Program steps – ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes User Manual
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PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR
®
Operation Manual
5-49
To add a space, move your cursor to a blank spot anywhere within the
"Characters" box and press the
ENTER
key.
•
Press the
EDIT TEXT
softkey when entering your characters.
•
Press the
USE
key.
Ellipse Frame
An ellipse frame is a closed curve with
an oval shape. The only offset available
for this is center offset. Due to the nature
of an ellipse, when the center of the tool
tracks an ellipse, its edge will have some
error. To minimize the amount of error
and cut the most accurate possible
ellipse, use the smallest tool diameter
available.
To cut an inside ellipse, subtract the tool
diameter from the size in both X-and Y-
axes.
To cut and outside ellipse, add the tool diameter to the size in both X-and Y-axes.
To program an ellipsed frame:
•
From the PGM screen, press the
MORE STEPS
softkey.
•
Press the
MORE STEPS
softkey again.
•
Press the
ELLIPSE FRAME
softkey.
•
Enter the location of the center point for the X-and Y-axes.
•
Enter the size along the X-and Y-axes.
•
Enter the depth.
•
Select the cutting path direction. Press the
CW
softkey for a
clockwise direction or the
CCW
softkey for a counter-clock
wise direction.
•
Enter the feed rate.