ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes - Manual (Page 134)

PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 5-38
To program a custom pocket:
• Create a closed tool path.
• Position the cursor immediately below the closed tool
path.
• Press the MORE STEPS softkey.
• Press the CUSTOM POCKET softkey. MILLPWR will
automatically fill in the step range for you.
• Enter the X- and Y-axes coordinates for the entry
(plunge) point.
• 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 feed rate for the Z-axis.
• Enter the table’s feed rate.
• Press either the OUTSIDE or INSIDE softkey. “Outside” clears the custom pocket
from the outside in. “Inside” clears the custom pocket from the inside out.
• Press USE or continue on to finish cut.
• If you would like to program a finish cut, press the
MORE softkey, then:
Enter the amount of material to be removed during the
finish cut in the “Cut” field.
Enter the feed rate for the finish cut.
For “Direction,” press either the CW softkey for clockwise
or the CCW softkey for a counter-clockwise direction.
Enter the stepover percentage (how much you want your
tool to overlap on each pass).
• Press the USE key.