Machining Unit

Description

Some machines have multiple machine units, for example milling machines. The machining unit can be used in FACTON to show how several work steps are processed in different machine units in parallel.

In FACTON, you can assign several working steps to a machining unit.

For an example of usage, see cost model - Calculate Chipping (old)

Examples

  • Rotary current spindles
  • High frequency spindles
  • Oscillating tangential cutting head

Insertion Positions

Properties

You can find the basic properties of the machining unit in the Details view.

Toggle View scheme

  1. Click in the view scheme combobox to the top right of a view.

    2. All view schemes for the selected view are shown.

  2. Click on the desired view scheme.

    3. This switches the view scheme.

Note

The "Overview" view scheme summarizes all available view schemes for the selected calculation or calculation element in groups. This scheme is only available via the combobox.

Further Information

Click here for further information on each group.

"Master data" group

Some calculation elements additionally have the "Master Data" view scheme. For the machining unit, this view scheme comprises the properties of the following groups/view schemes at a glance:

  • General Properties
  • Calculation
  • Technical Data
  • Information

 

FACTON CMD Compatibility

Machining Units can be allocated under the following supported resources:

 

Under a machining unit, the following supported resources can be allocated:

 

UI Name Internal Name Type Object Type
Supports Work Step SupportsWorkStep Boolean Resource

Table: Interface Properties - Machining Unit