SETUP SHAPE GENERATION II SCREENS


SETUP SHAPE GENERATION II DETAIL SCREENS

1.  SETUP Screen and UTILITIES Screen Common Items

Table 1.  SETUP DETAIL Screen and UTILITIES DETAIL Screen Common Items

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Start Axis(+/-X or +/-Y)

This item is defined as the axis on the shape at which that the robot will begin its cut. Each of the four (4) start axis choices are shown. Note: Half circle orientation depends on which start axis is implemented.

X-Work angle

Range: +/- 45°

Y-Work angle

Range: +/- 45°

Blend-in angle

Range: ± 45°

This item is the angle from the start axis to the start position.

Blend-in distance

Range: ± 20 mm

This item is the distance from the shape edge to start position.

Overlap angle

Range: ± 45°

This item is the angle between the start axis and end position.

Blend-off angle

Range: ± 45°

This item is the angle from the start axis to the end position inside the shape.

Blend-off dist

Range: ± 20mm

This item is the distance from the shape edge to the end position.

Num of circ points

This item appears only in Circle, Slot, Keyhole, Rectangle, and Pommel shapes
This item is the number of points you choose to define around the circle. For rectangle shapes, normally this is set to 0 and CR is used with a single point in the corner. If this is a non 0 value, the corner will be turned into circular motion and the number indicates how many points will be used in each corner.

Cut direction

This item is the direction the TCP travels around the shape.

Rotation

This item allows the shape to rotate around the TCP.

Tool cut diameter

Plunge distance

This item is the distance the tool travels down into the workpiece.

Plunge speed

This item is the speed of the tool as it travels down into the workpiece.

Retract distance

This item is the distance the tool travels up out of the workpiece when the cut is completed.

Retract speed

This item is the speed of the tool as it travels up out of the workpiece when the cut is completed.

Speed units

This item is the speed measurement in mm/sec, cm/min, or in/min.

2.  SETUP Circle DETAIL Items (Circle-Specific Items)

Table 2.  Circle DETAIL Items (Circle-Specific Items)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Diameter

Range: 1 - 500 mm

This item is the diameter in mm of the current circle/half circle.

Circular Speed

Range: 1 - 9999 cm/sec

This item is the cutting speed of the circle/half circle.

Linear Speed

Range: 1 - 9999 cm/sec

This item is the cutting speed of the circle/half circle.

Circle Type

Full/D_Shape

This item specifies whether the circle is a full circle or D-shape circle.

Edge Distance

Range: -250 - 250 mm

 

3.  SETUP Hexagon DETAIL Items (Hexagon-Specific Items)

Table 3.  Hexagon DETAIL Items (Hexagon-Specific Items)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Diameter

Range: (1 - 500 mm)
This item is the diameter in mm across the corners of the current hexagon.

Corner Radii

This item specifies the radius of the corners (all corners are identical).

Speed

Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec)
This item is the cutting speed of the current hexagon.

4.  SETUP Rectangle DETAIL Items (Rectangle-Specific Items)

Table 4.  Rectangle DETAIL Items (Rectangle-Specific Items)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Length

Range: (1 - 500 mm)
This item is the length in mm across the longer side of the current rectangle.

Width

Range: (1 - 500 mm)
This item is the width in mm across the shorter side of the current rectangle.

Speed

Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec)
This item is the cutting speed of the current rectangle.

Radius 1

This item specifies the radius of the first corner encountered in the rectangle depending on the cut direction.

Radius 2

This item specifies the radius of corner 2.

Radius 3

This item specifies the radius of corner 3.

Radius 4

This item specifies the radius of corner 4.

5.  SETUP Slot DETAIL Data (Slot-Specific Items)

Table 5.  Slot DETAIL Items (Slot-Specific Items)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Length

Range: (1 - 500 mm)
This item is the length in mm across the longer side of the current slot.

Width

Range: (1 - 500 mm)
This item is the width in mm across the shorter side of the current slot.

Speed Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec)

This item is the cutting speed of the current slot.

6.  SETUP Keyhole DETAIL Items (Keyhole-Specific Items)

Table 6.  Keyhole DETAIL Items (Keyhole-Specific Items)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Major Diameter

Range: (0 - 500 mm)
This item specifies the diameter of the large circle.

Minor Diameter

Range: (0 - 500 mm)
This item specifies the diameter of the small radius, which is also the width of the slot.

Length

Range: (0 - 500 mm)
This item specifies the overall length of the keyhole.

Circular Speed

Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec)
This item is the cutting speed of the current keyhole.

Linear Speed

Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec)
This item specifies the weld speed. You can also specify the speed units: mm/sec, cm/min, and in/min. NOTE: In the CUT_TML.TP program, the mm/sec speed units are always used, after converting the specified units to mm/sec.

7.  SETUP Pommel DETAIL Screen Items (Pommel-Specific Items)

Table 7.  Pommel DETAIL Items (Pommel-Specific Items)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Diameter

Min.: 0.00 mm

Default: 0.00 mm

Max: 500.00 mm

This item specifies the diameter of the circle to process on the pipe.

Object Diameter

Min.: 0.00 mm

Default: 0.00 mm

Max: 500.00 mm

This item specifies the diameter of the pipe. This must be larger than the diameter of the circle.

Tool-Face

Default: Parallel

This item specifies the direction the face of the tool will point during rotation:

  • Parallel keeps the face of the tool parallel to the pipe's x-y plane.

  • Center directs the face of the tool to the origin of the pipe's x-y plane.

 

Circular Speed

Min: 0

Default: 390 cm/min, 154 in/min, 65 mm/sec

Max: 9999 cm/min, 9999 in/min, 9999 mm/sec

This item specifies the weld speed. You can also specify the speed units: mm/sec, cm/min, and in/min. NOTE: In the CUT_TML.TP program, the mm/sec speed units are always used, after converting the specified units to mm/sec.

Linear Speed

Min: 0

Default: 390 cm/min, 154 in/min, 65 mm/sec

Max: 9999 cm/min, 9999 in/min, 9999 mm/sec

This item specifies the weld speed. You can also specify the speed units: mm/sec, cm/min, and in/min. NOTE: In the CUT_TML.TP program, the mm/sec speed units are always used, after converting the specified units to mm/sec.

Circle type

Default: FULL

This item specifies the kind of circle:
  • FULL is a full circle.

    D_SHAPE is a half circle. When you select D_SHAPE, 1 is substituted for R[7].


8.  SETUP Cust Shape DETAIL Screen Items

Table 8.  Cust Shape DETAIL Screen Items

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Program Name

This item requires you to press F4, [CHOICE], to select the program to be used for the custom shape.

Template Name

This item appears only on the UTILITIES Cust Shape screen.

X Work Angle

This item provides a bias angle relative to the X axis for a bevel cut.

Y Work Angle

This item provides a bias angle relative to the Y axis for a bevel cut.

Rotation

This item allows the shape to rotate about the TCP.