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The following table shows the blocks created by GPP2 for each EDM Setup run:
STARTUP
BEGINNING OF EDM
Repeat the following for all folders:
BEGINNING OF FOLDER
Repeat the following for all electrodes:
BEGINNING OF ELECTRODE
Repeat the following for all locations of this electrode:
BEGINNING OF LOCATION
EDM TRAJECTORY LOCATION (zero or more)
END OF LOCATION
END OF ELECTRODE
END OF FOLDER
Repeat the following for all operations:
BEGINNING OF OPERATION
EDM TRAJECTORY OPERATION (zero or more)
END OF OPERATION
END OF EDM
Note: If there is NO FOLDER, the BEGINNING OF FOLDER and END OF FOLDER blocks will not be output.
In addition to the enclosing blocks (Startup, Beginning/End of EDM), GPP2 generates two sets of blocks:
The descriptive part. These blocks describe all the electrodes, their parameters, electrode tools (Rough, Pre-Finish, etc.) and the locations for each electrode. These blocks are typically used for many machines where the EDM Setup output file simply "describes" the selected electrodes and their data. If electrodes exist, it describes them also.
The operative part. These blocks describe the operations chosen inside the EDM Setup dialog, in the order they are defined. Each operation is the use of a specific electrode tool (For example, Electrode 1 Rough) in a given location (For example, Location 2). These blocks are typically used for machines where the output file is direct "G-Code" to the machine, specifying the exact commands to the machine.
In legacy mode (where the user cannot select individual operations, only locations), GPP2 creates operation blocks for each available tool of the relevant electrode. For instance, if the user selected to use Rough and Finish tools only (2 out of 4), then two operation blocks will be automatically created for each selected location, one for Rough and one for Finish.
A key feature ensures that all the relevant data is available for the PP programmer at each operation. For instance, in the example above, the EX2 program has access to all the relevant data for Electrode 1 (and for the Rough electrode tool), as well as all the relevant data of Location 2.
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