the tool that will be used for the machining process. After loading the tool,
carry out a tool length check using the Operation Panel.
• Select [Set the Z origin at the center of rotation] using the drop down menu.
• Select [Start Detection].
• Click [Continue].
The cutter will traverse to a position over the sensor then descend automatically to make
contact. On completion it will return to its original position.
• Move the tool to the current XY datum by selecting XY Origin from the drop
down menu followed by [Move] . If this position is not
suitable for the component to be machined then reset it as follows.
• Using the movement buttons on the operation panel screen, move the
spindle to the required position.
• Select [Set the X origin here] from the drop down menu.
• Click [Set].
Now the machine is set and ready. The next stage outlines the use of the DropOut program to
transfer your tape files to the Roland.
• Open Dropout from the desktop icon.
• The DropOut dialogue box will open.
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• Press the [Add] button to select the tape file.
• When ready to start machining, press the [Output] button.
• Confirm
• When the machining operation has completed, press the [Del] button to
remove the tape file from the list.
• Repeat the process for the remaining tape files.
The machining process can be paused at any time by pressing the [View] Button on the front
panel of the JWX-10. If you intend to open the enclosure door, it is vital that you let the
machine come to a complete stop, otherwise the current operation will be aborted.
• To resume machining, press the [View] button again.
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