TOOL-SELECTING METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING.

摘要

A tool-selecting method for automatic programming comprises the steps of: preparing a tooling file by storing in a memory (201) data on a plurality of tools which are simultaneously mounted on a turret, such as the name of a machining step in which each of these tools is employed, tool configuration data, and data on how each tool is mounted on the turret, and also storing in the memory (201) a plurality of tooling files (#1, #2;... #3) which have different combinations of tools; specifying which tooling file to use, together with data for specifying a final part configuration and a machining step; and selecting a tool for the specified machining step from the specified tooling file.