About Station Manager Within Turret Manager
The Station Manager, which is part of the TURRET MANAGER, is used to control stations of a workcell turret. Buttons associated with Station Manager perform the following general functions.
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Toggle the TURRET MANAGER dialog box between Tool and Station setup environments.
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Load a tool in the selected station.
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Move a tool from one station to another.
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Unload a tool from a station.
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The Station Manager consists of a menu bar and toolbar with the following options:
Station
• Create—Create a new tool station.
• Copy—Copy a tool station.
• Delete—Delete a tool station.
Utilities
• Customize List—Customize the list of stations in the dialog box.
• Load Tool—Load a tool into a station.
• Reload Tool—Reload a tool into a station.
• Unload Tool—Unload a tool into a station.
• Tool List—Toggle the TURRET MANAGER dialog box between Tool and Station setup environments.
Additional Station Manager functions include the following:
• Station—Set the station number.
• Indexability—Set the station as indexable or fixed.
• Orientation—Set the angle of a nonindexable station.
• Marked—Mark the tool by adding a magenta dot by its name in the station manager. Tools automatically loaded by the system, such as Punch UDF, Form, and indexed tools are automatically marked.
• Locked—Protect the station from modification or deletion.
• Tool—Display information on the loaded tool if one exists in the station.
• In Use—Display if the tool is currently in use by an NC sequence.
• Comment—Display comments defined in the tool setup dialog.
• Holder—Display the current holder name and size in the station.
