TOMBSTONE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GibbsCAM TMS (Tombstone Management System) was developed specifically to simplify and streamline the multi-part setup, programming, toolpath verification and post processing for tombstone machining. Within a single, interactive, graphic interface, the TMS dialog provides all the options and flexibility required for CNC programmers to specify and modify machining strategies, and generate efficient, error-free G-code ready for your machines. » The ability to add or clear operations for exceptions on each face, such as part features or machining operations blocked by adjacent workpieces » The ability to set different safe distances for traversing from part to part and indexing (rotating) from one face to the next GibbsCAM TMS provides: » The ability to create a part and fixture combination and have it automatically duplicated in a layout » Various options to automatically locate and arrange parts on a tombstone face » The flexibility to arrange a different part on each face, or mix parts on each face » The ability to program parts or faces at different Z levels » The choice of duplicating an arrangement across all faces or creating different arrangements on each face DIFFERENT PARTS ON ONE FACE » Options for optimizing cycle time – by tool, by tool and part, or by tombstone face » Support of subroutines, canned cycles and B-rotation positions in the G-code output » The ability to generate CNC code in single-part mode to prove set up and machining before running a fully loaded tombstone

TOMBSTONE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Optimization is typically dependent on grouping similar or identical operations together to minimize tool changes and rotations of the tombstone. TMS lets the programmer: » Group operations by tool to minimize tool changes. Machining of part features with a single tool are performed in order and across all parts before making a tool change. » Group operations by tool and part to minimize traverses. All operations with a tool are completed on a workpiece before moving to the next workpiece. Or, the programmer can choose to have a tool perform a single operation in a...