ACU-RITE MILLPWR 2 Axes - Manual (Page 140)

PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 5-51
To program a custom pocket:
• Program a closed continuous tool path for a custom
pocket.
• Highlight the step after the last step of the custom
pocket’s closed continuous 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 the 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.
• If you would like to program a finish cut, enter the amount of material to be
removed during the finish cut in the “Cut” field. Otherwise, press the
USE key.
Finish
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 the tool to overlap on
each pass).
Press the USE key.