JPH0470643B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a machining program generation method for a numerical control device that creates a machining program for use in actual machining from a predetermined basic program.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the conventional machining program generation method, in which 10 is a group of process lamps that display the procedure for inputting data necessary for machining program generation, and 12 is a group of process lamps that are pre-stored, machining basics. Pattern [For turning: "outer milling", "inner diameter milling", "face milling", "groove cutting", "boring", "inner diameter face milling", etc. For machining: "socket hole", "drill" ”, “tatting” and other hole drilling processes,
Select the desired basic program from among the basic programs (programs that generate a machining program corresponding to the basic machining pattern by inputting predetermined data) corresponding to pocket machining such as "circle", "square", etc. Data keys for searching and entering data into the searched basic program,
14 is a data display device that displays input data. Note that a device corresponding to this conventional example is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 112180/1983.

Below is the first example of program creation for turning processing.
The diagram will be explained. In preparation for starting the actual operation, several basic machining patterns necessary for turning are drawn, a basic program is created corresponding to the drawn basic machining patterns, and this program is executed using a special programming language. Code. Then, using this code, the basic program is stored in advance in a storage device, and a drawing collection showing the relationship between the storage number and the basic machining pattern at the time of storage is created.

Next, when a processing drawing is given, first, the processing drawing is compared with the above-mentioned drawing collection, a basic pattern similar to or corresponding to the processing drawing is searched from the drawing collection, and a memory number corresponding to the processing basic pattern,
The coordinates or dimensions on the machining drawing, machining conditions, etc. corresponding to the program points specific to the basic machining pattern are entered in the process sheet. Once the process sheet is completed, input the data exactly as written on the process sheet from the operation board. In FIG. 1, the process lamp group 10 is configured so that its lighting position shifts from left to right on the page each time the write key 12a of the data key 12 is pressed, and in the initial state, the position of the basic program search 10a is It's lit. First, by keying in the memory number of the desired basic machining pattern using the data key 12 and pressing the write key 12a, the basic program corresponding to that basic machining pattern is searched, and at the same time, the process lamp group 10 is set to the position of the _P1 coordinate 10b. Light.
Next, use the data key 12 to key in the X-axis and Z-axis coordinates corresponding to P ₁ , which is the program point of the basic machining pattern, and press the write key 12a.
The _P1 coordinate is set, and at the same time the lighting position of the process lamp group 10 moves to the _P2 coordinate 10c. Below, at the same time, the lighting positions 10d, 10e, 1 of the process lamp group 10
Creation of the machining program is completed by keying in data corresponding to 0f and 10g. The keyed-in data is displayed on the display surface of the data display 14 each time. That is, the data keyed in for 10a to 10d is displayed on the data display 14.
Also, on the display surfaces 14a and 14b of the step 10e,
The keyed-in data for 10f and 10g are displayed on display surfaces 14c, 14d, and 14e. Note that 14f is a display surface for the storage number.

In the conventional method, a machining program is created as described above, so it is necessary to create a collection of drawings of the basic machining pattern and a process sheet for key-in, which has the disadvantage that it takes a long time to complete the machining program. .

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide a numerical control device that can easily and quickly create machining programs without using drawing collections of basic machining patterns, process sheets, etc. The object of the present invention is to provide a machining program generation method.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of an apparatus for implementing the method of the present invention, in which 16 is a cathode ray tube display device (hereinafter abbreviated as CRT), 18 is a cathode ray tube display device (hereinafter abbreviated as CRT);
A cursor key 20 shifts the position of the cursor appearing on the CRT screen 16a, and a page key 20 selects a page on the CRT screen. In Figure 2,
Components that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and their explanation will be omitted.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a machining program generation method for a numerical control device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. When a machining drawing (not shown) is given, first, operate the page key 20 to select a machining basic pattern list written in a storage device (not shown), and an image of this basic pattern list is shown in FIG. is displayed on the CRT screen 16a. Find a basic machining pattern similar to or equivalent to the machining screen from among the displayed images, key in the memory number corresponding to this basic pattern with the data key 12, and press the write key 12a, as shown in FIG. The basic machining pattern 100 and data table 102 are displayed on the CRT screen 16a. In other words, a specific basic program is searched, and the head items of machining data that are required to be input when generating an actual machining program from the basic program (in this example, P1 to P3, X, Z, C, R)
is displayed.

Next, while looking at the processing drawing, input the coordinates of each program point P ₁ to _{P 4} in the gator table 102 sequentially using the data key 12 and cursor key 18 and press the write key 12a.
The image 6a is a processing pattern 110 based on input data and a data table 112 as shown in FIG.
The image changes to Then, it is checked whether the machining pattern 110 appearing on the CRT screen 16a matches the machining drawing, and if they match, the creation of the machining program is completed.

If the processing drawing consists of a combination of several basic patterns, two
By overlapping two or more basic patterns 102, a machining program can be created in the same manner as described above.

Furthermore, the method of the present invention can be modified as follows.

Example 1 Coordinate axes of program coordinate points to be edited in the searched basic program, e.g. addresses X, Z,
Only C and R (head items) are displayed on the CRT screen 16a, and coordinate values are input by key input.

Example 2 As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the position of the program coordinate point to be edited in the searched basic program is marked on the image on the CRT screen with a mark, a number indicating the editing order, etc. do. That is,
Display an image to guide you through data entry.

Example 3 Stretch or contract the image displayed on the CRT screen.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a search for a basic program can be performed by selecting a pattern similar to a desired machining pattern from among a plurality of basic machining patterns displayed on the screen. For this reason,
Searching for basic programs is very easy. Then, the head items of machining data that are required to be input when generating an actual machining program from the searched basic program are displayed in characters on the display, and the machining data is input based on this display. Can create machining programs. Therefore, machining programs can be created very easily. Further, according to the second invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, the generated machining program is displayed on the display as at least an image, so that comparison with the machining drawing can be easily performed.

Further, according to the third invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, an image is displayed to guide data input, so that when inputting processing data, the operator can easily check which part of the basic processing pattern is being input. Alternatively, it becomes possible to know from the image whether data should be entered, which in turn reduces data entry errors and allows the operator to enter data with peace of mind. Furthermore, according to these inventions, a collection of basic pattern drawings and a process sheet are no longer necessary. In this way, according to the present invention, a machining program can be created easily and quickly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an operation board diagram of an apparatus for implementing the conventional method, FIG. 2 is an operation board diagram for an apparatus for implementing the method according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 8 are CRT screen displays according to the present invention. It is a diagram showing the contents. The same members in each figure are given the same reference numerals, 10 is a process lamp group, 12 is a data key, 14 is a data display, 16 is a cathode ray tube display device, 18
is the cursor key, 20 is the page key, 100 is the basic pattern, 102 and 112 are the data table,
110 is a processing pattern.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of basic programs corresponding to predetermined basic machining patterns are stored in advance in a storage device, and a plurality of basic machining patterns corresponding to the plurality of stored basic programs are displayed on a screen of a display device. By selecting a desired basic machining pattern from among the displayed basic machining patterns, you can search for a specific basic program and generate an actual machining program from this searched basic program. The present invention is characterized by displaying head items of required machining data to be input in characters on the screen of a display device, and generating an actual machining program from the basic program by inputting machining data based on this display. A method for generating machining programs for numerical control devices. 2 A plurality of basic programs corresponding to predetermined basic machining patterns are stored in advance in a storage device, a plurality of basic machining patterns corresponding to the plurality of stored basic programs are displayed on the screen of a display device, and this By selecting a desired basic machining pattern from among the basic machining patterns displayed, a specific basic program can be searched, and the machining that must be input to generate an actual machining program from the searched basic program can be performed. By displaying the head item of the data in characters on the screen of the display device and inputting the machining data based on this display, the actual machining program is generated from the above basic program, and the actual machining program is also generated. A method for generating a machining program for a numerical control device, the method comprising displaying at least an image on the screen of the display device. 3. A machining program generation method for a numerical control device according to claim 2, characterized in that the actual machining program is displayed in characters and images on the screen of a display device. 4 A plurality of basic programs corresponding to predetermined basic machining patterns are stored in advance in a storage device, a plurality of basic machining patterns corresponding to the plurality of stored basic programs are displayed on the screen of a display device, and this By selecting a desired basic machining pattern from among the basic machining patterns displayed, a specific basic program can be searched, and the machining that must be input to generate an actual machining program from the searched basic program can be performed. The head item of the data is displayed in text on the screen of the display device, and an image that serves as a guide for data input is displayed on the head item display screen, and the processed data is input based on this display. A method for generating a machining program for a numerical control device, characterized by generating an actual machining program from a basic program.