ACU-RITE MILLPWR 2 Axes - Manual (Page 176)

SETUP
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual
Using the Tool Library
Whenever you program a tool step, you will see a TOOL LIBRARY softkey. Press the TOOL
LIBRARY softkey and highlight the tool you wish to use. Press ENTER , then USE , and the tool step
is programmed. It is important to understand that the tool information that is retrieved from the
library remains in the program.
If you change a tool in the tool library, the tool information in all programs will not change.
The program will continue to prompt for the tools you originally programmed. If you wish to
update a tool step in a program, highlight the tool step you wish to change, press
ENTER , press the
TOOL LIBRARY softkey and highlight the tool you wish to use. Press ENTER , then USE , and the tool
step is updated for the new tool.
Setting Datum
Once a library of tools has been established, use any one of the known tools to establish Datum.
To establish Datum with a tool from the tool library.
• From the DRO view, press the TOOL key.
• Press the TOOL LIBRARY softkey.
• Highlight the tool you would like to use from the tool library list and press enter.
• Press the GO key. An Operator intervention message will appear asking you to “use”
the selected tool.
• Place the selected tool in the spindle.
• Press the GO key to confirm that the tool has been installed.
• Follow the instructions for setting datum in the operation manual.
Once Z-axis datum is set with a known tool from the tool library, all of the tools in the tool library
can be used without the need to reset datum.
It is extremely important to set Z-axis datum on a solid surface with a tool from the library after
running a tool step with this tool, or by using the identical method used when setting the first
tool, before you input additional tools to the library. If this is not done, the tool length cannot be
determined correctly.
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