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1、hyper CAD Setting up a new tool database Creating a new tool database (mdb)1 hyperMILL Tool Database hyperMILL - 1 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 1 Setting up a new tool database Creating a new tool database (mdb) Contents 1Setting up a new tool database.4 Creating a new tool database (mdb).4 Opening
2、an existing tool database .5 2Create tool class.5 3Create tool.7 Technology .9 Workpiece materials .9 Assigning materials to the tool11 Assigning cutting materials to the tool 14 4Import and modify tool geometry from an external file. 16 Geometry Preview 20 Match code .20 Purposes for technology rec
3、ords22 5Holder 23 Create a holder.23 Match code .24 6Machine adaptors.27 Creating new machine adaptors.27 Selecting/accessing machine adaptors 27 7Holder class 28 Creating a holder class.28 8Head (machine head) . 29 Creating a machine head29 9Depot. 30 Creating a depot .30 10NC tool 32 Creating an N
4、C tool 32 11Browser layout . 35 Changing the browser layout35 12Screen view. 36 Configuring the view .36 13Select an image 39 Selecting an image for a tool 39 14Options 39 Options - 5X40 Colours40 Accuracy.40 Password41 15Zoller tool database . 41 Zoller synchronisation interface41 16Search . 42 Def
5、ine search function42 17Measurement system. 44 Changing the measurement system.44 18Synchronise tool database 44 hyperMILL - 2 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Setting up a new tool database Creating a new tool database (mdb)1 Synchronisation for reading 44 Synchronisation for writing45 19Forw
6、ard / Back45 Step back / step forward .45 20Accessing tool from hyperMill.45 Selecting a tool from tool database together with technology values .45 Opening a tool without technology values from tool database49 hyperMILL - 3 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 1 Setting up a new tool database Creating a ne
7、w tool database (mdb) 1 Setting up a new tool database Creating a new tool database (mdb) We will open the tool database for the first time using the hyperMILL toolbar. To do this, click the Tool database button. If no tool databases have been created yet, the dialog appears as below, containing the
8、 text: No Active Database. We will now create a new (blank) database by choosing File New. hyperMILL - 4 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Create tool class Opening an existing tool database2 If the tool database is successfully created, the path where the database is stored is displayed in the
9、 top line. You can also view the preconfigured tool types in the Tools tab. Opening an existing tool database Existing databases are opened by clicking File Open. 2Create tool class We will begin by adding several tool classes. The tool classes can be viewed on the Tools tab. hyperMILL - 5 - Tool Da
10、tabase in hyperMILL 2 Create tool class Opening an existing tool database You can create a new tool class by placing the cursor over an existing tool class, right-clicking (this opens the shortcut menu) and selecting New Tool Class. You can also do this by clicking in the New Items toolbar. An input
11、 form now appears on the screen. Enter the name in the top field. In the field directly below it, you select the tool type that comes closest to the tool class. In this example, we will be selecting Drill Tool. You can optionally enter a comment if you want. Confirm with OK. Once the tool class is c
12、reated, a new tool type (Centre Drill) appears in the selection list. hyperMILL - 6 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Create tool Opening an existing tool database3 3 Create tool You can create a new tool by moving the cursor over an existing tool class, right-clicking (this opens the shortcut
13、menu) and clicking New Tool. You can also do this by clicking the icon on the New Items toolbar. An input form now appears on the screen. Enter the name in the top field. In the field directly below it, select the tool class under which the tool is saved. In the bottom field, choose either Metric or
14、 Inch as the Measurement System. After confirming with OK, an input screen for the newly created tool appears on the screen. The full input screen is shown below. Each field in this screen is described in detail in the following pages. hyperMILL - 7 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 3 Create tool Opening
15、 an existing tool database The key entries are the Length and Diameter fields and these are highlighted in yellow as shown to the left. You also need to enter the Tip Angle. On the right of the entry mask, this is displayed in the Geometry Preview . You can also select the Shank option. With this op
16、tion, you can define a widened or tapered shank. hyperMILL - 8 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Create tool Technology3 You can optionally enter a new Chamfer Length. Technology In the Technology section, you can enter other data that is analysed according to need / use of the tool. Plunge Ang
17、le min/max Cutting Width Cutting Edges (no.) Cutting Direction Cutting Length Spindle Orientation In the Geometry section, you can save your entries by right-clicking and choosing Save As Default from the shortcut menu. Workpiece materials To view the Technology values such as spindle speed and feed
18、rate, you first need to specify the workpiece materials and, where applicable, cutting materials. To do this, we define several workpiece materials so that material-dependent technology data can be imported into hyperMILL. hyperMILL - 9 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 3 Create tool Workpiece materials
19、To open this window, click in the Edit toolbar Or right-click in the Technology field and select New from the shortcut menu. The Workpiece Materials input form now appears on the screen. You can create a new material in this window by right- clicking and selecting New from the shortcut menu. hyperMI
20、LL - 10 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Create tool Assigning materials to the tool 3 To enter the name, cutting speed factor (Vc) or comment, double-click the required field. This activates the field where you type in the number. You do not have to enter anything in the Comment field. The li
21、st may contain any number of materials. You are free to use any characters (numbers or letters) for the name (examples: S42CrMo4V or 1.7225 or ?). Assigning materials to the tool You can assign material-dependent technology data to a single tool or a group of tools (tool classes, tool types or measu
22、rement systems). In the example below, we are assigning the data to a single tool. As described above, we open the workpiece materials list for the tool to be linked with the material. To do this, we right-click the required material. The material is now added as you can see in the screenshot below.
23、 hyperMILL - 11 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 3 Create tool Assigning materials to the tool You can naturally assign as many materials to the tool as required. However, technology data is still missing as shown below. Feedrate (FX), Infeed (FZ), Spindle speed S(n), F/edge (fz) = feedrate per edge of
24、tool, T = Tool life To obtain the value for the Feedrate FX, we need to create a formula. To do this, we double-click the required value (FX 0) to be to be assigned to the formula. Then we open the Formulas selection dialog. You can either select a default formula or one you created yourself, e.g.,
25、for the Z value with a factor of 3. We assign the formula fF (fz+z+n). hyperMILL - 12 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Create tool Assigning materials to the tool 3 We add the formula fFinfeed to FZ Infeed. We also assign the formula fS to Speed S (n). After we set the formula, the value is ca
26、lculated immediately since all of the required data is available. The value Vc for the cutting speed factor is automatically imported from the workpiece materials. We enter the value for F/Edge (fz) (feedrate per tooth) directly in the field. Double-click the field to open it and enter the required
27、feedrate. You can also enter a tool time (T). This is only for informational purposes and is not analysed. hyperMILL - 13 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 3 Create tool Assigning cutting materials to the tool As soon as we have entered F/Edge (fz), the values for FX and FZ are calculated. This requires,
28、 that the formula and Cutting edges (z) have already been defined. Entries need to be made for each material that is assigned to the tool. Assigning cutting materials to the tool You can also add a Cutting Material to the technology data. Here you can employ a speed factor to calculate the cutting s
29、peed for a technology data record by multiplying it by the cutting speed factor of the workpiece material. One such example involves tools equipped with plates that can be stocked with different cutting materials. To do this, simply click . hyperMILL - 14 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Creat
30、e tool Assigning cutting materials to the tool3 We can create as many Cutting materials / Factors as required in the cutting materials list. We create these in the same way as with workpiece materials. We assign the cutting material to the material by double-clicking the cutting materials field or r
31、ight- clicking to open the shortcut menu. Once the cutting material is added to the material list, the technology data is also automatically transferred with it. You may also enter a Comment for the tool. hyperMILL - 15 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 4 Import and modify tool geometry from an external
32、file Assigning cutting materials to the tool Our tool is now finished. Other options are available for defining the tool geometries. An explanation on how to do this is provided below. The tool you have created is displayed, with its main attributes (diameter / length), in the tool browser. 4Import
33、and modify tool geometry from an external file You are given the option of importing a tool geometry or an entire tool from an external file (DXF or OMX). The current version of hyperMill (version 9) does not support tool geometry visualisation within hyperMill. The upcoming hyperMill 9.5 will allow
34、 you to display such geometries. ! At the moment, you can only read and load the relevant values from the imported geometry. The geometries for the holder and head can be imported. A more detailed explanation will be provided in the following chapter. hyperMILL - 16 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hype
35、r CAD Import and modify tool geometry from an external file Assigning cutting materials to the tool4 Click in the Geometry Preview to import external geometries. In the next step, we open the window as shown above, however without the image. Click the Import button to load a geometry (DXF or OMX). O
36、nce the geometry is imported, the screen appears as illustrated above. The geometry can be modified once it is imported. You can delete geometry elements one by one. hyperMILL - 17 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 4 Import and modify tool geometry from an external file Assigning cutting materials to the
37、 tool You may add and insert new elements at certain positions. In addition to geometries, you can also add circular arc segments. Mirror Contour (from top to bottom) As illustrated below, certain segments of the polyline can be edited. hyperMILL - 18 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Import an
38、d modify tool geometry from an external file Assigning cutting materials to the tool4 You can load contours from the geometry by clicking the selection button in the Woodruff configuration field. To define the length, simply click the two lines indicated by an arrow. To specify the diameter, we use
39、the same procedure as described above. The result is a geometry, that is displayed in hyperMill and checked for potential collisions. hyperMILL - 19 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 4 Import and modify tool geometry from an external file Geometry Preview View (Geometry Preview) in the tool database and
40、hyperMILL Geometry Preview Click any of the three buttons to change the geometry preview. Display simplified geometry. Display exact geometry. Display dimensions. Match code Using match codes, you can assign codes with specific attributes to the holders, tools and NC tools categories. These codes ca
41、n be the order number, manufacturer or similar. This makes it easier to search for tools and find your way around the tool database. You need to right-click in the field and select the command Match Codes. hyperMILL - 20 - Tool Database in hyperMILL hyper CAD Import and modify tool geometry from an
42、external file Match code4 You enter the category for the match code in the input window. Right-click in the input screen and select the entry New. Enter the match code and a comment in the new field. Alternatively, you can simply click the equivalent icon in the Edit toolbar. You can also enter a va
43、lue. hyperMILL - 21 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 4 Import and modify tool geometry from an external file Purposes for technology records Purposes for technology records You can define a purpose for all technology records. To do this, simply click the Technology Purpose icon in the Edit toolbar. Righ
44、t-click and select New to open a new window and enter the purpose(s). Purposes are assigned under Technology Records Purpose. Double-click the Purpose field. The Technology Purposes window then opens. To assign the required purpose, double-click the technology record. hyperMILL - 22 - Tool Database
45、in hyperMILL hyper CAD Holder Create a holder5 5 Holder Create a holder To create a holder, click or choose New Holder in the shortcut menu of the Holder tab. You will need to specify a name, measurement system, type of machine adaptor and holder class (under which the holder is stored) for the newl
46、y created holder. Enter the the diameter and length to define the geometry of the holder. As when creating the tool geometry, you can also import a holder or an entire tool from an external file (DXF or OMX). hyperMILL - 23 - Tool Database in hyperMILL 5 Holder Match code The current version of hype
47、rMill (version 9) does not support visualisation of tool geometries. The upcoming hyperMill 9.5 will allow you to display such geometries. Currently, you can only transfer and import the relevant values from the imported geometry. You do this in the same fashion as described in the tool geometry cha
48、pter. Match code Using match codes, you can assign codes with specific attributes to the holders, tools and NC tools categories. These codes can be the order number, manufacturer or similar. This makes it easier to search for tools and find your way around the tool database. This option is available in the shortcut menu (right-click). hyperMILL - 24 - Tool Database in hyper