Hurco's WinMax v9 control brings several new enhancements that help you be more productive.

1. WinMax v9 Features
September 10, 2012
Paul J. Gray
Manager • Path Planning
• Front-End Design
• R&D

2. Production & Productivity
New Features

3. Multi-Level Lockout
 Custom lockout levels
 User-Password
1. Program
2. Tool Setup
3. Part Setup

4. Tool Life Monitoring
 Set max cutting time

5. Tool Life Monitoring
Choose:
 Program start message
or
 Abort on tool change

6. Tool Probe Defaults
 Set default parameters
for all tools
 Minimizes job setup
time

7. Probed Tool Length Options
Store tool length to:
 Conversational
 NC
 Both
Conversational
 Useful for NC
Conversational-NC
merge feature

8. User-Interface
Enhancements

9. NC Editor Fonts

10. Quick Language Toggle
 Switch between languages
without rebooting
 Select Language #1 and #2

11. Quick Language Toggle
 Switch between languages
without rebooting
 Press
+

12. Custom DRO
 Select what you want
to see

13. Custom DRO
Auto Screen Manual Screen

14. New Graphics System
Electrode Demo
v8 v9
Software Software
(min:sec) (min:sec)
Mill-Turn
5:29 3:50
1.4 Times
Faster
5:28 1:41
3.25 Times
Faster

15. Web-based Solutions
Staying Connected

16. UltiMonitor Extended Shop Floor (ESF)
 Internet connection to Machine
 Access through a web browser

17. UltiMonitor ESF
 Optional webcam
 Events with E-mail alerts
 Power ON  Remote service
 Calibration diagnostics
 E-Stop
 Program Complete
 Run-time errors
 Etc.

18. UltiMonitor ESF
 File up and downloading

19. UltiMonitor & ESF
 View Left and Right Control screens

20. Hurco Updater
 One-Touch software updates
 Background downloading from internet
 Notification of new software versions

21. Part Programming
New Features

22. Lettering Along Contours

23. Lettering Along Contours

24. Lettering Along Contours
1. Enter text
2. Set parameters

25. Lettering Along Contours
3. Edit the contour

26. Lettering Along Contours
Available for both
 True Type Font
 Stick Lettering

27. Stick Lettering
 Good for Serial Number Engraving

28. Mill Frame Programmable Corners

29. Roughing Stock Allowance
No Roughing Stock Allowance

30. Roughing Stock Allowance
No Roughing Stock Allowance

31. Roughing Stock Allowance
Does not require
Finishing Pass
5mm Roughing Stock Allowance

32. 5-Axis Machining
Now even easier!

33. How to move from one oriented feature to
another?
 Safe retract and plunge
along tool vectors
 Machine axes limits
 Difficult to post process:
Part location and tool lengths
unknown before posting

34. Automatic Safe Repositioning (ASR)
 Patented feature is unique to
Hurco
 Control automatically
 Retracts along tool vector
 Reorients to new rotary angles
 Moves above target point
 Plunges along tool vector
 Crawls along machine axes
limits
 No more out of limits errors

35.  ASR Transition between two Transform Planes
 Transition moves generated automatically by control

36.  ASR Transition between two Transform Planes
 Transition moves generated automatically by control
Video

37. How to Program ASR
 G08.1 starts ASR Buffering
 G08.2 end ASR buffering
 Last position & orientation before G08.2
is the Target Point
v8.1.6
…
G08.1 (ASR Buffering Start)
G68.2 I0.J1.K0. U0.V0.W1.
G00 X0Y0Z10 I0.J0.K1.
M141
G08.2 (ASR Buffering End)

38. How to Program ASR
 Single G-code version
 G08.2 specifies the Target Point
 Even easier to program and post process
 Works with NC Merge
v8.1.6 Reposition with a single G-code
…
G08.1 (ASR Buffering Start) v9
G68.2 I0.J1.K0. U0.V0.W1. …
G00 X0Y0Z10 I0.J0.K1. G68.2 I0.J1.K0. U0.V0.W1
M141 G08.2 X0Y0Z10 I0.J0.K1.
G08.2 (ASR Buffering End)

39. Intelligent ASR (I-ASR)
 New for v9
 Automatically activates
ASR
 No G-code required
 Don’t need to change
your 5-axis post

40. I-ASR & NC Merge
3+2-Axis using:
 3-Axis NC Program
 Conversational NC Merge
Two modifications to NC program:
1. Added G0I0J0K1 after each
tool change
2. Added M99 at end

41. I-ASR & NC Merge

42. Simple 5-Axis Post Processing
 V8 G-Codes restricted  v9 all G-Codes are allowed with
 Transform Plane
 M128 Workpiece Coordinate
System

43. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
 How to program
numerous oriented holes?

44. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
 How to program
X Z numerous oriented holes?
Y Without TVCC, for each hole:
Origin
1. Select Transform Plane Origin
2. Select X-direction
3. Select Y-direction
4. Establish 3D coordinate system
5. Select hole (location & depth)

45. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
 How to program
numerous oriented holes?
Location Easy to program with TVCC:
1. Select the hole
Automatically gives:
• Location
• Depth
• Orientation (axis)

46. Tool Vector Canned Cycles (TVCC)
 Supported by most CAM
systems
 Simplifies programming
and Post Processors
 Works with Tapping and
Boring cycles too

47. Desktop Complete
Precisely model your machines

48. Desktop Complete
 Load your actual machine
configuration
 Compute estimated
runtime
 Recovery Restart
 Single & Dual Screens:
Same screens as on
machine control