DSTV NC Data Output
This interface gives you the opportunity to generate your NC data directly from within your ProSteel model. For this purpose, the program creates a manufacturer-independent NC file in ASCII format, which you may use for further processing with the postprocessor of your NC- machines. The generated NC data are production-means-neutral.
The NC data generation is carried out according to the standards Standard Description of Steel Construction Parts for the NC-Control of the DSTV association issued in July 1998, 7th revised edition.
General
This is a standard interface of geometries for steel construction parts concerning the NC production operations sawing, drilling, burning, punching and signature with the goal to be independent from NC-machine manufacturers, which means that NC-machines are exchangeable as long as the same data processing organization exists.
The interface uses standardized controls to regulate the link between CAD and graphics system to the NC controls via the CAM level. The part’s geometry is made available to the interface regardless of the type of production operation and then forwarded to the NC-machine via the NC- machine-specific postprocessor.