Submachines

In the Submachines section, you can determine the active cutting pair Tool-Part.

In a CNC Mill-Turn machine having one Turret and two Spindles, you can define two Tool-Part pairs:

First Submachine: Turret and Left Spindle
Second Submachine: Turret and Right Spindle

Submachine Info

By clicking the Submachine name, you can display the essential information in the right pane of the dialog box.

Turret Name	Enter the Turret name according to the name given in the device.
Table Name	Enter the Table name according to the name given in the device
Name	Enter the Submachine name
Operation Type	Choose the type of operation you want to perform with the submachine: Milling, Milling and Turning, or Turning.
Max Inverse Time Feed	Enter the maximum Inverse Time feed value
M.R.Z. Point	Machine Rotation Zero Point is a point according to which you get the MPOS coordinates. This point is calculated automatically relative to the Machine Coordsys, according to certain rules.
First Angle Pair interval (deg)	Enter the First Angle Pair interval
CoordSys	Double-click the Value field to browse and edit the parameters in a separate page.
Axes Order	Double-click the Value field to browse and edit the parameters in a separate page.

Coordsys

Refer to the Turret CoordSys definition.

All coordinate systems are calculated from the Machine Zero Point. The Machine Zero Point is assumed as the Zero point according to which the Machine was built by the manufacturer.

Axes Order

The Axes Order section defines the priority of the axes.

All operations are calculated according to the order (priority) defined in this section. If the axis value is left blank, then the axis will be inactive in the current Submachine.

In order to delete an axis, you have to define it as inactive in the Axes Order. Only then you will be able to delete the axis.

If you try to delete an axis before removing it from the Axes Order, the warning message is displayed.

When you choose Yes, the axis is removed from the Submachine and deleted.