1/2 soft key, I - 3 milling specific oper ations – ACU-RITE 300S User Manual
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I - 3 Milling Specific Oper
ations
To preset the location for Hole 2:
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Press the PRESET soft key.
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Press the X axis key.
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Enter nominal position value for hole 2: X = 1.5”, mark your input as
an incremental dimension, press the
I soft key.
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Press the Y axis key.
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Enter nominal position value for hole 2: Y = 1.5”, mark your input as
an incremental dimension, press the
I soft key.
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Press ENTER.
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Traverse the X and Y axes until the display value is zero. The square
in the near zero warning is now centered between the two
triangular marks.
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To preset the Z axis:
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Press the PRESET soft key.
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Press the Z axis key.
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Press the ENTER key (use last entered preset).
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Drill hole 2: Traverse Z axis until the display value is zero. The
square in the near zero warning is now centered between the two
triangular marks.
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Retract the drill.
1/2 Soft Key
The 1/2 hard key is used to find the centerline (or midpoint) between
two locations along a selected axis of a workpiece. This can be
performed in either Actual Value or Distance-To-Go mode.
This feature will change datum locations when in Actual
Value mode.