Numerical controller
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsHiroaki Hada, Osamu Hanaoka, Jost Kurzrock
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Abstract
A numerical controller is provided with a control unit configured to control a machine tool and acquire feedback data in relative positions of a tool and a workpiece, a machining simulation unit configured to perform simulation processing for machining based on a machining program and create the shape of the machined workpiece, and a display unit configured to display the machined workpiece shape created by the machining simulation unit. The machining simulation unit performs machining simulation processing using the feedback data acquired by the control unit, in place of relative movement paths for the tool and the workpiece based on a command by the machining program.
Claims6
A numerical controller configured to relatively control a tool of a machine tool and a workpiece based on a machining program, thereby machining the workpiece, the numerical controller comprising:
- a control unit configured to control the machine tool and acquire feedback data of relative positions of the tool and the workpiece;
- a machining simulation unit configured to perform simulation processing for the machining based on the machining program and create a shape of the machined workpiece;
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- a display unit configured to display the machined workpiece shape created by the machining simulation unit, wherein a result of machining simulation processing is displayed based on the feedback data acquired during idling for driving an axis of the machine tool with no workpiece set,
- wherein the machining simulation unit performs the machining simulation processing using the feedback data acquired by the control unit, in place of the relative movement paths for the tool and the workpiece based on a command by the machining program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.