Turret Stations

The Stations section enables you to define the Tool mounting positions. For Machine Simulation, you can set the Tool Mounting Position in the magazine.

Name

Enter the name of the station

Station Number

Station number in the Tool Table (magazine or on rotary/linear turret)

Default Tool Direction

The Tool direction (vector) when you start running the machine

CoordSys

The station coordinate system relative to the Turret Coordsys

Drive Type

Enter Drive type of the Station

Adaptor Type

Enter the type of the Adaptor

Maximum Position Letter

Set the capacity of the turret (the total number of tool positions on the turret) in letter presentation (1-A, 2-B, and so on) displayed in the Tool Table

 

Each station may have a different Drive Type.

Not Driven

Station can’t have live tool. Definition of Spin is not possible.Only Turning Tools are allowed.
Self Drive

Station itself is a separate Drive Unit (independent of Drive Unit of Turret).
Gears

Change Spin received from Drive Unit of Turret using defined ratio.
Direct from Drive Unit   All Spin data are taken from Drive Unit of Turret.

Managing Stations

To manage stations, right-click the Stations header and choose an option from the menu:

  • Collapse

  • Show

  • Show only

  • Add Station

  • Create Stations

  • Delete All Stations

  • Cut

  • Copy

  • Paste

  • Delete

To create a set of stations on a turret, choose Create Stations. The Stations Creator dialog box is displayed.

This option is not available for creating stations on a table.