Machining a single job

Step 3: Checking and adjusting the machining parameters

1. Activate the job.


The icon for activating/deactivating machining of a job

The icon indicates the current state:



Job deactivated



Job activated

• The following icon also changes its state (but see step 4 of this procedure below).



The icon indicating if the job will and can be machined

2. To see whether the job is a dry or wet job, check the following icon:

   

   The icon indicating the if wet machining is enabled for the job

   

   Wet machining deactivated

   

   Wet machining activated

3. To see whether the ionizer of corresponding machines will be used for the job, check the following icon.

   

   The icon indicating if the ionizer is enabled for the job

   

   Ionizer deactivated

   

   Ionizer activated

You can activate and deactivate the ionizer for certain machine models.  Ionizer activated

4. Check whether the job can be machined.

   

   The icon indicating if the job can be machined

   

   Job can be machined

   

   At least 1 required tool is not in the virtual tool magazine and / or its tool life is insufficient

   

   Job is deactivated

5. Machines with a blank changer Machine component which stores multiple blanks in a magazine and which can automatically load them into the working chamber.. When using the search, use a blank changer or a blank magazine instead: If the blank should be loaded from the blank magazine Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading., select the blank magazine Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot to which the physical blank is mounted:

   Otherwise, you need to mount the blank directly to the blank holder.

1. Open the drop-down list with the corresponding icon.

2. Select the icon depicting the desired blank magazine Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot.

   

   Selecting a blank magazine Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot

   1. Icon to open the lists with blank magazine Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slots
   2. Icon to unassign the job
   3. Icons to assign the job to the blank magazine Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot with the displayed number

Never assign multiple jobs with different IDs to the same blank magazine Part of the blank changer in which you store the blanks for automatic loading. slot. If you do, the machine will execute all assigned jobs using the same blank and destroy it in the process. In addition, tools may break.

Whether the job contains a multi-layered blank is indicated in the Job list.  Icon for multi-layered blanks

Step 4: Check the tools and reset the tool life values if required

DentalCNC lists all required tools for the job including the tool life values in the bottom right corner of the Machining view.

Backup tools are not shown in this list.

More information on backup tools:  Adding backup tools

List of required tools (marked orange) in the Machining view

Each entry on the tool list shows the following information:

Entry in the tool list in the Machining view

1. Tool status indicator

2. Position in the tool magazine

3. Tool match code

4. Progress bar indicating the operating hours of the tool; a full bar indicates that the maximum tool life has been reached

   (here: the tool has reached 90 % of its maximum operating hours)

5. Remaining tool life as a decimal value

   (Here: 0.8 h = 0 hours and 48 minutes are remaining)

6. Icon for resetting the tool life to its maximum duration

Use the tool list as follows:

1. Make sure that the status indicator of all tools is green.

   

   Tool is in the virtual tool magazine and tool life is sufficient

   

   Tool life is insufficient

   

   Tool is not in the virtual tool magazine

2. Add all missing tools to the virtual tool magazine .

3. If you manually equip the machine’s tool magazine, replace all worn tools.

4. Reset the tool life values of all worn tools via the following icon:

   

   Example of an entry of a worn tool; icon to reset the tool life marked orange

5. Confirm the current message.

• If you activated the Load tools when resetting the tool life option in the DentalCNC application settings, the machine and DentalCNC will assist you with equipping the corresponding tool.

   Equipping tools via the spindle