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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.
Use
To
Toggle the TURRET MANAGER dialog box between Tool and Station setup environments.
Load a tool in the selected station.
Move a tool from one station to another.
Unload a tool from a station.
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.