Virtual machine tool for representing actions of machining units and generating operating data from user input

A method for controlling a machine tool having a work space and machining units arranged therein, the method comprising the steps of:

• representing an actual machine tool according to operating data and a stored machine model, at least in a region of the work space thereof, on a visualization unit, by means of visualization elements, as a virtual machine tool having virtual machining units provided in a virtual work space;
• selecting a function of the machine tool to be performed with a manual interaction determining a performance of the function by a manual movement action;
• using a function data generator to generate operating data which correspond to the associated function as performed by the manual interaction;
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• storing these operating data in a recording/playback unit.

A method for controlling a machine tool having a work space and machining units arranged therein, the method comprising the steps of:

• representing an actual machine tool according to operating data and a stored machine model, at least in a region of the work space thereof, on a visualization unit, by means of visualization elements, as a virtual machine tool having virtual machining units provided in a virtual work space;
• associating a function of the machine tool with a manual interaction to be performed:
• determining performance of the function by a manual movement action on an interaction unit, and at the same time by an interaction visualization element provided on the visualization unit and controllable by the interaction unit;
• using a function data generator unit to generate operating data which correspond to the associated function as performed by the manual interaction, transmitting these operating data to the visualization controller representing the functions of the virtual machining units as virtual functions on the visualization unit;
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• using the visualization elements for representing the function specified by the manual interaction.

A method for controlling a machine tool having a work space and machining units arranged therein, the method comprising the steps of:

• representing an actual machine tool according to operating data and a stored machine model, at least in a region of the work space thereof, on a visualization unit, by means of visualization elements, as a virtual machine tool having virtual machining units provided in a virtual work space;
• using an interaction unit for specifying a function of the machine tool by touching a function field on the visualization unit;
• determining performance of the function by a manual movement in touch with the visualization unit;
• using a function data generator
• using a function data generator unit to generate operating data which correspond to the associated function as performed by the manual interaction, transmitting these operating data to the visualization controller representing the functions of the virtual machining units as virtual functions on the visualization unit;
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• using the visualization elements for representing the function specified by the manual interaction.