Hole mill cycle – ACU-RITE CNC 3500i User Manual
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Hole Mill Cycle
Use the hole milling cycle to machine through holes or
counter-bores. You can position the tool at the hole center prior to
the this block. Activate a tool prior to, so that the CNC knows the
tool diameter.
If you do not provide Z and H, program a separate Z move to raise
the tool out of the hole after the cycle.
G-code format: G76
Field
Code
Description
Diameter
D
Diameter of hole. (Required)
Direction
E
Select the direction: CCW (climb milling) or
CW (conventional milling). Default is CCW
(Required)
ZDepth
Z
The absolute depth of the finished pocket.
StartHgt
H
Absolute Z position to which the CNC
rapids before feeding into the workpiece.
DepthCut
B
Z-axis increment used for each pass.
ReturnHgt
P
Z-axis height (must be equal to or above
"H").
FinStock
S
Finish-stock amount per side. If you enter
a negative value, stock is left, but no finish
pass occurs. If you do not enter a value, no
finish stock is left.
XCenter
X
X coordinate of the center. Default: Pocket
centers at present position.
YCenter
Y
Y coordinate of the center. If no coordinate
is provided, default is set to present
position.
RoughFeed
J
Rough-pass feedrate. Defaults to last
programmed feedrate.
FinFeed
K
Finish-pass feedrate. Defaults to last
programmed feedrate.