Numerical control device and method

Abstract

A numerical control device for compound machine tool has an interactive facility software to enable a working program and various sorts of data to be input in an interactive form. With the interactive facility software, various sorts of data such as a tool compensation amount required for a working operation and a work coordinate system can be read at any time by accessing to a memory storing a lathe turning control software and a milling control software.

1 . A method of working a material with a compound machine tool, comprising: 
 creating automatically a working program for a first type of working of a material by the compound machine tool or a second type of working of the material by the compound machine tool,    wherein data for the first type of working and the second type of working are collectively displayable on a same window.    
   
   
       2 . The method of working a material with a compound machine tool, according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 prompting a user to input the data for the first type of working and the second type of working on the same window.    
   
   
       3 . The method of working a material according to clam  1 , further comprising displaying a graphic of the material on the same window.  
   
   
       4 . The method of working a material according to  claim 1 , wherein the inputted data includes at least one of a material shape, a working shape, tool data and a cutting condition.  
   
   
       5 . The method of working a material according to  claim 1 , wherein the first type of working is a lathe turning and the second type of working is a milling and the method further comprises: 
 interpolating the data to output an axis movement to a servo-amplifier; and    driving a servo motor to move a shaft to perform the lathe turning and the milling.    
   
   
       6 . A computer-readable storage storing a computer-readable program which controls a computer system to execute a method comprising: 
 creating automatically a working program for a first type of working of a material by the compound machine tool or a second type of working of the material by the compound machine tool,    wherein data for the first type of working and the second type of working are collectively displayable on a same window.    
   
   
       7 . The computer-readable storage according to  claim 6 , the method further comprising: 
 prompting a user to input the data for the first type of working and the second type of working on the same window.    
   
   
       8 . The computer-readable storage according to  claim 6 , the method further comprising: 
 providing first data stored in a memory for the first type of working and second data for the second type of working at substantially a same time    
   
   
       9 . The computer-readable storage according to  claim 6 , the method further comprising displaying a graphic of the material in the window.  
   
   
       10 . The computer-readable storage according to  claim 6 , wherein the inputted data includes at least one of a material shape, a working shape, tool data and a cutting condition.  
   
   
       11 . The computer-readable storage according to  claim 6 , wherein the first type of working is a lathe turning and the second type of working is a milling and the method further comprises: 
 interpolating the data to output an axis movement to a servo-amplifier; and    driving a servo motor to move a shaft to perform the lathe turning and the milling.