ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes - Manual (Page 131)

PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 5-35
Bolthole Circle Patterns
A bolthole circle pattern is defined by its center
point, radius and number of holes. You can
program partial bolthole patterns by pressing
the
MORE softkey and entering a start angle
and an end angle.
To program a bolthole circle pattern:
• Press the HOLES key.
• Press the BOLT CIRCLE softkey.
• Enter the X- and Y-axes coordinates for the
bolthole circle pattern’s center point.
• Enter the begin and end depths of the cut for the
Z-axis.
• (Optional) Enter either the number of pecks OR
the distance between each peck.
• Select the DRILL , BORE or POSITION softkey.
• Enter the Z-axis feed rate.
• Enter the radius of the hole pattern.
• For "Direction,” select the direction you want to cut.
Press the
CW softkey for clockwise or the CCW softkey
for a counter-clockwise direction.
• Enter the number of holes you want to include in the
circle.
Drill - The quill
will feed down
then rapidly move
up.
Bore - The quill
will feed down
then feed up.
Position - You will
be prompted to
move the quill
manually.