- On the home screen, click "CNC" > "CNC machining":

- Select a system:

- The machining window opens:

- In the upper left section, the available machining is listed.
- On the right side, enter the data for a machining.
- The lower section contains the preview area:
- On the left, the profile cross-section with reference points is displayed.
- On the right, the configuration of machining on the bar is displayed.
Add machining
Note:
The CNC list of abbreviations contains common abbreviations for machining names.
- Under "Group type", select a machining type:
- Door hardware
- Window hardware
- Corner connector
- T-Connector
- Pressure plate sequential
- Profile interconnection sequential
- Drainage/Ventilation
- Free group
- End machining
- L/S/Dr passage
- Curtain wall bottom point
- T-connector slant
- Corner connector slant
- Glazing slot
- Hinge
- Striking plate
- Additional striking plate
- Striking plate for interlock
- Select "Additional machining" to manually import the machining onto a bar in the input of elements.
- Select "Don't update" to prevent overwriting a system machining during a database update.
- Under "Info 1" and "Info 2", enter brief descriptions for the machining.
- Under "Reference profile", select a profile to use its contour as a basis for machining.
Note:
Machining can also be applied to other profiles with the same contour. Assignment of different profiles to machining takes place in machining groups. Read "Create group machining" for further details.
- Under "Face", select the face from which machining is performed.
Note:
For faces 1,2,3, or 6, the face in the drawing rotates to the right. This view is independent of the machine position; the drawing only serves as a representation when editing machining.
- Rotate the profile face to ensure that the tool approaches from the right. If machining needs to occur on the left, rotate the profile accordingly.
Note:
Faces 4/5 are reserved for notching.
- Under "Reference face", select a face to create machining that can be mirrored (e.g., for left and right doors).
The table below shows how to set reference faces for automatic mirroring:
| Machining type | Meaning of "Reference face" |
|---|---|
| Corner connector |
|
| T-Connector |
|
| Drainage |
|
| Window hardware |
|
| Door hardware |
|
| Door centre hardware |
|
- Select "Mirrored (inside/outside)" to apply machining to mirrored profiles.
Note:
Profiles in steel systems are determined both normally and mirrored. For aluminium systems, some profiles have identical inner and outer hollow structures, allowing usage on both faces. Mirrored profiles must be labelled in CNC groups.
- Select "Perform only from top" to perform machining exclusively from above, preventing the use of the machine's angular head.
- Select "Perform only after stop" to perform machining only after a stop.
- Use the numbered tabs "1" to "10" to create separate machining. Define the machining sequence using "Priority" and "Group" options:

- Under "Type", select a machining type:
- Drilling
- Circle pocket
- Slot
- Rectangle pocket
- Tap
- Notch
- T-Notch
- Screw
- Rivet nut
- RC standard
- RC Kaba inside
- RC Kaba outside
- Countersink
- Cyl PVC escutcheon plate
- Cyl Round escutcheon plate
- Handle hole
- Stell screwing
- Flow drill
- Dovetail
- Round
- Section plane
- Select the "Milling type" to define whether machining is based on the broach or if the cutter follows the contour.
- Under "Reference Y" and "Reference Z", define the positioning of machining using the profile's reference points. This allows machining for different profiles.
- Under "Delta X", enter the offset for the machining to the insertion point according to these rules:
- Vertical profiles: "+" moves upwards
- Horizontal profiles (without insertion reference): "+" moves to the right
- Horizontal profiles (with insertion reference): "+" moves towards the handle side
- Enter "Position Y" considering "Reference Y".
- Under "Diameter", enter the diameter for circle pockets and drilling.
- Under "Drilling tap", enter the tap diameter.
- Select "As flow drill" to use the tap diameter for a flow drill.
- Under "Length", enter the length for rectangle pockets and slots.
- Under "Width", enter the width for rectangle pockets and slots.
- Under "Corner radius", enter the corner radius for rectangle pockets.
- Under "Tilt angle", enter the machining rotation for rectangle pockets and slots.
- Select "Automatic depth detection" to prevent collisions.
- Under "Machining to", enter the respective value for depth detection.
Note:
Depth detection always references the outermost profile edge.
- Under "1st, 2nd, 3rd machining from (Z)", enter the start of machining. The tool is brought to the defined position (minus the security distance) in fast forward.
- Under "Machining depth", enter the machining depth. Set security distance and additional machining depth (post intrusion) centrally in the CNC company standard.
- Select "Machining without automatic post intrusion" to prevent post intrusion.
- Select "Machining without automatic enlargement" to prevent the automatic enlargement defined in the CNC company standard.
- Select "With countersinking" to include countersinking.
Note:
This additional countersinking is not displayed in the cross section. A suitable countersink tool must be available, and tool assignment must be selected.
- Select "Perform only if tool is allocated here" if necessary.
Attention!
To deselect the "Perform only if tool is allocated here" option, remove the tool from the list first and reset the tool assignment status of the machine. Otherwise, the deactivation will not take effect.
- Click the field below to select the machine and tool from the list.
Note:
The selected tool must always be available in the machine. If it is deactivated or renamed, the machining will not be executed.
Copy machining
- Select the machining to copy from the list on the left.
- Click "Copy":

- Select the supplier and enter a name for the copied machining:

Rename machining
- Select the machining from the list on the left.
- Click "Rename":

- Under "Name", enter the new machining name:

Delete machining
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