Productivity+™ training materials
Training materials available to users of Productivity+™ applications.
- Training modules
- Sample solid models
Listed below is a series of training modules and accompanying solid models (packaged in a .zip file) introducing the key tasks required to create a workpiece inspection probe routine using Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro.
We recommend users download all modules to a single folder location, open the Overview and content listing module (H-5226-8000), and use the hyperlinks contained within to navigate to the required module. On completion of that module, use the links on the final page to navigate to the next module, or to return to the contents listing.
Alternatively, users can download the complete series of training modules and sample solid models from a single .zip file: the Productivity+™ training materials bundle.
Again we advise that extracted content is saved to a single folder location, and that the hyperlinks within the modules are used to ease navigation.
Productivity+™ training modules
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Training module: Constructed features: Productivity+™
The Constructed Statements toolbar within allows the creation of ‘virtual’ elements based on positioning information determined from previously measured features. This module demonstrates how to create constructed features.
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Training module: Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro screen layout
This module provides an overview of the screen layout within Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro, introducing the various view windows and menu icons.
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Training module: Options: Productivity+™
This module demonstrates how users can alter various settings and behaviours within the Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro software, such as item colours, fonts and probe path line width.
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Training module: Post Processing: Productivity+™
This module demonstrates how to set-up and post process a measurement and inspection cycle that has been created using Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro.
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Training module: Using Logic: Productivity+™
This module illustrates how to use the If…Then, ElseIf and Else Logic functions which are used to create controlling conditions, and how to use a G-Code block to implement an error message on the controller.
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Training module: Checking the program: Productivity+™
Once you have created a probing routine with Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro, it is possible to visualise it for collision detection. This module takes users through the collision detection process.
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Training module: Including tool setting in your program: Productivity+™
This module demonstrates how to add a tool setting function or broken tool detection into a program. Such probing routines can be added either at the beginning of the program or inserted between machining operations.
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Training module: Reporting on features and updates: Productivity+™
In addition to creating probe routines, Productivity+™ can also create reports on inspected features and the updates you have performed on your machine, i.e. tool and WCS updates. This module covers the steps required to create a report.
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Training module: Updating the machine: Productivity+™
Having created inspection cycles, the next step is to do something with the data provided. This can take several forms: Updating the WCS; Updating the tool length; Updating machine variables; or Updating a rotating axis.
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Training module: Creating feature statements: Productivity+™
This module demonstrates how to select and program various features from an imported solid model.
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Training module: Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro: initial set-up: Productivity+™
The aim of this module is to guide users through the process of manipulating a solid model using pan, zoom and isometric functions, aligning an imported solid model to the machine axis, and creating and aligning new co-ordinate systems.
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Training module: Creation and calibration of your probe: Productivity+™
This module demonstrates how to create a new probe in the Probe Database and how to create a calibration program which must be run on a machine prior to any inspection cycles.
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Training module: Starting a Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro session: Productivity+™
The aim of this module is to guide users through the stages required to start a Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro session, import existing NC machine code, and a solid model of the component that will be produced using that code.
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Training module: Installation and activation: Productivity+™ training module
The aim of this module is to guide users through the process of installing and activating a copy of Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro.
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Training module: Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro
Overview and contents listing of the training modules available for Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro.
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Training module: Creating prismatic scanned feature statements: Productivity+™
This module demonstrates how to select and program scanned circle, arc and plane features from an imported solid model. In some cases you may find that a feature is not selectable or that you do not have a CAD model available to use for programming. If so, you can use Basic Scanned Statements instead of a CAD model to program the features.
Sample solid models
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Training module: Sample solid models for use with Productivity+™ training modules
.zip file containing sample solid models (Parasolid .x_t format) for use with Productivity+™ training modules
Productivity+™ training materials bundle
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Training manual: Productivity+™ training materials bundle
.zip file containing all Productivity+™ training modules. An introduction to the key tasks required to create a probing routine, and identifies the functions (and their associated icons) that can be performed, providing a step-by-step guide through the core elements of Productivity+™ Active Editor Pro, from activation to embedding logic into your machining program, to get you up and running as quickly as possible.