Revision as of 15:20, 18 January 2010

Type of Upgrade: MAJOR VERSION CHANGE with Teach Mode

The changes in this version take CNC Bender to the next step in setup power: TEACH your bender how to solve problems.

CNC Bender can now learn from you during setup.
Teach the bender any motion for difficult transitions between bends
The learned moves are held in objects called "Custom Commands".
Each bend can be followed by up to 10 Custom Commands.
Each Custom Command can contain ANY NUMBER of SIMULTANEOUS MOTIONS. This means that you can teach the bender to move the Feed, Rotate, Horizontal Head, Bend Arm, and Radius Shift AT THE SAME TIME.
Custom Commands can control all actuators around the bender including directional valves - clamp, pressure die, kickers, grippers, mandrel, mist, machine lube - ANY ACTUATOR.
Custom Commands can be MANUALLY entered and edited. You can enter Custom Commands without Teach Mode. You can change moves learned after they were memorized during Teach Mode.

When the robot is in the bender and no motion command is being sent to CNC Processor, the interface shows "Robot in Bender".

When the robot is in the bender and motion is being blocked, the interface shows "Waiting for Robot to Clear - Blocking Motion"
When the robot is clear - the motion continues automatically.