Program steps, Operation manual – ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes User Manual

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PROGRAM STEPS

MILLPWR

®

Operation Manual

From the

DRO

screen, press the

TOOL

key.

Enter the diameter and then enter zero for the tool length.

Press

GO

.

An Operator intervention message will appear asking you to “use” the entered tool.

Place your first tool in the spindle and press

GO

again.

MILLPWR

is now set with a zero tool length offset.

Press the

DATUM

softkey.

Touch the current tool to the top of the workpiece.

Press the “

Z=0

” softkey, then the

USE

key.

Use this same location to “teach” each tool length in the program.

Press the

PROGRAM

key and highlight the first tool step.

Press

ENTER

.

Use the numeric keypad to enter the tool’s diameter.

Highlight the length field and insure the length offset is zero. (

If you used a 3-D electronic

edge finder or tool holder with a repeatable standard to set datum, then touch tool 1 to the same surface
you used to set the Z-axis datum above and teach its tool length here.)

Highlight the next tool step and press

ENTER

.

Use the numeric keypad to enter the tool’s diameter.

Place this tool into the spindle and touch its tip to the same surface you used to set the
Z-axis datum Zero above.

Press the

TEACH TOOL LENGTH

softkey. The length offset for this tool will appear in the

length field.

Highlight the “unit” field. If the diameter you entered is metric, press the

MM

softkey.

Highlight the “Type” field.

Press the

TOOL TYPES

softkey.

Highlight the type of your tool from the list of available tool types and press

ENTER

.

Press

USE

, and repeat this procedure for each additional tool in the program.

If your Z-axis datum is not located at the top of your workpiece, you will need to reset
your Z-axis datum. Be sure to set your Z-axis datum using the tool shown in the “current
tool” box located in the status bar on the top of the screen. If the tool doesn’t match,
the datum will not be correct.

After the tool information is established in the program, later you can edit the values as needed to
adjust for accuracy and wear.

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