Patent ID: 7933677

Claim:
A method for controlling a machine tool system to machine a part, the method comprising the steps of: providing a motion control system having a conversational mode of operation and a numerical control (“NC”) mode of operation; setting a default surface finish quality (“SFQ”) value; determining, based on the default SFQ value, a default set of values for a plurality of system parameters of the motion control system for controlling a movement along a first axis of the machine tool system from a first set of values of the plurality of parameters of the motion control system associated with a first SFQ value and a second set of values of the plurality of parameters of the motion control system associated with a second SFQ value; receiving a desired geometry for the part through one of the conversational mode of operation and the NC mode of operation, wherein in the conversational mode of operation during a programming session a plurality of machining operations are defined using one or more motion devices which result in the desired geometry for the part and at least one SFQ value which is received during the programming session through a user interface, the at least one SFQ value being assigned to at least one of the plurality of machining operations; and moving the machine tool system based on the default set of values of the plurality of parameters of the motion control system to perform at least a first operation during machining of the part.