[step-manufacturing] Minutes of July 23rd conference call

[Martin Hardwick]

Attendees
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Martin Hardwick, STEP Tools, USA
David Loffredo, STEP Tools, USA
Christian Callet, Datakit, France
Bengt Olsson, Sandvik Sweden
Mike Restall, Sandvik, USA
Sid Venkatesh, Boeing, USA
Tom Raun, Iscar, USA
Robert Erickson, Pratt & Whitney, USA
Thanh Huynh, Okuma, USA
Paul Kingsley, Okuma, USA
Jim Kosmala, Okuma, USA

We have prepared a new version of the STEP-NC Explorer for the IMTS 
demonstration (10.46). In this version there is a new window for the 
Okuma control.

The procedure for operation is now as follows:

1. Start the Explorer and load the STEP-NC file (latest is 
v12_IMTS_HARDMOLDY).
2. Start the Okuma window using the menu selection View/Okuma Testing 
(should see window shown below pop-up)
3. Select the operations you want to machine using the check boxes (no 
need to export codes anymore)
4. Pick the Load button to send codes for the selected machining to the 
control
5. If you want to track the machine pick the Start Tracking button, if 
you want to simulate as well tick the Simulate box

When you pick "Load" the system will ask you for a file name. However, 
you can configure the file in advance using the Configure button so that 
you do not need to do any typing during the demo. Up to three files can 
be configured each with their own offsets. The current 
configuration/file is shown by highlighting the button in Yellow or 
Green. If the button is Green then the codes for this configuration have 
been loaded into the machine and are ready to Track/Simulate. If the 
button is yellow then some change has been made and you need to load the 
codes again before you can track the newly selected STEP-NC data.

The Configure button will let you set the name of the offset as well as 
selecting the file. For example, you can change the ones shown to 
Boeing, Sandvik and Iscar.

If you are not running the Explorer on a control then the system will 
start to generate and track its own events.



Many apologies for not making a recording of this conference call. The 
next call will be at the regular times on Wednesday July 30th.

Martin Hardwick
Team Leader STEP-Manufacturing
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