Dwell, Reference point, Dwell reference point – ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 User Manual
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Dwell
This is where the time is set for the machine to pause it’s movement,
and stay in its current position for a programmed amount of time
measured in seconds.
From PGM screen, press the Program Steps soft key, then press the
Other Steps
soft key.
Select Dwell in the popup Menu.
Enter the Dwell time in seconds, tenth of seconds can also be
entered.
Press the USE key.
Reference Point
Reference points are commonly used to identify center points,
tangent points and other part features. They can even be used as the
basis for incremental moves.
As you program, note that placing a reference point in a continuous
tool path will break the path. Otherwise, reference points do not affect
your program's performance in any way in fact, MILLPWR
G2
will skip
over them altogether when you run a program.
To program a reference point:
From the PGM screen, press the Program Steps soft key, then press
the Other Steps soft key.
Press the Reference Point in the popup Menu.
Enter your reference point’s position for X, Y and Z.
Press the USE key.
A Dwell of 0 will cause the program to Pause until the
operator presses GO.