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CNC Professional
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Bonus Pack Options for CNC Lite
(CNC Plus)
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CNC Lite
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Graphical Operator Interface
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Machine types: Mills, Lathes,
Laser, EDM, Router, Water jet, Flame, Grinders & Punch |
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| Turret or Nibbling Punch Press |
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| Motor types: Servo brush\brushless,
AC\DC, Stepper, PWM or hydraulic |
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| Definable Operator Interface using
drag & drop locatable bitmap images |
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| Mix & match virtual on-screen
user controls with real physical ones |
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| Digital I/O logic language.
No PLC’s or 3rd party software required. Event driven |
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| Parametric logic language for
conditional routines: User prompting, IF THEN statements to direct program
flow & Advanced Math |
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| Dozens of logic examples for
digital & analog I/O, tool changers, homing, jogging, turrets, gear
change, probes, user buttons, monitoring, conditional routines & many
more |
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32 bit DSP based microprocessor motion card available capable of 62.5
millionths of a second servo update times per axis & feed rates up to
122,000 IPM |
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| 400+ page printed manual(s) &
64 meg of multimedia documentation & photos |
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| Up to 6 coordinated axes plus 2
positional. Up to 200 digital I/O. Unlimited program size. |
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| UP to 8 coordinated
axis including digital I/O, expandable to 344 I/O. |
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| G & M codes:
Default set provided, Fixed motions & limited customizing |
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| G & M codes:
User-definable table 199 of each with definable motion |
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| Provided ready-to-go
CNC operator interfaces for several machine types |
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| Non-CNC general
factory automation with axes & digital I/O control |
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| Tool Parameter
screen with offsets for tools, sizes, home, fixtures & custom values |
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| Tool life management
screen with tool photos & hourly usage logs |
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| Solid Model graphic
tool animation display in real-time as machine cuts |
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| Wire frame graphics
shows tool offset while it colors in as machine cuts |
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| Provided Multimedia
2D-3D CAD/CAM system with customizable posts |
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| 10 CAD translators
provided to read DXF, IGES, HPGL, Gerber, CL & more |
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| Graphics to motion,
picture to part directly cut from visual models. No G code necessary. |
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| 2D G41 & G42
tool compensation plus M98 and subroutine calls and return |
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| Patent Pending 3D & 5-axis tool
compensation with gouge protection at the controller |
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| Backlash axis
compensation which prevents backlash before it occurs |
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| Lead screw axis
mapping compensation with user definable point file |
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| 3D Fixture
compensation to allow for tilted, skewed or non-flat parts |
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| Volumetric 3D Compensation |
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| Diagnostics tools, watch voltages, positions, I/O states, errors & history. Saves to
file. |
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| Servo tuning
software provided with optional advanced servo design kit |
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| Desktop interactive
simulation of tool cutting, digital I/O events & logic flow |
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| Send commands via
Network, RS232 & ActiveX. Remote machine monitoring (API/DLL). |
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| Remote control
option available via modem, direct control of mouse,
keyboard & screen |
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| E-mailable parameter
files, logic & backup data can be sent for troubleshooting |
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| Customizable user-defined maintenance messages at regular hourly intervals |
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| Dynamic feed that
automatically adjust feed rate based on spindle load |
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| Patent Pending SmartPath option
available for intelligent look ahead feed rate/accel/decel optimizing |
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| Nesting option
available, part sheet layout optimization |
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| 4 axes wire EDM
option available for the CAD/CAM system |
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| Dimensioning &
Engraving option available for the CAD/CAM system |
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| Art2Cam option
available, color or black & white photo to raised 3D image |
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| Parametric splines,
NURBS & 3D offsets a 3D splined profile |
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| Dynamic dual
processor look ahead buffering G8 & G9 with smoothing |
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| FastMode allows mold
makers to cut large programs with small moves fast, using dual processors |
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| Dynamic look ahead
with DSP buffering for extremely fast G code throughput. Look ahead your
entire program length |
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| MATRIX command for
part program Scale, Rotation, Mirror, Stretch & 3D Skew |
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| Canned Cycles for
Drilling, Pecking, Boring, Dwell, Tapping & Custom Cycles |
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| Mill Canned Cycles,
Pockets, Slots, Ellipses, Circular, Squares & Fillets |
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| Advanced Lathe
Canned Cycles: Face, OD/ID, Grooves, Threads & Rough cuts |
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| Limited Lathe Canned
Cycles: Pecking, Facing, Turning, plus IPR & constant surface feed |
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| Lathe threading with
fixed & variable spindle speeds with & without encoder |
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| Mold makers Canned
Cycles 3D ramps, Spheres, Cylinders plus others |
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| Use math equations
or variables in G code program |
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| Mid-Program Start,
restarts a program midway by prompting for missing info |
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| Mid-Program Start,
restarts visually using a mouse in a viewport, restarts midway by reading previous offsets, axis motion, feeds &
speeds |
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| Instant multimedia
help: Synthesized voice, high-resolution photos & movies |
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| Multimedia command
set for playing wave files, text to speech & photos |
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| Multimedia job
planner: Part photos, Vendor info, Cut-time & Process sheet |
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| Send & receive
jobs through background RS232 Terminal communications |
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| Read & write to
ASCII text files or RS232: histories, errors, data & maintenance
events |
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| Probe, teach &
digitize modes which saves to user defined file name |
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| Renishaw Series SP2
model probe & non-contact probe drivers with digitizing routines |
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| Gantry mode with
master/slave union |
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| 2D arcs, 3D arcs and Helical arcs in up to 8 axes |
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| Crash barriers to
protect fixtures, chucks & tooling |
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| Mouse jog
graphically to axis positions |
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| Absolute,
incremental, millimeter, inch, lock axis, single step, cycle start &
feed hold modes |
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| Dry run,
distance-to-go, machine zero, IJR arcs & block skip modes |
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| Network compatible |
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| Multiple password
protection levels & feature access limits |
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| One year
maintenance, support & free upgrades |
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