Program steps, Operation manual – ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes User Manual
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PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR
®
Operation Manual
•
From the
DRO
screen, press the
TOOL
key.
•
Enter the diameter and then enter zero for the tool length.
•
Press
GO
.
•
An Operator intervention message will appear asking you to “use” the entered tool.
•
Place your first tool in the spindle and press
GO
again.
•
MILLPWR
is now set with a zero tool length offset.
•
Press the
DATUM
softkey.
•
Touch the current tool to the top of the workpiece.
•
Press the “
Z=0
” softkey, then the
USE
key.
Use this same location to “teach” each tool length in the program.
•
Press the
PROGRAM
key and highlight the first tool step.
•
Press
ENTER
.
•
Use the numeric keypad to enter the tool’s diameter.
•
Highlight the length field and insure the length offset is zero. (
If you used a 3-D electronic
edge finder or tool holder with a repeatable standard to set datum, then touch tool 1 to the same surface
you used to set the Z-axis datum above and teach its tool length here.)
•
Highlight the next tool step and press
ENTER
.
•
Use the numeric keypad to enter the tool’s diameter.
•
Place this tool into the spindle and touch its tip to the same surface you used to set the
Z-axis datum Zero above.
•
Press the
TEACH TOOL LENGTH
softkey. The length offset for this tool will appear in the
length field.
•
Highlight the “unit” field. If the diameter you entered is metric, press the
MM
softkey.
•
Highlight the “Type” field.
•
Press the
TOOL TYPES
softkey.
•
Highlight the type of your tool from the list of available tool types and press
ENTER
.
•
Press
USE
, and repeat this procedure for each additional tool in the program.
•
If your Z-axis datum is not located at the top of your workpiece, you will need to reset
your Z-axis datum. Be sure to set your Z-axis datum using the tool shown in the “current
tool” box located in the status bar on the top of the screen. If the tool doesn’t match,
the datum will not be correct.
After the tool information is established in the program, later you can edit the values as needed to
adjust for accuracy and wear.
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