Set-Up Advisor for CNC Setup Validation

EdgeVend Machining Advisor

Validate the setup before the first cut.

Set the process, tool, machine and sensitivities, then let the advisor reduce the job to a setup verdict, the main limiting factor and the first operating move.

Engineering dossier Milling mode Balanced target Basic view Scenario compare off

Setup fingerprint –

Mission A

What are you trying to do?

Define the process, target and working mode first. This sets the advisor lens before any numbers are judged.

View level

Process

Goal

Mission B

What tool are you running?

Capture geometry and cutting basics first, so load, chip thickness and cycle time are judged in the right context.

Diameter D [mm]

Teeth z

Nose radius [mm]

Vc [m/min]

n [1/min]

fz/fn [mm]

vf [mm/min]

ap [mm]

ae [mm]

Lead angle [deg]

Entering angle [deg]

Mission C

What machine and setup are you on?

Tell the advisor what spindle, material, coolant capacity and setup quality it should respect before it asks for more output.

Material group

Material subgroup

Machine profile

Manual power [kW]

Manual RPM limit

Manual torque [Nm]

Manual feed limit

Coolant pressure [bar]

Coolant flow [l/min]

Rigid tapping

Mission D

What is sensitive here?

Use this block for the things that usually break real jobs: tolerance, depth, hole type, coolant, lubrication, runout and interruption.

Coolant strategy

Lubrication

Tap style

Hole type

Hole depth [mm]

Pre-hole [mm]

Pilot-hole quality

Thread standard

Pitch P [mm]

Thread depth [mm]

Tolerance family

Chamfer type

Interrupted surface

Holder

Overhang [xD]

Runout [mm]

Rigidity

Tolerance [mm]

Surface Rz [um]

Torque band

Path / part [mm]

Passes

Rate [EUR/h]

Tool cost [EUR]

Tool life [parts]

Mission E

What-if scenario

Model a safer, faster or more aggressive variant and let the decision rail explain the trade-off.

Compare

Alternative goal

Speed [%]

Feed [%]

ap [%]

ae [%]

Setup verdict rail

Keep the call, the limiting factor and the first operating move visible while the setup changes.

Live recalculation Open scenario compare

Setup verdict

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Machine context –

Scenario compare –

Setup verdict –

Confidence –

Main limiting factor –

Recommended operating move –

Expected impact –

Why this call –

Trust basis –

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Dr. Edge explains this call Why the advisor is making this call

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Why this call

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Main limiting factor

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First operating move

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Trust basis

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Dr. Edge call Dr. Edge

Keeps the first operating move, the reason behind it and the expected gain in one place.

What I would change first

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Expected gain: –

What to try next: –

Machine passport –

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Setup fingerprint –

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Dossier 1 Machine fit

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Fit– Power–% Torque–%

Load card –

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Power –% Torque –% RPM –% Load card –

Machine passport –

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Machine passport – Compare – Cycle –s Trust –

Process fit –

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Setup – Feature – Move – Impact –

Dossier 2 Quality & stability

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Quality– Stability– Sensitivity–

Quality risk –

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Setup sensitivity –

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Process sensitivity –

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Feature status –

Pilot reference –

Feature driver –

Setup fingerprint –

Dossier 3 Coolant & chip control

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Coolant fit– Depth– Feature–

Coolant fit –

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Feature / engagement –

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Chip evacuation –

Depth class – | Cycle model –

Dossier 4 Scenario compare

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Scenario– Status– Shift–

Scenario compare

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Scenario –

Cycle tendency – %

Machine stress – pts

Power tendency – pts

Throughput tendency – %

Cost tendency – %

Risk tendency –

Verdict shift –

Compare is currently off.

Dossier 5 Operator handoff

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Move– Impact– Setup–

Dr. Edge handoff Dr. Edge

Use this as the first-cut brief for the operator: start point, watch-outs and the first correction lever.

Run this first

No first-run recipe yet.

If it goes wrong first

No handoff notes yet.

Watch before the first cut

No active risks from the current advisor checks.

Dossier 6 Technical detail

Use this when you need the exact operating values, the derived cycle view and the machine load numbers behind the call.

Speed– 1/min Feed– mm/min Cycle– s

Spindle speed – 1/min

Feedrate – mm/min

Cycle time – s

Power util. – %

Torque util. – %

Depth class –

Chip evacuation –

Pilot reference –

Cycle model –

MRR – cm³/min

Power – kW

Torque – Nm

Specific force – N/mm²

Dossier 7 Assumptions & limits

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Confidence– Model– Sensitivity–

Recommended next checks

No action suggestions yet.

Derived assumptions

No derived assumptions were needed.

Advisor notes

No additional notes.

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Deep diagnostics for normalized inputs, selected references, derived variables and triggered rules.

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