Automatic programming method and device for multi-system machine tool

An automatic programming device for a multi-system machining tool, for machining one of a predetermined workpieces by predetermined machining steps with at least one of predetermined machining systems, comprising:

• workable system deciding means for deciding a machining system workable for each of the predetermined machining steps, among the predetermined machining systems, on the basis of at least machining step information, workpiece information, tool information and machining step corresponding workpiece information;
• the machining step information defining a machining step kind and a machining specification for each of the predetermined machining steps;
• the workpiece information defining a workpiece material and a workpiece shape for each of the predetermined workpieces;
• the tool information defining a specification of a tool used in each of the predetermined machining systems, a machining step kind workable by the tool and a workpiece material workable by the tool;
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• the machining step corresponding workpiece information defining a workpiece used in each of the predetermined machining steps;
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• machining system assigning means for deciding a machining system for actually working on one of the predetermined machining steps when there are plural workable machining systems for the one machining step on the basis of an information outputted from the workable system deciding means and a system priority rule information;
• the system priority rule information defining a preferred machining system when there are plural workable machining systems for one of the predetermined machining steps.

An automatic programming method for a multi-system machining tool, for machining one of predetermined workpieces by predetermined machining steps with predetermined machining systems, comprising:

• an in-system priority order deciding step for deciding an in-system priority order corresponding to each of the predetermined machining steps on the basis of at least a machining step information and an in-system machining step priority order rule information;
• the machining step information defining a machining step kind and a machining specification for each of the predetermined machining steps;
• the in-system machining step priority order rule information defining the in-system priority order for the machining step kind of each of the predetermined machining steps:
• an in-system machining order deciding step for deciding an in-system machining order between machining steps handled by a same machining system, on the basis of a first machining order rule information and a working system information;
• the first machining order rule information defining a preferred machining step if there are plural machining steps having the same in-system priority order;
• the working system information defining machining systems for actually working on the predetermined machining steps, respectively;
• an inter-system priority order deciding step for deciding an inter-system priority order corresponding to each of the predetermined machining steps on the basis of the machining step information and an inter-system machining step priority order rule information;
• the inter-system machining step priority order rule information defining the inter-system priority order for the machining step kind of each of the predetermined machining steps;
• a machining time calculating step for calculating a machining time for each of the predetermined machining steps on the basis of the machining step information;
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• a waiting order deciding step for deciding a waiting order between machining steps handled by different machining system on the basis of the machining step information, the in-system machining order decided in the in-system machining order deciding step, the inter-system priority order decided in the inter-system machining step priority order deciding step, a second machining order rule information and the machining time decided in the machining time calculating step;
• the second machining order rule information defining a preferred machining step if there are plural machining steps having the same inter-system priority order.

An automatic programming device for a multi-system machining tool, for machining one of predetermined workpieces by predetermined machining steps with predetermined machining systems, comprising:

• an in-system machining step priority order deciding unit for deciding an in-system priority order corresponding to each of the predetermined machining steps on the basis of at least a machining step information and an in-system machining step priority order rule information;
• the machining step information defining a machining step kind and a machining specification for each of the predetermined machining steps;
• the in-system machining step priority order rule information defining the in-system priority order for the machining step kind of each of the predetermined machining steps:
• an in-system machining order deciding unit for deciding an in-system machining order between machining steps handled by a same machining system, on the basis of the in-system priority order decided by the in-system machining step priority order deciding unit, a first machining order rule information and a working system information;
• the first machining order rule information defining a preferred machining step if there are plural machining steps having the same in-system priority order;
• the working system information defining machining systems for actually working on the predetermined machining steps, respectively;
• an inter-system machining step priority order deciding unit for deciding an inter-system priority order corresponding to each of the predetermined machining steps on the basis of the machining step information and an inter-system machining step priority order rule information;
• the inter-system machining step priority order rule information defining the inter-system priority order for the machining step kind of each of the predetermined machining steps;
• a machining mode deciding unit for deciding a machining mode corresponding to each of the predetermined machining steps on the basis of a machining mode rule information;
• the machining mode rule information defining the machining mode for the machining step kind of each of the predetermined machining steps;
• a machining time calculating unit for calculating a machining time for each of the predetermined machining steps on the basis of the machining step information;
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• an inter-system waiting order deciding unit for deciding a waiting order between machining steps handled by different machining systems on the basis of the machining step information, the working system information, the inter-system machining step priority order information, the machining time decided by the machining time calculating unit and a second machining order rule information;
• the second machining order rule information defining a preferred machining step if there are plural machining steps having the same inter-system priority order.