Numerical control information generator for controlling machine tool processes which require tool exchanges

摘要

A numerical control information generator controls machine tool operations where the number of tools necessary for machining an input part shape exceeds the number of simultaneously mountable tools. The numerical control information generator divides the overall machining process into multiple machining processes so that the number of tools necessary for any of the multiple machine processes does not exceed the number of tools simultaneously mountable. The numerical control generator also determines the order of the multiple machining processes, as well as the mounting positions of the tools on the machine tool for each machining process.