ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes - Manual (Page 65)

PROGRAMMING
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 3-29
• Press the LOAD softkey.
If your DXF file is stored on a PC:
• Press the REMOTE STORAGE softkey. A “REMTSTOR” directory and any programs it
contains should appear.
If the REMOTE STORAGE softkey does not appear, then it is likely that MILLPWR and your PC
have not been set up properly (refer to Remote Storage and Installation Setup).
• Press the format key until DXF is displayed. The screen will display all of the DXF files
stored in the directory you have chosen.
• Using the arrow keys, highlight the DXF file you want to translate.
• Press the LOAD softkey.
MILLPWR will read the DXF files you selected, then translate the file’s lines, points, arcs, and
circles into the appropriate MILLPWR milling function steps. Default values will be assigned for
any information that’s missing from the DXF file (such as tool offset, feed rate, etc.).
MILLPWR will then arrange the steps in a logical order (based upon common end points) and
create a tool path. After the tool path has been determined, the program will appear on your
screen.
We suggest that you test your program before machining to ensure that the program steps and
tool path do what you want them to do. You can easily edit and rearrange steps as needed (refer
to Step Functions).
Loading a G-Code file:
• Save, then clear, any running programs.
• From the PGM screen, press the PROGRAM FUNCTIONS softkey.
• Select the directory containing your program (refer to Selecting a Directory).
• Press the load softkey.
• Press the format softkey until G-Code is displayed.
• Using the arrows, highlight the program you wish to load
• Press the LOAD softkey.