[step-manufacturing] Minutes of Conference Call #20

[Martin Hardwick]

_Attendees_
Martin Hardwick, STEP Tools, USA
David Loffredo, STEP Tools, USA
Fred Proctor, NIST, USA
Fiona Zhao, NIST,/New Zealand
David Odendahl, Boeing, USA
Bengt Olsson, Sandvik, Sweden
Larry Maggiano, Mitutoyo, USA
Leon Xu, Boeing, USA
Vincent Marchini, Ameritech, USA
Mikael Hedlind, KTH, Sweden
Chris Pfeifer CCAT, USA
Alain Brail, AlBavis,  France


_Apologies for Absence_
Aydin Nassehi, U.Bath, UK
Stephen Newman, U.Bath, UK
Anna Valente, ITIA-CNR, Italy
Sid Venkatesh, Boeing, USA
Ian Stroud, EPFL, Switzerland
John Callen, Autodesk, USA
Thomas Breunung, Walter AG, Germany
Anglea Albus, TDM Systems, Germany
Bob Erickson, Pratt & Whitney, USA
Magnus Lundgren, KTH, Sweden

The part has been machined in steel by Boeing.

ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/pictures/DSCN5040.JPG

NIST has edited the STEP-NC setup data in Boxy so that each setup will 
have the same machine coordinates when it machines the part next week.

ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/Boxy_Part_3-Axis_Machining_7_Setups_NIST.238

Alain Brail has made a proposal to simplify the syntax of STRL's. STEP 
Tools will modify the STRL software in the STEP-NC Explorer to meet 
these specifications.

ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/Discussion_about_STRL_presentation.doc

STEP Tools has started to update the STEP-NC Explorer to process 
drilling operation data. A first prototype has been produced for tapping 
operations. The prototype reads hole patterns made by the ap238export 
dll for Mastercam and writes tapping codes for the Siemens 840D.

ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/Mastercam_X4/ap238export.dll    (to use 
add to Mastercam chooks directory)

The next conference call will be after the NIST meeting.

The recording of this call has not yet been posted. The recoding of the 
previous call is below.

ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/stepmanuf_telecon_20100602.wmv


Martin Hardwick
Team Leader STEP-Manufacturing

Action Items
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NIST  to machine Boxy at the demonstration
STEP Tools to simplify syntax of STRL's
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