ACU-RITE MILLPWR 2 Axes - Manual (Page 98)

PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual
• Enter the arc's radius, then press either the MINOR ARC or MAJOR ARC softkey.
(A major arc has a sweep angle greater than 180 degrees; a minor arc’s sweep angle
is less than 180 degrees.)
Both arcs have the same starting point, ending point and radius.
• Select the cutting direction. Press the CW softkey for a clockwise direction or the CCW
softkey for a counter-clockwise direction.
• Highlight the "Offset" field and press the LEFT , CENTER , RIGHT, INSIDE or OUTSIDE
softkey.
• Enter a value for the feed rate.
• If you need to enter a center coordinate, 3 RD point or sweep angle, press the MORE
softkey. Otherwise, press the USE key.
Center
Enter the center coordinate’s position for the X- and
Y-axes.
3 RD Point
Enter your 3 RD coordinate’s position for the X- (X3) and
Y-axes (Y3).
Sweep Angle
Enter the sweep angle.
Information that appears in blue has been calculated. If any of these values are
already displayed in blue, then
MILLPWR has enough data for the arc and has calcu-
lated the rest.
Press the USE key.
Note: If the tool size and type listed in the "Tool" field are incorrect, change the tool
settings before running the program (refer to Programming a Tool Step).
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MAJOR
ARC
MINOR
ARC