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September 21, 2014, 2:12 pm by admin

Since Spindle Power and rigidity directly affect your machining parameters, defining your Machine Profile is a great way to to make sure HSMAdvisor tailors it's recommends towards your particular CNC machine.

To access the machine profile dialog, click the Edit button located to the right of the "Machine" drop-down list. In this dialog, you have controls to create, edit, import, and export machine definitions.

When defining a machine, it is important to enter the physical limits such as RPM, power, and travel speed.

Additionally, setting up the Spindle Power Curve will improve predictions and prevent spindle stall conditions.

First. Select the machine profile you would like to edit from the drop-down list.

Set the parameters you know about your machine

The most important values are:

  • Maximum Spindle RPM
  • Maximum Spindle Power
  • Maximum Spindle Torque
  • Power Curve
    (leave empty in unknown)

To correctly get those values, please consult your machine's manufacturer

Other ones are not involved in actual calculations and are used to limit things:

  • Minimum RPM
  • Maximum Feedrate
  • Warning Percentage

Set Your Power Curve

If the machine builder supplied you with the Power Curve graphs for your spindle, you can map out your spindle and tell HSMAdvisor to respect this Power Curve when making calculations

After Changes are made

Simply click the Ok button to save your changes

Exporting and Importing Machine definitions to and from HSMAdvisor

May 20, 2015, 9:35 pm by admin

 

HSMAdvisor allows to import and export machine definitions, thus allowing you to use third-party definitions and share your custom ones with other HSMAdvisor seats.

Here is how you can Import and Export a machine definition:

To Import a new machine in to the active machine list

  • Click on Edit button next to the Machine list on HSMAdvisor Speeds and Feeds tab
  • Click on Import button on the "Machine Definition" dialog
  • A standard windows "Open File" dialog appears prompting you to select a file that contains the machine you wish to import.
  • After selecting a file and pressing OK, you will be asked to choose which machine you would like to import from the file. This is necessary because each file may contain many definitions.
  • Find and select your machine in the drop-down list to make sure its parameters are correct.
  • Click on Save button to save the changes and close the dialog

To Export a machine or many to an outside file

(to share it with your friends, coworkers, or maybe even me)

  • Click on Edit button next to the Machine list on HSMAdvisor Speeds and Feeds tab
  • Click on Export button on the "Machine Definition" dialog
  • A dialog appears where you are prompted to choose which machines from your current list you would like to export.
  • After selecting your machines, click OK and select a file name where you would like to save your machine list.

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Downloading and Uploading Machine Profiles to and from the online Cloud

June 25, 2016, 3:00 pm by admin
 

HSMAdvisor allows to store your Machine Profile in online cloud storage for easier access and sharing.

Whenever a user is requesting a new machine profile to be added to HSMAdvisor i create it on my computer and simply Upload it to the cloud, so the person asking and everybody else can access it immediately and not wait for the next HSMAdvisor update.

Here is how you can Upload and/or Download a machine profile:

Downloading a new Machine Profile to the active machine list

  • Click on Edit button next to the Machine list on HSMAdvisor Speeds and Feeds tab
  • Click on Download button on the "Machine Definition" dialog
  • A list of all machines available on the cloud will appear.
  • Put a Check the Machine Profiles you would like to Download and click Ok button.
  • If successful you will receive a confirmation message.
  • Find and select your machine in the drop-down list to make sure its parameters are correct.
  • Click on Save button to save the changes and close the dialog

To Upload a Machine Profile to the Cloud

(to share it with your friends, coworkers)

  • Click on Edit button next to the Machine list on HSMAdvisor Speeds and Feeds tab.
  • Give your machine a proper name consisting of Machine Brand and Model Name, Spindle RPM and Horsepower.
    For example: "HAAS VF3 (30HP/12000RPM)"
  • Make sure Private Machine checkbox is off. Othervise only you will be able to access the uploaded machine.
  • Click on Upload button on the "Machine Definition" dialog
  • If Cloud Login dialog appears, enter your HSMAdvisor Cloud login and password or click on Register link and fill out the required information.
  • You machine will be uploaded the the cloud.
    You can confirm that by clicking on Download button and finding your machine name on the list.

If at any point you would like to make changes to your Cloud-Hosted Machine Profile, simply make whatever modifications you need and click on the Upload button.

As long as Your Login is the same and Machine Profile name did not change, your old machine on the Cloud will be overwritten by the new version.

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