[step-manufacturing] Minutes of January 15th conference call

[Martin Hardwick]

Attendees
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Martin Hardwick, STEP Tools, USA
David Loffredo, STEP Tools, USA
Magnus Lundgren, KTH, Sweden
Yujiang Li, KTH, Sweden
Mikael Hedlind, Scania, Sweden
Bengt Olsson, Sandvik, Sweden
Mike Restall, Sandvik, USA
Larry Maggiano, Mitutoyo, USA
David Odendahl, Boeing, USA
Leon Xu, Boeing, USA
Fred Proctor, NIST, USA
Vincent Marchetti, Ameritech, USA
Amit Vyas, Spiritaero, USA
Robert Lipman, NIST, USA
Thomas Raun, ISCAR, USA
Doron Cohen, ISCAR, Israel
Yin Lampard Zhang, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Fiona Zhao, McGill University, Canada
Alain Brail, Airbus (retired), France
Laurent Lalliard, CETIM, France

We think the Sandvik machining process is using tools that are too long. 
The process has now been adjusted and a new version of the data has been 
posted by STEP Tools
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_2/v15_HARDMOLDY.zip

Boeing has made a new version of the data with roughing in-process 
models for the male and female parts. We discussed how to define 
operations for these parts. The tool paths shown in the in-process 
models are only general guidelines and do not need to be reproduced 
exactly. We will discuss how to define these requirements in more-detail 
at the workshop.
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_2/v1_HARDMOLDY2.zip

The latest version of the STEP-NC Explorer is not showing the ISO 13399 
tool information for the Iscar tools. STEP Tools will fix this bug. 
Sandvik will prepare ISO 1399 data to describe its tooling assemblies.

There was a conference call on the STEP-NC additive machining model with 
the AP242 team and the ISO team defining the AMF. The plan is to enhance 
the facet model in the second edition of AP242 so that it can support 
normals similar to the ones defined in the AMF.

A recording of the call is on the ftp site.
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_2/stepmanuf_telecon_20140115.wmv

The next conference call will be at the regular times on Wednesday 
January 22nd and will continue to be held on a weekly schedule until the 
Feb 13 and 14 workshop.
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_2/ARC_OMAC_2014.pdf

Action Items
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1. Boeing to machine the profile and pocketing operations using the v15 
Sandvik process
2. STEP Tools to enhance v10 of ST-Machine to eliminate a load-race bug 
that some users are experiencing, and to restore the v9 ISO13399 tool 
display functionality
3. Sandvik to create ISO 13399 data for its tool assemblies
4. David Odendahl to prepare  a version of the in-process models for the 
male and female roughing that use a better display color.
5. STEP Tools to port the STEP-NC export for Mastercam X6 to Mastercam X7