03 / MACHINE PREPARATION

CNC preparation and export

The CNC module sits between the drawing and the machine. It defines which operations are performed on which profile, exactly where they sit, by what rules they repeat and how they leave in a format your machine understands. Instead of preparing every position by hand, operations are described once as a rule and then apply themselves.

Preparation happens at the level of the system and the profile, not per unit. Once you have described how a drainage slot is machined on that profile, it holds for every unit that uses it — including the one you will draw six months from now.

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2D CNC review: operations plotted on frame, sash, transom and false mullion, with a dimension chain from the entry point and the selected-operation panel

3D view of a single frame piece with its machining operations, the operation groups and a table of positions measured from the entry

HOW IT WORKS

What CNC actually does.

Seven working areas

The module is split into areas that follow how an engineer actually works: systems and profiles, operations, operation geometries, templates, reports, collisions and settings. Each works on the same data, so you move from rules to verification and back without exporting and re-importing.

Systems and profiles: The link between a system, a profile series and the operations that belong on them.
Operations: Individual operations with position, angle and parameters.
Operation geometries: Repeating shapes, described once and called when needed.
Templates: Sets of operations applied to a whole profile or unit type.
Reports: An overview of what has been prepared and what is missing.
Collisions: Rules that catch operations overlapping or running into one another.
Settings: Machine definitions, export formats and per-machine parameters.

Seven machine types

The software distinguishes machine types because their output differs fundamentally. A saw receives lengths and angles, a machining centre receives operations with coordinates, a glazing-bead saw its own list. Each type has its own export family, so one work order can feed several machines on the shop floor at the same time.

CNC saw: Cutting profiles to length, with left and right angle.
Machining centre: Drilling, milling and other operations with coordinates.
Cutting-machining centre: Cutting and machining in a single pass.
Glazing-bead saw: A separate export family for glazing beads.
Reinforcement saw: Lengths and piece counts of reinforcement per profile.
Automatic hardware fitting: Data for machine-applied hardware.
Welder: Data for corner welding.

A 2D review before the machine starts

Operations appear plotted on the real component — by frame, sash, transom and false mullion — with component identifiers and an operation table beside the drawing. A measurement layer gives the distance from the edge to the operation, and an individual piece can be opened in 3D. This is the only moment at which a preparation error is still free.

Operations per component: Every operation on the frame, sash, transom or false mullion it actually sits on.
Operation table: A list beside the drawing, with parameters and component identifier.
Dimension chain from the entry: Distances of operations from the side the profile enters the machine, converted to machine coordinates.
Collision check: Rules that report overlapping operations before export.

Per-piece checking against the real cross-section

Any piece can be opened in 3D with its operations plotted and a list of positions measured from the side it enters the machine. The profile can be made transparent to reveal the cross-section, so it is clear where the tool actually goes. While you look, the software checks the operation against the wall: it reports when an operation pierces the wall, when the wall is too thin, when a tool passes through two walls into the neighbouring chamber, and when the entered point is not inside the profile at all.

3D per piece: An individual profile with its operations, grouped by set such as reinforcement or drainage.
Cross-section: A transparent profile revealing the section, with operation dimensions.
Wall check: A warning on a thin wall, an error when the tool enters the neighbouring chamber.
Operations with no room: A separate list of operations that do not fit the section or have no stored position.

Export and machine feedback

The export carries what the machine and the shop floor need: profile code and name, system, colour, length, cutting angles, trolley and bin identifiers, work-order and position numbers, frame identifier, and reinforcement and operation data. A daily export sequence is maintained automatically. For machines that report back on what they have run, the return message can be read back in.

CAPABILITIES / 01—06

What the module covers.

Rules instead of manual work

Operations are described at system and profile level and then apply themselves.

Geometries and templates

Shapes and sets of operations described once and called when needed.

Collision checking

Rules that catch overlapping operations before material reaches the machine.

Wall checking

The software reports when an operation pierces the wall, when it is too thin, or when a tool enters the neighbouring chamber.

2D review with measurement

Operations plotted on the real component, with an operation table and edge measurement.

Seven machine types

Saw, machining centre, cutting-machining centre, glazing-bead saw, reinforcement, hardware and welder.

Export with shop-floor data

Profile, length, angles, trolleys and bins, work-order and position numbers, reinforcement and operations.

Limits, plainly stated

Output depends on the postprocessor for your machine model — the format is not universal and the postprocessor is separate work per machine. Collision checking works against the rules that have been entered; it does not guess at what has not been described. Machine feedback is possible only on machines that send it at all. CNC is a separate add-on and depends on the licence.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Clear and specific.

01Does it support my machine?

The software distinguishes seven machine types, from saw to welder, and the actual output depends on the postprocessor for your model. Send us the make and model and we will tell you what is required.

02Do I have to define operations for every position?

No. Operations are described at system and profile level, through geometries and templates. After that they apply to every unit that uses that profile.

03How are preparation errors found?

At three levels: the 2D review with operations plotted on the real component, a 3D view of the individual piece with the profile cross-section, and collision rules. On top of that the software checks the wall — reporting when an operation pierces it, when it is too thin, and when a tool passes through two walls into the neighbouring chamber.

04Can I see that an operation does not fit the profile?

Yes. Open the piece in 3D, make the profile transparent and the cross-section appears with the operations plotted on it. Operations that do not fit the section, or have no stored position, are listed separately.

05What goes into the export?

Profile code and name, system, colour, length, cutting angles, trolley and bin identifiers, work-order and position numbers, frame identifier, and reinforcement and operation data — as far as the individual format accepts.

06Can one work order feed several machines?

Yes. Each machine type has its own export family, so data for the saw, the machining centre and the other machines on the floor can be prepared from the same order.

07Does the machine report back into the software?

For machines that send feedback at all, the message can be read back in. frameFUSION is not described as a live production-monitoring system and does not promise feedback from every machine.

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