OMAX Glossary
OMAX JetMachining® Center Operator’s Guide
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Operating System
An Operating System (OS) is the software that controls the most basic functions of the computer. A computer
must have an operating system to function.
When a computer is first turned on, the first thing it does is load the operating system. After the operating system
is loaded, the computer is ready to be used. Windows XP is an example of a popular operating system.
ORD Files
An ORD (OMAX Routed Data) file is created from your Layout drawing when you use the Generate Tool Path
command. The ORD file contains your tool path (the order in which the entities in your drawing will be made).
The Make program uses only ORD files and OMX files—it does not use the DXF file created by Layout. For this
reason, several ORD files may exist for the same DXF file (you might use this to make the same part in several
different Qualities, for example).
Orifice
The small opening in the jewel that allows high-pressure water to enter the mixing tube.
Orthogonal
At right angles.
Pan
Moving the display without making it larger or smaller. When “panning right,” for example, the display moves to
the right without changing the zoom.
Parallel
Lines that are parallel are always the same distance apart and never meet. Similarly, planes that are parallel are
always the same distance apart and never meet. A rectangle is composed of two pairs of parallel lines.
Perpendicular
A line that is at a 90° angle to another line or circle.
Pierce
A “pierce” is the process of drilling through the material to be machined. Abrasivejets make their own start holes
by “piercing” the material.
Pixel
The smallest possible dot that can be turned on and off on the screen. Pixel is short for “Picture Element.” The
screen resolution is typically given in pixels. For example, a screen resolution of 640 by 480 means that there are
640 pixels across and 480 pixels down. Pixel is usually used to refer to resolution on computer screens (printer
resolution is usually given in “dots per inch” which can also be expressed as “pixels per inch”).
Post Processor
A Post Processor is a special bit of code that a CAD / CAM system executes in order to generate code that is
specific to a particular brand of machine tool. For example, Mastercam
provides an OMAX post processor so
that OMAX Compatible ORD files can be generated directly from within Mastercam
without using Layout.
Pressure units
Pressure is a measure of force against area.
PSI
Pounds per square inch
This is commonly used in the United States and is the unit used by OMAX software when you select any of the
English units of measurements.
KSI = 1,000 PSI
1 PSI = 0.069 bar
1 PSI = 6900 pascals
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