ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes - Manual (Page 110)

PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 5-14
• Enter the begin and end depths for the Z-axis.
• Enter either the number of passes OR the distance
between each pass. “Pass” refers to the cuts that
are used to machine the pocket to its “End” depth.
• Enter the Z-axis feed rate.
• For “Direction,” press either the CW softkey for a clockwise cutting direction or the
CCW softkey for a counter-clockwise cutting direction.
• Arrow down and enter the table’s feed rate.
• If you need to program a corner blend
radius, tilt angle and/or finish cut:
Corner Blend Radius
You can add a corner blend radius to the
corners of a rectangular pocket.
Highlight the “Corner Blend Radius” field
and enter a radius.
Tilt Angle
You can tilt a rectangular pocket by identi-
fying a tilt angle.
Highlight the “Tilt Angle” field and enter an
angle (measured from the X-axis).
Finish
Finish allows you to leave some excess material that will be removed
during the finish cut reducing, if not eliminating tool marks. The fin-
ish cut will automatically arc on and arc off.
Enter the amount of material to be removed during the finish cut.
Enter the feed rate for the finish cut.
The corner
blend radius
defaults to the
last radius
entered. Check
the value to
ensure that it is
correct.