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ACU-RITE CNC 3500i User Manual

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Pocket Cycle ........................................................................................................ 303

Basic tab: ........................................................................................................ 303
Setup tab: ....................................................................................................... 303

Pocket Finish Cycles............................................................................................ 305

Bottom tab: ..................................................................................................... 305
Side tab: .......................................................................................................... 305
Adding a Machining Side: ............................................................................... 306

Engraving Cycle ................................................................................................... 307

Basic tab: ........................................................................................................ 307
Setup tab: ....................................................................................................... 308
Comment tab: ................................................................................................. 308

Program Directive ................................................................................................ 308

Adding a Program Directive ............................................................................ 308

Modifying Toolbar ................................................................................................ 309

Modifying Tools Buttons:................................................................................ 309

Viewing Tools ...................................................................................................... 310

Viewing Tool Buttons:..................................................................................... 310

CAM Mode buttons ............................................................................................. 311

CAM Tool Buttons: ......................................................................................... 311

CAM Setup .......................................................................................................... 313

Selection tab: .................................................................................................. 313
Output tab:...................................................................................................... 313
Display tab: ..................................................................................................... 314
Tool Table tab: ................................................................................................ 314
View Buttons: ................................................................................................. 315

Geometry............................................................................................................. 316

Defining Geometry: ........................................................................................ 316
Completing the Geometry: ............................................................................. 317
Finalizing the geometry................................................................................... 319
Creating the shape.......................................................................................... 320

DXF Import Feature ............................................................................................. 321

DXF Entities Supported .................................................................................. 321
DXF Entities Not Supported............................................................................ 321
Importing a DXF File ....................................................................................... 321

Modifying Tools ................................................................................................... 322

Corner Radius (inserting) ................................................................................ 322
Chamfer (inserting) ......................................................................................... 322
Trimming Geometry........................................................................................ 323
Delete button .................................................................................................. 323
Properties button ............................................................................................ 323

Shapes ................................................................................................................. 324

Copying a Shape ............................................................................................. 324
Moving a Shape .............................................................................................. 324