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Open AP100 Main Menu Select Unfold Drawing File (F)/Import From DXF(R)

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Select file from open folder for correct company, Now seeing that the part will automatically be in inches we have to scale the part down to mm (1:25.4) To do this go to Move\ Copy Scaling

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High Light the whole part, then right mouse button complete, on the right hand side of the screen you will be able to type Type in 1/25.4 and press enter until the part shrinks or you can see it, then right mouse button on the screen and select zoom all, the part is now scaled into millimetres.

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Now you have to make sure the right material and thickness are being used to do this go to file process setup

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Here you have 6 options AL-1, AL-2 both are for Aluminium, SS-1, SS-2 both are stainless steel and CR-1, CR-2 this is for cold rolled (mild steel) all you have to do is select the right material type and put in the thickness in inches eg 1.6 = .062 (1.6/25.4) Select ok when done Now go to Unfold and select merge all

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A second window will be created with the part in it now Go to Pre-process\ bend line\ select

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Select the bend lines (this is the actual points that get bent up or down) once finished selecting the bend lines right mouse on the part and go complete A window will popup asking for bend direction this really doesnt matter what you choose even if some are up and some are down. Now go to Save Part Drawing as (save it as part name)

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Now go back to AP100 Main and select Data Manager Data Manager will Open select the part that you just saved or one that you want to load Now go to Options\ To Astor Cam

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The Astro Cam program will start. From here you need to make sure that the right tooling is selected before you start setting up bends to do this right mouse on the screen and go to tooling This will change the screen to show the punch die and backstops To change tool type and lengths left mouse on the punch or die or base then right mouse, it will give you options to align the tool, add replace modify, rotate etc once tooling has been selected

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Right mouse and go to tooling save and exit, this will take you back to the previous, now go to Tooling\ save tooling\ go into tool folder and save Now make sure you have the right gripper selected to change gripper go right mouse change gripper and select the correct gripper ( by default the standard gripper will load ) Now right mouse and select the desired option eg load, unload reposition etc to make sure that every thing will run ok you can simulate the parts

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from start to finish, if while the part is being folded you see the gripper go RED this means that the gripper has hit on the press of the punch or die and you have to correct the fold to stop this from occurring 27. 28. Once you have finished ie unloaded the part and run a simulation go file\ save then go to file\ LUL programming Now here is the most important selection you have two options the first one is for flat stacked parts the second is for vertical stacked parts

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Make the selection then go ok, after clicking ok a second screen will come up for the orientation of the parts to be loaded just click ok for now, you can go back and modify this later Now this screen gives you the options for the loader and unloader gripper, if the parts are stacked flat select the vacuum gripper and if the parts are stacked vertically select the last one (make sure to choose sub 2 if using the vertical gripper as this is how to tell the machine that it has magnets rather than suction.

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Once the gripper is selected it will give you a screen for the type of unload you want to use (if its a box type part its better to use the first option). Select ok and it will take you to the next screen

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Now the next screen is for the unloading where you can specify the amount of parts you want in the x and y when stacking you can also select an offset so the parts will over lap at an angle on each second height row.

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Now select the Set Load data Option

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In this screen you specify where you want the gripper to pick the part up from in relation to the part (keep in mind the stacking rack and the width and length of the gripper and to keep a safe distance from the stacking rack)

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Now select Set Parts handling data. This is the location of where the parts will be unloaded to here all you should have to do is modify the height (if you have a pallet on the table

36. Now select Special parameters In this screen everything should be at 0.00, unless you are using the vertical gripper with the magnets, where you change the value in no 8 to1.00 (magnets are on)

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once completed go ok and it will ask you to save it go ok and it will take you back to the Astro Cam program and go file download (make sure there is a blank disk in the floppy drive to save to Once this is complete in astro cam go to upload and save the created file back in to data manager under robot rather than DXF for robot

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When this is finished place the floppy disk in to floppy drive of the 100m console and go to setup \ disk oper\ file input and load the program When its finished loading go return and go to program\ data edit and it will show a screen with dimensions of the part and a picture of the part