ACU-RITE MILLPWR User Manual

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have just purchased MILLPWR by ACU-RITE , a versatile and flexible 2-axis Control/ 3-axis Readout system that effectively combines powerful features and functionality with ease of use at an affordable price.

MILLPWR satisfies the needs of the milling market where manual and automated operation are both useful and needed. MILLPWR other non-productive operations thereby increasing your efficiency, producti vity and profitability.

MILLPWR is designed and manufactured in the United States at ACU-RITE’s ISO-9001 registered facility. MILLPWR is a complete system that includes ground and hardened ball screws, powerful DC servo motors,

a user friendly operator console with a built-in floppy disk drive, a controller cabinet containing an electronics module (which includes a large hard disk drive) and a motor control module. The system is closed-looped with positioning feedback provided by the use of ACU-RITE’s precision glass scales (2µm/.0001” resolution).

MILLPWR utilizes a conversational, menu prompted format that makes it easy for you to learn and quick for you to program. No prior programming experience or training is necessary. All you have to do is simpl y enter part dimensions directly from the print. MILLPWR automatically calculates the tool path... with immediate part view graphic feedback providing program verification. MILLPWR’s intuitiveness allows you to learn how to operate MILLPWR and begin making parts, and profits, in a matter of hours.

MILLPWR is backed by a comprehensive 1-year warranty, with nationwide support provided by a factory trained and certified distribution network.

Thank you for choosing ACU-RITE. We’re confident you’ll be more than glad you did.

Sincerely,

ACU-RITE INC.

also maximizes your throughput by significantly reducing set-up time, scrap and

MILLPWR System Setup Access Code

An access code must be entered before the system setup parameters can be set or changed. This prevents inadvertently resetting parameters.

IMPORTANT

The access code is 8891

Refer to section 7, “System Setup.”

IMPORTANT

Supervisors may wish to remove this page from the MILLPWR manual after initially setting up the system parameters. Keep it in a safe place for future use.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1. Introduction

System Overview...........................................................................1-1

Machine Layout ...................................................................1-1

Keypad Layout ....................................................................1-3

Screen Layout ......................................................................1-4

Saving, Backing Up, and Creating Directories

For Programs...............................................................1-5

Emergency Table Stop Button ..............................................1-5

Conventions ..................................................................................1-6

Axis Conventions ....................................................................1-6

Absolute/Incremental ...............................................................1-7

Section 2. DRO

Start-up ........................................................................................2-1

Power Up ............................................................................2-1

Finding Home ......................................................................2-2

DRO Functions .............................................................................2-3

Reset an Axis .......................................................................2-3

Inch -Metric ..........................................................................2-3

Move Table .........................................................................2-3

Establishing a Datum ............................................................2-4

Using a Probe ......................................................................2-5

One Time Milling Functions ..................................................2-6

Section 3. Programming

Programming Considerations .........................................................3-1

Depth of Cut ........................................................................3-1

Tool Offset ..........................................................................3-1

“From” and “To” Points .......................................................3-2

Datum Selection ...................................................................3-2

Absolute and Incremental Dimensions ...................................3-2

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Continuous Milling ................................................................3-3

Creating a Program .......................................................................3-4

The View Key .....................................................................3-6

Running a Program ........................................................................3-6

Setting the Datum .................................................................3-6

Testing Your Program ..........................................................3-7

Pressing the GO Key ...........................................................3-8

Feed Rate Override .............................................................3-9

Machining to Zero ................................................................3-9

Program Functions ......................................................................3-11

Accessing the Load, Save, Delete, and

Backup Options ........................................................3-11

Saving a Program ...............................................................3-12

Directories .........................................................................3-14

Creating a Directory ..................................................3-14

Selecti ng a Directory .................................................3-17

Deleting a Directory ..................................................3-19

Other Program Functions ...................................................3-20

Naming a Program ....................................................3-20

Deleting a Program ....................................................3-21

Backing Up a Program ..............................................3-22

Loading a Program ....................................................3-24

From MILLPWR’s internal hard disk drive ..........3-24

From a 3 ½” floppy disk .....................................3-26

From your PC .....................................................3-27

Section 4. Demonstration

A Demonstration Program .............................................................4-1

Selecting the Datum ..............................................................4-1

Beginning the Program ..........................................................4-1

Selecting a Tool ...................................................................4-2

Milling the Workpiece Contour .............................................4-3

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Programming the Bolt Circle ...............................................4-13

Programming the Pocket ....................................................4-15

Saving Your Program .........................................................4-17

Testing Your Program ........................................................4-17

Running the Program ..........................................................4-18

Tool Changes .....................................................................4-20

Clearing the Program ..........................................................4-20

Section 5. Program Steps

Sample Milling and Drilling ............................................................5-1

Set Tool ...............................................................................5-1

Positioning/Drill ....................................................................5-1

Mill Line ..............................................................................5-2

Mill Arc ...............................................................................5-2

Blend ...................................................................................5-3

Rectangular Milling Functions ........................................................5-4

Pocket .................................................................................5-4

Rectangular Frame ...............................................................5-5

Face ....................................................................................5-6

Slot ......................................................................................5-7

Circular Milling Functions ..............................................................5-8

Circular Pocket ....................................................................5-8

Circular Frame .....................................................................5-9

Ring ...................................................................................5-10

Hole Patterns ..............................................................................5-11

Row of Holes .....................................................................5-11

Hole Frame and Hole Array ...............................................5-12

Bolt Circle .........................................................................5-13

More Steps .................................................................................5-14

Repeat ...............................................................................5-14

Rotate ................................................................................5-15

Mirror ................................................................................5-16

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Custom Pocket ..................................................................5-17

Engrave .............................................................................5-18

Explode .............................................................................5-20

Section 6. Calculator

Four Function Arithmetic ...............................................................6-1

Trig and Math Functions ................................................................6-1

Geometry Calculator .....................................................................6-4

Why We Need a Geometry Calculator .................................6-4

Working with the Geometry Calculator .................................6-5

Example Problem ..........................................................................6-7

Strategy ...............................................................................6-7

Starting the Program .............................................................6-7

Entering the Lines .................................................................6-8

Finding the Arc ..................................................................6-10

Finding the Points of Tangency ...........................................6-12

Returning Features ..............................................................6-13

Section 7. Setup

Inch or Metric ......................................................................7-1

Operator Setup .............................................................................7-2

Tool Library ..................................................................................7-2

Scale Factor .................................................................................7-3

Display Options ............................................................................7-4

Touch Probe .................................................................................7-5

Feed Rate Settings ........................................................................7-5

System Setup ................................................................................7-6

Protection ............................................................................7-6

Error Compensation .............................................................7-7

Encoder Direction ................................................................7-8

Serial Port ............................................................................7-9

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Section 8. Remote Storage

Equipment .....................................................................................8-1

Choosing a Serial Cable ................................................................8-1

Connecting MILLPWR to Your PC ...............................................8-2

Installing the Remote Storage Program ...........................................8-3

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Setting the PC’s COM Port and BAUD Rates ...............................8-4

Common Error Messages ..............................................................8-5

Section 9. Troubleshooting Guide

Introduction ..................................................................................9-1

Using the Table .............................................................................9-1

Table ............................................................................................9-2

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INTRODUCTION

MILLPWR

INTRODUCTION

System Overview

Machine Layout

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Front View of Operator Console

TABLE

STOP

INFO

SET

TOOL

CIRCLE HOLES

RECT

ARC

LINEPOS BLEND

Floppy diskette inside

Emergency

Keypad

Softkeys

VIEW

PGM

DRO

CANCEL

USE

ABS

INC

4 5 6 1

CALC

987

+/-

TABLE STOP

FEED

DEL

STOP GO

ENTER

Rear of Operator Console Side of Controller Cabinet

Contrast and brightness knobs --adjust them for best picture

Main power switch. Use this to turn MILLPWR on and off.

Power Switch for console only (just leave it on)

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Keypad Layout

These let you set up the MILLPWR, get information about what you are doing, switch between program (PGM) and DRO, and “USE” the milling functions as steps in a program.

Main

Function Keys

INFO

SET

VIEW

PGM

Milling Functions

TOOL RECT CIRCLE

POS

LINE

ARC BLEND

Numeric Keypad

and Calculator

ABS

INC

7 8

HOLES

CALC

With these keys, you define the operations you want MILLPWR to perform. These operations end up as “steps” in a program, or you can run just one of them at any time.

DRO

CANCEL

USE

Press GO to run your program, and STOP to stop it. The FEED keys let you adjust the cutting speed on the fly.

4 5

1 2 3

DEL

Cursor and Motion Control Keys

FEED

+/-

ENTER

Enter all numerical values with these keys. When you’re entering dimensions, you can specify absolute or incremental.

The handy 4-function calculator can be used at any time. Trig and geometry assistance is available with a press of the CALC key.

GOSTOP

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The cursor keys help you navigate around the screen while you are using MILLPWR.

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Screen Layout

The MILLPWR display screen is divided into four sections.

SERVO

FEED 0 100%

OFF

ZERO X ZERO Y ZERO Z

SCALE 1.0000TOOL:

DATUM

MOVE

TABLE

INCH

Status bar - displays the servo motor status (on/off), feed rate, current tool, scale, and inch/mm display view.

Information screen - displays information for the job being performed.

• Used as a readout, the screen will display the current location for each axis.

• When programming, a list of milling operations and part view graphics will

be displayed.

• To calculate data geometrically, lines and arcs can be constructed and

displayed.

Message line - operator prompts and messages will appear here.

Softkeys - variable key functions appear here; functions are selected by pressing

the hard key directly below the softkey message.

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Saving, Backing Up, and Cr eating Directories for Programs

When you begin to create programs for your MILLPWR to run, you can save your

If you're writing a long program, don't wait until the end to save your work. Frequent saving reduces the risk of losing work due to a power interruption.

programs in any of three places—on MILLPWR’s internal hard disk drive, on a 3 ½” floppy disk, or on your PC’s hard disk drive. Saving your work means it will not be lost if the MILLPWR is turned off or if there is a power failure.

Your MILLPWR is also equipped with a backup feature that enables you to make duplicate copies of your saved programs. We recommend backing up your work as an extra precaution against accidental deletions, hard disk drive failures, or other problems that may prevent you from recovering your original files. Backing up your programs takes only a few moments—and will save you valuable time if a problem

does occur. And as you save and back up your programs, you can neatly organize them in any of

the three default directories (“MILLPWR,” “A:,” and “REMTSTOR”) or in personalized directories you create on your own.

For more details about how to save programs, back up files, and create directories, refer to the Programming section.

Note: Before you save or back up programs on your PC’s hard disk drive, refer to the Remote Storage and System Setup sections for setup instructions.

Emergency Table Stop Button

The large red button on the front of the MILLPWR operator console is the emergency

TABLE STOP. In the event of a malfunction or programming error, press the emergency TABLE STOP button to disengage the servo motors. Disengaging the servos will

cause all table movement to stop.

WARNING

Pressing the emergency TABLE STOP button will NOT

stop the rotation of the cutting tool unless your machine

has been specifically wired to do so. Therefore, in the

event of an emergency, if your machine has not been

wired to stop the rotation of the cutting tool, be prepared

to raise the quill in addition to pressing the emergency

TABLE STOP button.

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Conventions

Axis Conventions

Cartesian Coordinates

When programming a part using MILLPWR, table movement and tool motion are determined by the use of positive or negative numbers. MILLPWR has been factory set with the following positive and negative directions for X, Y, and Z:

X-axis: the table will move to the left, with tool motion to the right, for positive positions.

Y-axis: the table will move toward you while tool motion is away from you for positive positions.

Z-axis: quill movements up (away from the table surface) are for positive positions.

Polar Coordinates

The polar radius (R), is the distance from datum (absolute zero) to a point. The polar angle (A), is formed by the X-axis and the radius, positive counter- clockwise. The angle is always measured from the positive X-axis.

R=6.4

A=39°

1 2 3 4 5 60

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Absolute / Incremental

Dimensions you enter from the print can be either absolute or incremental. Absolute dimensions are measured from the datum which is the workpiece zero. Incremental dimensions are measured from one point to another.

1.5

A B C

3.625

absolute coordinates of a point. Both absolute and incremental dimensions can be used on the same workpiece. For

example, Hole C has the dimensions X = 3.625 INC from hole A, Y = 1.5 ABS.

Example: Polar and Incremental

Here is how to enter the angle of a line: If your drawing provides the angles from one end, you need to use polar and

incremental. The end of the line is measured incrementally from the beginning of the line.

Holes A and B are dimensioned as absolute, but hole C is dimensioned incrementally from A.

When entering these dimensions in the MILLPWR, we would say:

Hole A: X = 2.000 ABS Hole B: X = 4.000 ABS Hole C: X = 3.625 INC from hole A

It will often be easier to describe a location in terms of incremental dimensions than it would be to calculate the

3 2

P1 (From)

5.0

P2 (To)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

- 53°

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Notice that if you don’t use incremental coordinates, Point 2 will be incorrect because it will be measured from the datum instead of from Point 1.

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DRO FUNCTIONS

Start-Up

Power Up

• Make sure the power switch on the back of the Operator’s Console is on.

• Turn the on/off switch on the side of the controller cabinet ON.

After the program has loaded, the following screen will appear:

SERVO

FEED 0 100%

OFF

SCALE 1.0000TOOL:

INCH

DRO stands for “digital readout”.

INC

0.0000

INC

0.0000

INC

0.0000

ZERO X ZERO Y ZERO Z DATUM

This is called the “DRO” screen. It shows you the current tool position. Here you can use several DRO functions to set up your job. In fact, you can use this as a normal DRO when you use your machine manually.

0.0000

ABS

MOVE

TABLE

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Finding Home

The ACU-RITE’s ENC150 precision glass scales included with your MILLPWR system are different from standard ENC150 glass scales because they have only one reference mark. The reference mark will be located between five and eight inches from the centerline of your scale. The reference mark will most likely be found in the positive count direction for both the X and Y axes; however, it may be found in the negative count direction depending upon how the scale(s) are mounted.

MILLPWR must find these reference marks after power-up in order to establish the

farthest table travel, so you won’t crash the table. You must find home before you can run a program.

To find home, press the DATUM softkey, then the FIND HOME softkey. The

Once you are familiar with where the reference marks are, you can use the “MOVE TABLE” function to get close to them before you press "FIND HOME".

table will move, one axis at a time, to find the reference positions. If the table moves until it hits the hard stops and the servo motor stops, it

means the table was already positioned past the home position. Use the handcranks to move the table away from the end and press FIND HOME again. Should the FIND HOME softkey be pressed immediately after home has been found, the table will move to the hard stops and the servo motors will disengage.

DATUM is a term for “workpiece zero” or “absolute zero”.

After home has been found, the DRO display will change. The absolute display

shows the tool position from the most recent datum.

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DRO Functions

Reset an Axis

Pressing the ZERO X, ZERO Y, or ZERO Z softkey will zero the incremental position of that axis.

You can’t change to metric if you have an “inch” program active, and vice versa.

Note that the arrow keys will move the table!

Inch - Metric

To change the measurement system between inches and metric units, press the

SETUP key to get the INCH and MM softkeys. Select the system you want, and

press USE NEW SETTINGS.

Move Table

This function lets you move the table rapidly using the arrow keys. Pressing the

MOVE TABLE softkey will caution you that the arrow keys no longer move around

the screen, but will instead move the table.

SERVO ONFEED 0 100%

X Y

INC

0.000

INC

0.000

INC

0.000

SCALE 1.0000TOOL:

0.0000

INCH

ABS

CAUTION

ARROW KEYS

WILL MOVE TABLE

PRESS CANCEL WHEN FINISHED MOVING TABLE.

MOVE

TABLE

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MILLPWR

The table moves in the direction of the arrows. You can move in both X and Y at the same time.

MOVE TABLE AWAY

FROM YOU

While the MOVE TABLE

It’s a REALLY good idea to fold in the handcrank handles before moving the table!

Establishing a Datum

A datum is a reference point that you establish as the workpiece zero. You need to set a datum for each job. The location on the workpiece that is to be used as the datum will be determined by the way the part is dimensioned on the blueprint. In general, you should select a datum location so that you may enter most dimensions directly, without calculations.

MOVE

TABLE

LEFT

MOVE

TABLE

RIGHT

MOVE TABLE

TOWARDS YOU

softkey is pressed, the servo motors are on. Press it again to turn them off.

The datum position is not lost at power-down, so you can quit in the middle of a job at night and easily resume it the next morning.

The simplest datum location to set is where you can position the tool exactly at that location in all three axes.

• Position the

workpiece so that the datum point is directly beneath the tool. This point might be a corner, the center of a bolt hole pattern, etc.

SERVO

OFF

FEED 0 100%

SET DATUM

X Y

INC

0.0000

INC

0.0000

INC

0.0000

SCALE 1.0000TOOL:

0.0000

• Press the DATUM

softkey and the Set Datum entry form will appear.

• Press the X=0, Y=0,

and/or Z=0 softkey(s)

ENTER THE NEW ABSOLUTE POSITION OF THE TOOL CENTER.

X = 0 Y = 0 Z = 0

FIND

HOME

USE

PROBE

MOVE

TABLE

to establish workpiece zero.

INCH

ABS

• Press USE to lock in the workpiece zero.

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DRO

MILLPWR

If you can’t position the tool center right at the datum, you’ll need to enter a value for each axis. The value to use is the absolute position of the tool center from the new datum. For one axis at a time, position the tool to a known location, such as the edge of the workpiece. Without moving the tool, enter the desired location of the tool center and press ENTER. Then move to position the next axis. When all are entered, press USE.

DISTANCE TO

The MILLPWR calculator helps a lot here---To set the datum for the X axis, enter:

0.3875/2+.005. Then, since the tool center is left of the datum, change the sign.

.005 SHIM

0.3875 TOOL

ENTER

While you are setting the datum, you can use the MOVE TABLE softkey to help you with long moves.

Using A Probe

You may use a touch probe or edge finder to get very accurate edge locations. Make sure the diameter of the probe is correct (it’s found in the SET-UP list). Install the probe and connect it to the back of the Operator Console. Then, for one axis at a time, enter the absolute position of the edge to be touched into the datum form, press the USE PROBE softkey, and move the table slowly until the probe touches the workpiece. When the probe touches, the USE PROBE softkey will release. Press the USE key to set the absolute position of each axis.

TIP: Right after you find home, you can move quickly to your previous datum using the position function:

POS

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DRO

MILLPWR

One Time Milling Functions

Any of the milling functions, except BLEND, can be used “one time” without creating a program. Press the desired milling function key, fill in the information, and press

GO.

The information for each function will be remembered for the next time you use it. Each function is described in the Program Steps section. For many of the milling functions, such as a pocket, you will need to set the proper

tool diameter. You can use the TOOL key as a one-time function to do this.

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PROGRAMMING

Programming Considerations

Depth of Cut

Since the vertical Z-axis is not controlled by a servo motor, you must make changes to the depth of cut manually.

You don’t have to program the depth, but if you do, MILLPWR will preset the programmed value into the DRO for you. Then, when it’s time, MILLPWR will show you the DRO and ask you to set the depth.

If you are not programming depth, leave it set to 0.

Tool Offset

With MILLPWR, you never have to worry about the actual tool path. Because of

MILLPWR ’s tool radius compensation capability, you program only the actual part

dimensions. When you program a line, arc, or frame, use the TOOL OFFSET field to tell

MILLPWR which side of the cut you want the tool to be on.

Picture yourself standing behind the tool as it is moving. If the tool is on the left of the workpiece, use “left” offset. If the tool is to the right of the workpiece, use “right” offset.

By using left and right offsets, you can program the

LEFT OFFSET

RIGHT OFFSET

dimensions of the part as found on the blueprint.

MILLPWR will take care of

all cutter radius compensation. You do not have to program the tool path.

If you use “center” offset, the programmed dimensions are for the center of the tool.

For some milling functions, like Frame and Arc, “inside” and “outside” offsets help you visualize where the tool is.

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“From” and “To” Points

MILLPWR lines and arcs are defined by both FROM and TO points. MILLPWR will automatically go to the start

point before it asks you to set the depth.

Datum Selection

The datum is the point where all absolute dimensions are measured from. You must look at the blueprint of the part and decide what to use as a datum. You should pick a point which will let you enter most of the dimensions directly, without calculations. However, any point you select will give the same results.

FROM TO

FROM X1 ABS Y1 ABS

TO X2 ABS Y2 ABS

Absolute and Incremental Dimensions

To help you enter dimensions directly from the blueprint, MILLPWR allows direct entry of both absolute and incremental dimensions. Any dimension measured from the point you select as the datum is called absolute.

A dimension measured from any other point is called incremental. This “other point” is called the incremental reference point.

For the part drawn below, if we put the datum in the center of the hole (point F), all dimensions are absolute.

Point X Y

A -7.123 ABS -3.936 ABS

B 3.421 ABS -3.936 ABS C 3.421 ABS 3.603 ABS D -4.893 ABS 3.603 ABS E -7.123 ABS 1.011 ABS

1.011

7.123

2.96 DIA

THRU HOLE

3.4214.893

3.603

3.936

F 0.00 ABS 0.00 ABS

A B

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If we use point A as our datum, many of the given dimensions are incremental because they are measured from the incremental reference point F and not from the datum.

Point X Y

MILLPWR will display marks to the right of each program step number for continuous contours.

7.123

A 0.00 ABS 0.00 ABS

B 3.421 INC F 0.00 ABS C 3.421 INC F 3.603 INC F D -4.893 INC F 3.603 INC F E 0.00 ABS 1.011 INC F F 7.123 ABS 3.936 ABS

1.011

2.96 DIA

THRU HOLE

Continuous Milling

When you program a continuous contour made up of lines and arcs, MILLPWR will mill the contour without stopping. MILLPWR will detect a continuous contour automatically. There are no special keypresses or different functions to learn.

For lines and arcs to be continuous, they must:

FROM TO

• have the same Z depth,

3.4214.893

3.603

3.936

FROM

• be cut with the same tool,

• be cut on the same side,

• and, of course, they must “touch”--the end of one

must be the same as the start of the next.

When you follow one line (or arc) with another, MILLPWR assumes that you want them to be connected. It automatically fills in the FROM point, Z depth, and tool offset. All you have to do is fill in the TO point, and press USE.

You can have different feedrates within a continuous contour by entering the feedrates you want in each step of the contour.

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Creating a Program

Press the PGM key, and the following program screen appears.

SERVO

OFF

CURRENT PROGRAM

PROGRAM

FUNCTIONS

FEED 0 100%

END OF 0

CLEAR

PROGRAM

EXPLODE

STEPS

SCALE 1.0000TOOL:

RUN

OPTIONS

INCH

You create a program by creating a list of milling steps to be performed. As you add to your list, each step will be drawn immediately on the screen so you can see a picture of your part in progress.

Program Step Listing

• To enter a milling step, press the appropriate milling function key. The function

you select will appear in the program listing, and you can enter the information

SERVO

OFF

CURRENT PROGRAM

001 SET TOOL 002 MILL ARC

FEED 0 100%

2 OF 2

MILL ARC 002

FROM

X1 ABS

Y1 ABS

X2 ABS

Y2 ABS

DEPTH

Z ABS

RADIUS

DIRECTION

CCW

TOOL

0.500 DIAMETER

FL END ML

CENTER OFFSET

10FEED IPM

TEACH

POSITION

TYPE

SCALE 1.0000TOOL:

INCH

Enter information about the arc into this form.

MOREPOLAR

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describing the step into the form.

• After entering all the data for a step, press the USE key to accept the data. This

updates the picture and moves down for the next step.

SERVO

OFF

CURRENT PROGRAM

001 SET TOOL 002 MILL ARC

PROGRAM

FUNCTIONS

FEED 0 100%

END OF 2

CLEAR

PROGRAM

EXPLODE

STEPS

SCALE 1.0000TOOL:

RUN

OPTIONS

INCH

• To change a step, use the arrow keys to move to the step and press USE or ENTER.

When you have made your changes, press USE to put the changed step back into the program.

• To delete a step, move to the step and press the DEL key.

• To insert a step, move to where you want the new step to go, and press the new

milling function key.

If you decide not to use a milling function that you have selected, press the CANCEL key.

In addition to the milling functions, the MORE STEPS softkey lets you pick from a number of other useful steps, such as REPEAT and ROTATE. All steps are described in the Program Steps section.

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