1. WinMax v9 Features September 10, 2012 Paul J. Gray Manager
Path Planning
Front-End Design
R&D

2. Production & Productivity
New Features

3. Multi-Level Lockout Custom lockout levels User-Password Program
Tool Setup
Part Setup

4. Tool Life Monitoring
Set max cutting time

5. Tool Life Monitoring Choose: Program start message or
Abort on tool change

6. Tool Probe Defaults Set default parameters for all tools
Minimizes job setup time

7. Probed Tool Length OptionsNC
Conversational
Store tool length to:
Conversational NC
Both
Useful for Conversational-NC merge feature

8. User-Interface
Enhancements

9. NC Editor Fonts

10. Quick Language Toggle Switch between languages without rebooting
Select Language #1 and #2

11. Quick Language Toggle + Switch between languages without rebooting
Press +

12. Custom DRO
Select what you want to see

13. Custom DRO
Auto Screen Manual Screen

14. New Graphics System Electrode Demo 5:29 3:50 5:28 1:41 Mill-Turn
v8 Software
(min:sec)
v9 Software
5:29
3:50
1.4 Times Faster
5:28
1:41
3.25 Times Faster
Mill-Turn

15. Web-based Solutions
Staying Connected

16. UltiMonitor Extended Shop Floor (ESF)
Internet connection to Machine
Access through a web browser

17. UltiMonitor ESF Optional webcam Events with E-mail alerts
Remote service diagnostics
Power ON
Calibration
E-Stop
Program Complete
Run-time errors
Etc.

18. UltiMonitor ESF
File up and downloading

19. UltiMonitor & ESF
View Left and Right Control screens

20. Hurco Updater One-Touch software updates
Background downloading from internet
Notification of new software versions

21. Part Programming
New Features

22. Lettering Along Contours

23. Lettering Along Contours

24. Lettering Along Contours
Enter text
Set parameters

25. Lettering Along Contours
Edit the contour

26. Lettering Along Contours
Available for both
True Type Font
Stick Lettering

27. Stick Lettering
Good for Serial Number Engraving

28. Mill Frame Programmable Corners

29. Roughing Stock Allowance
No Roughing Stock Allowance

30. Roughing Stock Allowance
No Roughing Stock Allowance

31. Roughing Stock Allowance
Does not require
Finishing Pass
5mm Roughing Stock Allowance

32. 5-Axis Machining
Now even easier!

33. How to move from one oriented feature to another?
Safe retract and plunge along tool vectors
Machine axes limits
Difficult to post process: Part location and tool lengths unknown before posting

34. Automatic Safe Repositioning (ASR)
Patented feature is unique to Hurco
Control automatically
Retracts along tool vector
Reorients to new rotary angles
Moves above target point
Plunges along tool vector
Crawls along machine axes limits
No more out of limits errors

35. ASR Transition between two Transform Planes
Transition moves generated automatically by control

36. Video ASR Transition between two Transform Planes
Transition moves generated automatically by control
Video

37. How to Program ASR G08.1 starts ASR Buffering G08.2 end ASR buffering
Last position & orientation before G08.2 is the Target Point
v8.1.6 …
G08.1 (ASR Buffering Start)
G68.2 I0.J1.K0. U0.V0.W1.
G00 X0Y0Z10 I0.J0.K1.
M141
G08.2 (ASR Buffering End)

38. How to Program ASR Single G-code version
G08.2 specifies the Target Point
Even easier to program and post process
Works with NC Merge
Reposition with a single G-code
v8.1.6 …
G08.1 (ASR Buffering Start)
G68.2 I0.J1.K0. U0.V0.W1.
G00 X0Y0Z10 I0.J0.K1.
M141
G08.2 (ASR Buffering End) v9 …
G68.2 I0.J1.K0. U0.V0.W1
G08.2 X0Y0Z10 I0.J0.K1.

39. Intelligent ASR (I-ASR)
New for v9
Automatically activates ASR
No G-code required
Don’t need to change your 5-axis post

40. I-ASR & NC Merge 3+2-Axis using: 3-Axis NC Program
Conversational NC Merge
Two modifications to NC program:
Added G0I0J0K1 after each tool change
Added M99 at end

41. I-ASR & NC Merge

42. Simple 5-Axis Post Processing
V8 G-Codes restricted
v9 all G-Codes are allowed with
Transform Plane
M128 Workpiece Coordinate System

43. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
How to program numerous oriented holes?

44. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
How to program numerous oriented holes? X Z Y
Without TVCC, for each hole:
Select Transform Plane Origin
Select X-direction
Select Y-direction
Establish 3D coordinate system
Select hole (location & depth)
Origin

45. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
How to program numerous oriented holes?
Location
Easy to program with TVCC:
Select the hole Automatically gives:
Location
Depth
Orientation (axis)

46. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
Supported by most CAM systems
Simplifies programming and Post Processors
Works with Tapping and Boring cycles too

47. Desktop Complete
Precisely model your machines

48. Desktop Complete Load your actual machine configuration
Compute estimated runtime
Recovery Restart
Single & Dual Screens: Same screens as on machine control