ELECTRIC DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND PROGRAMMING DEVICE

摘要

An electric discharge apparatus includes electrode specification input means (21) for inputting each electrode specification of a plurality of integral electrodes where electrodes (6) corresponding to a plurality of machining forms are arranged continuously on the same axis, machining detail input means (21) for inputting the thickness data of a workpiece when electric discharge machining is performed using the integral electrodes, and machining program generation means (24) for generating a machining program consisting of machining start position and machining depth when electric discharge machining is performed using each electrode based on the electrode specification and the thickness data of a workpiece thus input. There are further provided electrode specification input means and machining detail input means capable of inputting thereinto the following information: which part of the integrated electrodes acts for rough machining and which part acts for finish machining, whether the finish electrode is provided at one position or two positions, in what position relation they are, and how much the thickness of the wokpiece is. Therefore, manual calculation by a worker is not required and a program can be made automatically only by inputting these parameters.