ACU-RITE 200S - Manual (Page 59)

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I - 3 Milling Specific Oper
ations
Incline, and Arc Mill Execution
The following soft keys are available while running an Incline, or Arc
Milling feature.
The tool radius compensation is applied based on the radius of the
current tool. If the plane selection involves the tool axis, the tool tip is
assumed to have a ball end.
8 Move to the start point and make a plunge cut or the first pass
across the surface.
8 Press the NEXT PASS, soft key to continue with the next step along
the contour.
„ The incremental display shows the distance from the next pass
along the line, or arc’s contour.
8 To follow the contour, move the two axes in small steps, keeping
the X, and Y positions as close to zero (0.0) as possible.
„ When no step size is specified, the incremental display always
shows the distance from the closest point on the arc.
8 Press the VIEW soft key to toggle through the three available views
(incremental DRO, contour, and absolute DRO).
„ The contour view shows the position of the tool relative to the
milling surface. When the cross hair representing the tool is on the
line representing the surface, the tool is in position. The tool cross
hair remains fixed in the center of the graph. As the table is
moved, the surface line moves.
8 Press END to exit the milling operation.
Function Soft key
Press to select the incremental DRO, contour
view of feature, or absolute DRO
Press to return to the previous pass.
Press to advance to the next pass.
Press to end execution of the milling operation.
The tool offset direction (R+ or R-) is applied based on the
tool position. The operator must approach the contour
surface from the appropriate direction for tool
compensation to be correct.