Generating optimized tool paths and machine commands for beam cutting tools
AssigneeHypertherm, Inc.
InventorsAxel H. Henning, James M. O'Connor, Carl Olsen
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Abstract
A facility for automated modelling of the cutting process for a particular material to be cut by a beam cutting tool, such as a waterjet cutting system, from empirical data to predict aspects of the waterjet's effect on the workpiece across a range of material thicknesses, across a range of cutting geometries, and across a range of cutting quality levels, all of which may be broader than, and independent of the actual requirements for a target workpiece, is described.
Claims27
A method in a computing system for performing a plasma or laser cutting project using a plasma or laser cutting system, the method comprising:
- during a single, uninterrupted performance of the plasma or laser cutting project, wherein the plasma or laser cutting project includes at least:
- (1)
- a first cutting model with one or more first machine commands for performing one or more cutting streaks of a first routed geometry, and
- (2) a second cutting model with one or more second machine commands for performing one or more cutting streaks of a second routed geometry:
- (a) causing the plasma or laser cutting system to execute the one or more first machine commands of the first routed geometry;
- and
- (b) after (a), causing the plasma or laser cutting system to execute the one or more second machine commands of the second routed geometry.
A computer-readable medium not constituting transitory propagating signals per se, having contents configured to cause a computing system to perform a method for performing a plasma or laser cutting project using a plasma or laser cutting system, the method comprising:
- during a single, uninterrupted performance of the plasma or laser cutting project, wherein the plasma or laser cutting project includes at least:
- (1)
- a first cutting model with one or more first machine commands for performing one or more cutting streaks of a first routed geometry, and (2)
- a second cutting model with one or more second machine commands for performing one or more cutting streaks of a second routed geometry:
- (a) causing the plasma or laser cutting system to execute the one or more first machine commands of the first routed geometry;
- and
- (b) after (a) causing the plasma or laser cutting system to execute the one or more second machine commands of the second routed geometry.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- at least a memory configured to store contents, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the system to perform a method for performing a plasma or laser cutting project using a plasma or laser cutting system, the method comprising:
- during a single, uninterrupted performance of the plasma or laser cutting project, wherein the plasma or laser cutting project includes at least:
- (1) a first cutting model with one or more first machine commands for performing one or more cutting streaks of a first routed geometry, and (2) a second cutting model with one or more second machine commands for performing one or more cutting streaks of a second routed geometry:
- (a) causing the plasma or laser cutting system to execute the one or more first machine commands of the first routed geometry;
- (b) after (a), causing the plasma or laser cutting system to execute the one or more second machine commands of the second routed geometry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.