Check this article for information to establish integration with Biesse machines.

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GENERAL FEATURES

Nesting Machines Guide

BiesseWorks Installation

Download OPF file

Biesse - Program Format

Problem Solving - Machining Visualization

Biesse machine tool code

Nesting Machine Deployment Guide – BIESSE

In this guide, we simulate all steps of a BIESSE Nesting machine plugin deployment. As an example, we configured the plugin of a Rover 1836GFT, but the procedures are the same for the plugins of other machines from this manufacturer.

The following steps are covered in this article:

Tools registration
Setup Settings
Setup Nesting Setup
Network mapping (if necessary)
BiesseWorks Nesting Import
Enable Nesting edit file

TIP: Some configurations have images that exemplify the configuration. Place your mouse over a setting and the image will be displayed.

Tools registration

1. Inside Promob, access CNC - CNC Settings;

2. Go to Biesse - Machine Model - Tools;

Saw: To register the saw, you basically need to collect the tool's information to insert it into the plugin's registration.
It is important that the values are consistent with those registered in BiesseWorks, so that the correct link is made between the plugin tool and the machine tool.

Mill: To register the mill on these machines, pay attention to correctly configure the movement of the tool. We have some values stipulated as default, so that the input is made at 45 degrees in the contours (cuts) of the pieces.

The image below is an example of what a correctly registered contour mill would look like:

Contour machining start: Defines where the machining starts, preferably leave in the middle of the part, so that the mill does not reach any other part at the beginning of the contour.
Tool descent angle (A): The descent angle is set by default to 45º.
Step height during machining (B): The step height, by convention, is defined as 2 millimeters.
Step length during machining (C): The value of the length of the intermediate step of descent is also defined as 60mm by convention.
Lead Outlet extension (mm): In the outlet extension, 2x the mill diameter value is defined.

Setup Settings

1. Go to Biesse - Machine Model - Setup;

Check the desired options to configure the Nesting plugin.

The differential in the case of Biesse machines is the Symmetry field. It comes by default marked, and serves to enable the machine option to perform symmetrical holes at the same time.

Setup Nesting Settings

Setup settings are necessary to configure options regarding the generation of files to be optimized on the machine.

Generate finished parts: If this option is checked and there are parts with features that cannot be performed by Nesting, such as top holes, these parts will be generated completely in a separate folder.
Nesting programs relative path: If used in a network, we can define a path to save the programs. This path will be written in the text file generated for Nesting and the programs will have to be saved in this location manually by the operator.
Only consider the depth of the last contour pass for parts with an area (mm²) less than: All parts within the defined minimum area will be made with multipass, obeying the pass depth settings registered in the selected tool.
Change the path of the .opf file: If the *.opf file path is changed, this option must be checked and the new file path defined.
Depth of the last pass of the contour (mm): This depth will be the remaining value for the last pass to be made in parts smaller than the minimum area defined in option 2. The 0.6mm left is only for the part not to move during milling, this value guarantees the suction of the part to be made the last pass.

Network mapping (if necessary)

For network integration, we must map a network unit to generate the files in engineering, where BiesseWorks operates.

EXAMPLE: Promob(\\ENGENHARIA-PC\Users\Public) (Y:)

To carry out the mapping:

1. In Windows Explorer, click Map Network Drive

2. Inform the drive to be mapped with the path of the folder where the files will be stored:

BiesseWorks Nesting Import

To import Nesting files by BiesseWorks:

1. Access Tools - Activate Addin - BiesseNest

2. Import the Nesting file.

3. Select Auto Import.

4. List selection:

The *.OPF file is the only one that must be manually placed in the folder indicated below. After this routine is executed for the first time, it should not be changed anymore.
The job file is the *.txt file generated by the plug-in that contains the parts to be manufactured.

5. Do not check any item and click Next:

6. On the screen displayed, select the second option: Panel data are in the same file:

7. On the last screen, determine the path where the *.xml file of the route will be generated, it is suggested not to select and leave the value brought automatically

8. Click Finish:

9. After importing the project, the Nesting generation must be performed;

10. Select the On This option;

11. Inform the folder where the nesting file will be generated.

This folder can be the same folder where the *.txt file generated by the plugin is.

6. Enable nesting edit file

Available from Builder version 1.60.17.2 or higher

Access

1. Go to CNC - CNC Configuration.

2. Select the desired machine, go to Machine1. On the Others tab, under Nesting Integration System, select BSuite3.

3. After selecting BSuite3, the File menu appears:

4. Click File, and make the desired settings. For more information on editing and configuring file columns for nesting click here.

Rover 1836GFT and Rover2231GFT Integration

1. Access the CNC - CNC settings;

2. Select the Biesse machine;

3. Inform the specifications of the Rover A1836 GFT machine, maximum and minimum measurements as shown below:

4. Select the Setup option;

17 drilling heads (10 vertical z, 6 horizontal, 4 in x and 2 in y);
1 saw in the X direction (longitudinal) with a thickness of 4mm and a diameter of 120mm;

NOTES: If it were in Y it would be transverse orientation;

Table size X=3650 and Y=1950;
The machine has a storage for 16 tools, if a new saw (cross) is installed, it will deduct one position;
An appropriate nesting mill is 16 mm in diameter.

Configure the label so that the machine can print.

Folder structure to generate the Programs:

Root folder: Rover_1836GFT

In this folder, the *.txt file for nesting is placed (nesting_carvalho_18.txt), a file must be generated by the type of material and thickness. A design can generate more than one file.

*.txt file settings

Piece

Local_Parts: Location of the BPP_nesting folder, where the files for Nesting are located.

EXAMPLE: C:\Rover_1836GFT\BPP_nesting\FURO.BPP

Quantity: n. of parts to produce
Shaft: X-direction, or Y-direction or without N-shaft
Rotation: Ang. rotation, only used when without shaft, default 45.
Offset: Distance of the part with the neighbor, consider in the case of the passing channel with a saw, ensuring that it does not hit the neighbor. If it is set to zero, the value of the Nesting mill will be considered.

Panel (MP)

Code: MDF1835
Length: 2750 (shaft x-direction) in mm
Height: 1830 in mm
Thickness: 18.5 in mm
Came: Came in X, or Y or no shaft N

File *.opf

This file has already been configured depending on the structure of the *.txt generated, it must be placed in the *.opf file folder to be selected when importing the *.txt file from Nesting.

EXAMPLE: C:\Biesse\BiesseWorks\Utils\ImportConf\System

Sub Pasta: BPP_nesting

Location of BPP files with features on the top face (outline, holes, slots, and machining). Files of all thicknesses must be located in this folder.

Sub Folder: BPP_pecas

Location of BPP files with all features of the part on all faces (outline, holes, slots, and machining). These files can be used when machining an individual part. Files of all thicknesses must be located in this folder.

Sub Folder: BPP_top

Location of BPP files with the operations of the other top faces (contour, holes, slots, and machining). Files of all thicknesses must be located in this folder.

Sub Folder: tag_BMP

Location of the BMP files with the images of the parts to be used in the production of the label by the machine software.

Technology information for generating BPP files for machining:

1.Installation of Biesse.

Install Biesse Works
Change language and close program
Install Biesse Nest

2. In a machine with Nesting, the through-hole cannot be drilled with the drill bits, due to the sacrifice plate. This one must be done with “flat” drill bits. A setting is used for the distance that the drill will cross the part. EXAMPLE: 0.3mm.

3. For individual part machining, the drilling will be through, since a pod is used to fix it.

4. Parameter view for the BPP file.

Inside BiesseWorks, with all windows closed, go to: File/Commands/Integ.Commands/Cutting Tool

5. Snipping tool.

6. To make the entry and exit of the part in external machining, the step function must be used.

Check the files: step.bpp and test_step_rig.bpp.
It is important to check the extension and length of the step depending on the dimensions of the piece.

BiesseWorks Installation

When installing do not inform activation;
Run the program through the editor;
Install BiesseWorks and then BiesseNest.

To change language:

1. Access Menu File - Impostazioni - Password

2. Enter password: proman (lower case)

3. Access Menu - General

4. Select language: EN

For tool registration:

1. Use the Tool menu within the Editor.

2. Right-click an existing tool and select the Copy option.

If this option is not enabled, you must enter the password as described in the previous step, when changing the language.

3. After copying the tool, change the diameter and type parameters of the drill:

Types:

Normale (non-through hole)
Normaleg (non-through hole for hinge)
Lancia (through hole)
Svassata (hole with countersink)

For registration of mills

Enter the Diameter
Enter the Useful length (total cutting height)
Inform the cutting step (considering the cutting height used per step)

The extra tools (mills) of the machine are registered in options:

1 tool
7 tools
10 tools
18 tools

IMPORTANT: To know the restrictions of the machines, generate a Backup Manager of the machine, and after, installing it in Biesse Works for testing.

Biesse - Program Format

Available from version:

Promob Builder 1.12.12.23.

It is possible to define the extent to which the programs will be generated on Biesse machines.

The extension may be in Bpp, Cix, and Cid format in some cases.

To define the extension of the generated program, perform the procedures below:

1. Access the CNC - CNC settings;

2. Select the Biesse machine;

3. Go to Program Format and set the desired format.

4. Formats and extensions supported for Biesse integrations:

BPP: Extension developed for use with Biesse Works;
CIX: Extension developed for use with BSolid;
PAN: Extension developed for use with NC-500 software;
CID: Extension developed for outdated machines from the manufacturer that do not have the ability to run the extensions listed above. This integration does not include machining processes.

EKO 902 configuration

1. Access the CNC - CNC settings;

2. Select the Setup of the Biesse machine;

Check the images below for the characteristics of the EKO 902 machine:

FTT configuration

Type: Drilling Center

1. Access the CNC - CNC settings;

2. Select Biesse machine

NOTES: The Length and Width fields require a password, as the registered configuration matches the technical specifications of the machine model. If there is a need to change these fields, please contact the Technical Support team.