[step-manufacturing] Demonstration of Machine Tool Kinematics Model

[Martin Hardwick]

All,

A recording of the conference call yesterday on how to make a new 
Machine Tool Kinematics Model is at the following ftp:

ftp://www.steptools.com/private/Undecided/stepmanuf_telecon_20110223.wmv

The data created by Mikael during the conference call is at the 
following addresses:

ftp://www.steptools.com/private/Undecided/DMG50.stp
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/Undecided/DMG50.xml

If you want to try using these tools then you need to load a copy of the 
STEP-NC Explorer onto your machine (the latest is at 
http://www.steptools.com/products/stepncmachine/download/). You then 
need to put these two files (DMG50.stp and DMG50.xml) into the 
equivalent of the following directory on your PC.

C:\Program Files (x86)\STEP Tools\STEP-NC Machine\machines

If you are currently running the STEP-NC Explorer you will need to 
restart before you can see the new machine in the list shown for the 
"Motion" menu icon at the top of the screen.  Here is an image of what 
the screen should look like after the tool has been loaded (and rotated).



To see the machine tool kinematics you will need to load and run a 
STEP-NC data set. There is a directory of test data at:

http://www.steptools.com/products/stepncmachine/samples/

Download one of these files into a directory. To load it pick the menu 
selections file/open. You can then start an animation using the play 
button below the file menu item. The first run through may be a bit 
"jerky" if it is a file with many setups but the second one will be 
smooth after all the models have been rendered. Here is an image of the 
machine tool with the CDS part loaded and after the image has been 
zoomed using the "+' icon.



Many thanks once again to Mikael Hedlind and his team for making this 
wonderful demonstration of manufacturing interoperability. As you will 
see if you look at the top of the DMG50.stp file in a text editor -  "no 
STEP Tools software was used in the making of this demo".  If you would 
like to know more on how they did it the following documentation is 
available on the information flow (.pdf) and the information model (.png)

ftp://www.steptools.com/private/Undecided/KTH%20machine%20tool%20model%20exchange%20NX%20to%20ST-Machine%2020110223.pdf
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/Undecided/kinematic%20link%20for%20multiple%20product%20occurrences.png

Martin Hardwick
Team Leader




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