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Klartext – The TNC Newsletter · Edition 42 · 6/2004

METAV Edition

start smart.

smarT.NC,

the New User Interface

Interactive Preparation

for an iTNC 530 Basic

Course

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Editorial

Dear Klartext Reader,

This issue of Klartext is dedicated to

smarT.NC, our new user interface for the

iTNC, which enables beginners as well as

experienced plain language programmers

to create executable NC programs faster,

more safely, and more conveniently.

But what makes smarT.NC so special is

that it does not mean that we‘ve aban-

doned the concept of plain language

programming. Instead, we‘ve made it

even more user friendly. This means that

you decide whether to create and run a

program in the plain language level or in

the new user interface. The machining

steps are deﬁned in machining units and

listed in the working plan. The beneﬁt is

both unique and striking: even if a TNC

program has been created with smarT.

NC, it can be edited as before with the

TNC (plain language) editor. You can even

insert “genuine” plain language blocks

between individual smarT.NC machin-

ing blocks. This procedure is possible

because both smarT.NC and the plain

language editor access one and the same

ﬁle: the plain language program!

Are you familiar with the iTNC program-

ming station? If you‘d like to know how it

can be a useful addition to your existing

machinery and dramatically increase your

productivity, read this issue‘s article on

the Wintec Company.

Have a good read.

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Content

Plain Language Gets Even Simpler with

smarT.NC, the New User Interface for the iTNC 530 4

2003 CNC Machining

World Champion Visits HEIDENHAIN

Drilling Really Deep Holes.

Interactive Preparation for an

iTNC 530 Basic Course

WINTEC Präzisionsmechanik GmbH Opts for

External Programming Station from HEIDENHAIN 14

Imprint

Publisher

DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH

Postfach 1260

D-83292 Traunreut

Tel: (0 86 69) 31- 0

HEIDENHAIN im Internet:

www.heidenhain.de

Editor

Frank Muthmann

Fax: (0 86 69) 31-18 88

e-mail: info@heidenhain.de

Layout

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Inselkammerstraße 5

82008 Unterhaching/München

Tel: (0 89) 66 63 75 0

e-mail: info@expert-communication.de

www.expert-communication.de

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Plain Language Gets Even Simpler with smarT.NC,

the New User Interface for the iTNC 530

Introduced more than 25 years ago,

plain-language is still the standard pro-

gramming language for all TNC controls.

When you hear someone talking about

shop-ﬂ oor programming, he very often

means plain-language conversational pro-

gramming from HEIDENHAIN. Thanks to

HEIDENHAIN‘s consistent development

efforts over many years, conversational

programs written on earlier TNC contour-

ing controls can also be run on the new-

est HEIDENHAIN control, the iTNC 530.

But the people at HEIDENHAIN wanted

more than this. In addition to their classic

conversational programming format, they

have now developed a new user interface

oriented as much to the NC beginner

as to the seasoned conversational pro-

gramming professional. As an intuitive,

self-explaining interface, smarT.NC—as

the new user interface is called—guides

the machinist through the complete NC

programming process. So far, so good.

But the key point is that smarT.NC can be

used as an alternative to conversational

programming. This means that smarT.NC

lets the machinist decide whether he

wants to create and run a program in the

conversational level or in the new user in-

terface. In other words, all previous TNC

programming features remain as available

and functional as they‘ve ever been.

Figure 1: Machining steps

are displayed in the form of units

What seems so simple to the user is the

result of a very sophisticated program

structure. While the user follows the logi-

cal dialog guidance, smarT.NC simultane-

ously saves the data in structured plain-

language programs. The machining steps

deﬁ ned in machining units and listed in

the working plan. (Figure 1)

With smarT.NC, HEIDENHAIN is abiding

by its principle: the machinist need only

learn those features that are really new—

he does not have to relearn features that

he has already mastered.

The beneﬁ t to the machinist becomes

evident: even if a TNC program has been

created with smarT.NC, it can be edited

as before with the TNC (plain language)

editor. He can even insert “genuine“

plain language blocks between individual

smarT.NC machining blocks. Of course

HEIDENHAIN leaves it to the machinist

Figure 2: Plain language blocks between

smarT.NC machining units

to decide whether to edit in the conver-

sational editor or in smarT.NC. This pro-

cedure is possible because both

smarT.NC and the conversational editor

access one and the same ﬁ le: the plain

language program! (Figure 2)

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But smarT.NC offers more

than just an alternative, albeit

simpler, type of programming.

Many new features were inte-

grated—for example the pat-

tern generator. This geometry

function has something special

about it. Machining positions

that are deﬁ nable by regular

patterns are especially easy to

program with smarT.NC. The

new user interface provides

a comprehensive selection of

patterns. (Figure 3).

This, too, is a special feature of

smarT.NC: if certain predeﬁ ned

machining positions within a

machining step are not required, they

can be simply skipped during program

and test run, or even deleted from the

program.

Figure 3: Pattern generator

Several deﬁ ned patterns can

be combined with each other

so that, for example, patterns

can be superposed on circle

segments or circles with

linear patterns. The individual

patterns can be assigned

to and machined at various

heights.

Key Features of smarT.NC

Figure 4: Overview form

• Fast programming

of simple operations

The simpler the operation, the fewer

entries are required. With smarT.NC,

the machinist deﬁ nes all required

machining steps in a single-page

form.(Figure 4). The preconﬁ gured,

globally effective machining param-

eters such as safety clearance, etc.

guarantee that the TNC adheres to

these global parameters with each

selected machining step.

Figure 5: Subform with additional

machining options

• Fast programming

of complex operations

If additional machining options become

necessary, smarT.NC automatically of-

fers an appropriate subform. (Figure 5)

• Expanded functions, such as measur-

ing cycles or multi-plane machining in

conjunction with a tilted working, are

provided in smarT.NC by appropriate

“machining units“ plane.

• smarT.NC generates

plain language format

Key to start

smarT.NC

Plain language programs from

smarT.NC can be edited both in the

smarT.NC user interface and in the

conversational mode. Any function

available in the TNC plain language

format can be inserted between the

machining units. (Figure 2)

Key to page through

input forms

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