19:07 Jan 29 

Yes, I think that is an accurate description - it is the "potential" that I was scratching around for!

Thanks a mllion - Kathy Gingras

19:00 Jan 29 

It sounds like the program "calculates the positions of the diamond dressers to predict potential collisions".

18:49 Jan 29 

I thnk the term is is a "grinding dresser with considertion of collision".....................wondered if "splitting collision" might be better - no further detaions so far........

18:46 Jan 29 

Thanks. Best explanation:
1.4.3 Create the NC Program with WinWOP Grinding

WinWOP grinding is specially designed for grinding developed CAM-program which is generated directly from the drawing or geometry of the NC/CNC program.

WinWOP grinding includes special features in order to allow fast and effective work-ing. Shaping (pasting of the radii fillets)of the geometry, whereby a distinction is made between inner and outer radii. When creating the geometry, it is not necessary to en-sure the shaping of the inner and outer radii. This can be pasted in WinWOP grinding in the overall contour in one operation.
· Automatic calculation of the angles for a pivoting single diamonds.
· Calculation of the canned cycle for new grinding wheels to be profiled. Up to 70% time saving compared to contour parallel pre-shaped profiles.
· Graphical simulation of the profiling process. Done so that the dressing process can be corrected and optimized even before the machine flow. By doing this costly er-rors during the dressing process can be avoided.

· WinWOP grinding includes post processors for all known NC controls such as Fanuc, Siemens, Heidenhain, Mitsubishi,n, Mitsubishi, Philli

18:33 Jan 29 

I think that to answer this question we need a general description of what the program actually does.

Sounds like some sort of simulator to me.