ACU-RITE CNC 3500i - Manual (Page 129)

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6.1 Con
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Program Edit Screen
The program edit screen provides the name of the program in the
upper Status Bar, and the program is displayed in numerical order in
the main window. The conversational edit buttons are available in the
bottom menu bar.
Selecting a button for the machine operation that is to be performed
will open a list of various types of machining options available.
Selecting the type of machining operation for a particular feature
opens a dialogue, and a graphic to illustrate the data that is being
entered.
The bottom menu bar, buttons, pop-up lists, dialogues, and graphics
are explained in this chapter.
These operations are presented in a conversational format that allows
the operator to enter data quickly, and without the need to enter data
in a g-code format. Each of the machining operations are described in
detail, see chapter "7.2 Canned Cycles on page 149”.
Use the scroll bars, and buttons to navigate. See "Programming
Sliders" on page 14 for a full description of these.
1 Program area
2 Help button.
3 Preview button.
4 Horizontal scroll bar
5 Bottom menu bar with programing buttons.
6 Vertical scroll bar, page up/down, jump to beginning/end
7 Preview display activated
8 Preview display vertical menu bar buttons
9 View display with rulers activated
10 Preview display