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Bytubework

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Table of contents
BYTUBEWORK THE TUBE PRODUCTION MODULE OF BYSOFT............. 4
GENERAL FEATURES ............................................................................. 5
INSERT PARTS ..................................................................................... 6
INSERT RAW MATERIAL ....................................................................... 7
JOB PARAMETERS ................................................................................ 8
Parameter 1 ........................................................................................................... 8
Nesting ............................................................................................................... 8
Common Cut ....................................................................................................... 8
Length of clamping zone........................................................................................ 8
Parameter 2 ........................................................................................................... 9
General............................................................................................................... 9
Lance 9
Time format ........................................................................................................ 9
Cutting plan export................................................................................................. 9
Zero point offset .................................................................................................. 9
Lift-off height....................................................................................................... 9
Engraved centre-punch marks................................................................................ 9
Common - Cut pulsed in-feed................................................................................. 9
Pulse contour in radius region ................................................................................ 9
Invert processing sequence for turned parts........................................................... 10
Export zero point offset ....................................................................................... 10

NESTING ............................................................................................ 11
POSTPROCESSOR ............................................................................... 12
CALCULATION .................................................................................... 13
APPENDIX .......................................................................................... 14
Situation of the zero point on Bystar/Bytube - Flex mode .................................... 14
Situation of the zero point on Bytube - Hybrid mode ............................................ 14

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Bytubework The tube production module of Bysoft

After having programmed tube parts in Bytubepart, this program enables you to combine
individual parts to a job, which can then be cut on either a Bystar machine with rotary axis or
on a Bytube machine.

Tube production:
Press this button in order to create a new job or to modify an existing job.

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General features

Open the program module Bytubework and select New in the pull down menu File, click on
the button New or press the shortcut Ctrl + N.

Icon New

Fig. Extract from tool bar

In the appearing dialog window you need to determine important preliminary information
about the job.

Define a profile type, a measurement unit, a

material and a machine in the corresponding
menus. Press Next in order to proceed to the
following window.

If there is no machine entry, you will first need

to enter a new machine record in the machine
database section in Bybase.

Fig. Dialog window Selection basic

section

Define the dimensions of the selected profile type in the next window.
A job is created in five steps, four of which are compulsory.

1. Insert parts (Strg+1)

2. Insert raw material (Strg+2)

3. Nest job

4. Postprocessor (Strg+3)

5. Cutting time calculation (Strg+4)

During the creation of a tube job you always work in the area Nesting. The other areas are
visible as icons in the tool bar or as commands in the pull-down menu Working range. The
first two steps are opened automatically during the creation of a new job.
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Insert parts

Fig. Window Parts selection

Select the necessary parts from the database and insert the required quantity. Determine a
rotation angle for radial nesting in the column Rotation. If you are creating a job, which will
be cut on a Bytube machine, the column Trash gives you the possibility to have the cut parts
ejected on one of four possible positions. In the column Turn it is possible to allow axial
turning during nesting. This is only recommended for jobs, which will be cut on a Bystar
machine (also see the paragraph Invert processing sequence for turned parts). In the last
column it is possible to allow the parts for Common Cut mode, i.e. they will be cut with a
common cutting edge.

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Insert raw material

Fig. Raw material selection

Insert the length and the amount of tubes in stock.

In the menu Settings Options General you have got the possibility to determine a
standard length. While creating a cutting plan for a Bystar it is necessary to subtract at least
300mm from the actual length of the tube and at least 200mm for a Bytube in flex mode. See
appendix and chapter Job parameters for more information.

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Job parameters
Before you perform either an automatic or manual nesting you should customize the Job
parameters in the menu Working range:

or Menu Working range Job parameters

Fig. parameter 1 Fig. parameter 2 Fig. LCC-Export

Parameter 1

Nesting
In this register you define the angle of rotation stepwise, around which the part is turned
during the nesting. With a little angle of rotation the nesting takes more time, but the result is
better. This applies only if in the part selection rotating angle increment has been selected.

Common Cut
Bytubework is able to fit the end cuts of two parts on each other, in order to execute a
common cut. Define here the maximum permissible deviation of the programmed cutting
curve. The width of the cutting gap depends on the material thickness.

Length of clamping zone

The required length depends on if the plan is executed on a Bystar or a Bytube.

Machine / Situation Clamping zone left Clamping zone right

Bystar 0 Min. 50
Bytube/Hybrid/Lance 170 5
Bytube/Hybrid/Chuck 300 5
Bytube/Flex 0 Min. 50

These differences are a result of the different material constructions and the CNC mode of
operation. See appendix.

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Parameter 2

General
Define here the minimum length, which an end-cut needs to have in order not to be considered
as waste but as spare tube, which goes back to the store. Bytubework will set a flat end-cut.
The function Remove waste is only available on the Bytube. In this case the trash is collected
and ejected in a pre-defined position.

Lance
When cutting round tubes on the Bytube it is possible to use a lance as a protection of the
opposed side of the tube. Its length restricts the use of the lance.
Define here the length and the diameter of the lance you want to use. After the nesting you
can check in the menu Extras -> Test lance length, if all the parts can be cut with the help
of the lance.

Time format
Select here the required time format for the display of the calculated cutting time.

Cutting plan export

Zero point offset

In the lower part of the window you can select whether you want to export the zero point or
not. It is used in case of a special clamping device between the chuck and the part. A zero
point offset needs to be defined if you want to execute the plan on a machine, which is
equipped with a CNC control version 6103 or older. It comes up to the distance between the
zero point of the flat and the tube processing. The distance was measured when mounting the
system and is enlisted in the acceptance report.

Lift-off height
The lift-off height is arisen by this value, which is a safety function. Its use is reasonable when
cutting irregular rectangular profiles and in case the section does not fall out directly and runs
the risk of colliding with the cutting head when the tube is turning.

Engraved centre-punch marks

Select here, how you want the engraved centre-punch marks to be executed.

Common - Cut pulsed in-feed

If parts are executed with common cut, there are no lead-ins anymore; the in-feed is made
directly on the contour. Activate the function pulsed in-feed to destruct the contour as little as
possible

Pulse contour in radius region

Activate this option, if you need a very good cutting quality in the edges.

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Invert processing sequence for turned parts

This is an important function if you want to cut round tubes on a Bytube. In the parts selection
you have the possibility to allow the parts to be turned, which enables the program to find a
better nesting but has the disadvantage that the parts need to be executed from left to right.
To avoid a damaging of the end support, the working piece or the machine, the processing
sequence can be inverted. The positions of the initial cuts are not changed.

Export zero point offset

If you select this function the fields zero point offset and lift-off height are active.

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Nesting
After having selected the parts and defined the raw material, you can see the parts and the
indication of the number you want to nest, in the upper part of the screen. The lower part of
the screen is still empty.

Nest job The whole job is nested automatically.

Insert First open a new plan. Now you can see the tube in the lower part
of the screen. Activate the function Insert and select the part,
which you want to insert. If you click inside the tube now, the part
will be moved to the right edge. It is as well possible to put a part
in-between two parts, which are already set.

Turn With this function you can turn a part, which has already been set.
Click into the part, which you want to turn.

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Postprocessor

or Menu Workspace Postprocessor

Fig. Window postprocessor

With this function you can create the cutting programs for the machine. You can give each
program a different file name or create it automatically with the function plan filename.
Indicate the required location in the field CNC data path. Export selected (Export selected
plans) or all plans (Export all plans) to the selected register. You can simulate exported
plans with the function BYVIEW.

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Calculation

or Menu Workspace Calculation

Fig. Window calculation

With this function you calculate the cutting time. Click Select to select the appropriate
parameter from the database.

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Appendix

Situation of the zero point on Bystar/Bytube - Flex mode

The zero point of the machine (as well as of the cutting plan) has a distance of about 150mm
to the chuck. The distance can vary, please take the exact value from the acceptance report of
the machine. The length L, which is defined in the raw material selection of bytubework, does
not correspond to the actual tube. The actual tube is longer (value L plus value X).

Situation of the zero point on Bytube - Hybrid mode

On the Bytube in hybrid mode the tube length defined in Bytubework corresponds to the actual
raw material length. Please take the recommended length of clamping zone right and left from
the chapter Job Parameter

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