ACU-RITE VRO 300T - Manual (Page 49)

Setup VRO 300T
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Vectoring
Vectoring breaks down the movement of the
compound axis into the crossfeed or longitudinal
axes. If you are turning threads, for example,
vectoring lets you see the diameter of the thread in
the X-axis display, even though you are moving the
cutting tool with the compound axis handwheel.
With vectoring enabled, you can preset the desired
radius or diameter in the X axis, so that you can
“machine to zero”.
When vectoring is used with the
VRO 300T
,
the compound axis encoder must be
assigned to the Y axis display (it can be
assigned to other displays as well—refer to
page 44). The crossfeed component of
movement of the Y-axis will then be shown
in the X-axis display. The longitudinal
component of movement of the Y-axis will
be shown in the Z1-axis display, the Z2-
axis display, or both.
Select
VECTORING
from the
JOB SETUP
list.
S
TATUS
—use the ON and OFF softkeys to
enable or disable the vectoring feature. The X
and Z axis displays will indicate when vectoring
is enabled, and the Y axis will display the angle
of the compound axis.
Z C
OMPONENT —use the Z1 and Z2 keys to select
which Z-axis display to use for the longitudinal
axis.
A
NGLE
—enter the angle between the X and Y axes, as indicated in the diagram
above.
Z
X
Y
+29.5º
DIA 1 DIA 2
Compound-rest
direction of motion
STATUS
ON
VECTORING
Z COMPONENT
Z1
ANGLE
29.500