M AZATROL T URNING C ENTER P ROGRAM E XAMPLE

For this example, we will use an offline program called MazaCAM to create the Mazatrol program. It very closely emulates the programming process that happens when programming at the controller and the output is essentially the same. Some of the figures are screen shots from the MazaCAM program.

Start the Geopath software by double clicking the GeoPath Icon (Figure 14) or by selecting Start, All Programs, SolutionWare CADCAM, GeoPath from the Windows start menu system.

From the SolutionWare window, select File-Utilities from the Menu and then select MazaCAM CAD/CAM.

Figure 14 GeoPath Icon

Courtesy Solution Ware Corp.

From the MazaCAM Utilities screen, select Make Mazatrol from the menu and then select Mazatrol Editor from the drop down list. The Select Program File dialog will come up. Input the file name of the program you wish to create and press Open. Answer yes to create the file and select the controller type you wish to program. In this case, use the Fusion 640T controller

type.

To write a program in Mazatrol at the machine controller, you must use the soft keys located under the CRT monitor. There are 14 soft keys. The twelve in the middle are considered Menu selection keys while the left most key is considered the Display Key and the right most key is considered the Page key. Titles are given above each of the menu keys which aid in the program creation process.

All Mazatrol programs consist of: a Common Data Unit; one or more Workpiece Coordinate Units; one or more Machining Units; and, an End Unit.