Abstract: A method for determining a bending order for bending a work piece includes displaying an exploded drawing of a workpiece, tracing lines to be bent of the exploded drawing in an order of bending and changing a display color of the traced line.

Abstract: An operator can recognize the operating state of a plate material processing machine, such as the position state of a positioning pin used in positioning of a work piece in a predetermined position and the operating state of a work clamping device for gripping the work piece, on a display unit, by displaying the operating state in the form of an image of the machine in such a manner that it is intuitively easy, for a beginner, to understand. Further, the present position of a movable member selected as a moving object is displayed on the display screen of the display unit in a form of a relative coordinate covering a moving range of the movable member and a pointer representing the position of the movable member arranged at the relative coordinate.

Abstract: A multi-window type NC apparatus comprises a process flow icon indication instruction portion, an icon corresponding program combination portion, and an icon corresponding program screen instruction portion. Then, this NC apparatus displays an icon group for indicating information setting screens along a process flow, and when any icon is pressed, displays an information setting screen of a program relating to that icon and receives an input.

Abstract: An operating state setting device and method of a plate material processing machine, includes multiple keys having corresponding functions relating to operation of the plate material processing machine. The keys include a skill mode selecting key for selecting an expert or beginner mode, an automatic mode key for executing a numeric control processing program, a manual mode key for allocating manual control of a movable member to the operator and moving keys for controlling the movable member in the manual mode. A numerically controlled controller is provided for setting an operating state of the plate material processing machine corresponding to the selected skill mode and executing a detailed procedure in the expert mode and a simple procedure in the beginner mode. The simple procedure may include an internal execution procedure and an editing history selection and corresponding product image display.

Abstract: A multi-window type NC apparatus comprises a process flow icon indication instruction portion, an icon corresponding program combination portion, and an icon corresponding program screen instruction portion. Then, this NC apparatus displays an icon group for indicating information setting screens along a process flow, and when any icon is pressed, displays an information setting screen of a program relating to that icon and receives an input.