ACU-RITE MILLPWR 2 Axes - Manual (Page 138)

PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 5-49
Reference Point
Depicted as a plus sign (+) on the PGM screen, a reference point is a graphical
representation of a coordinate in the program.
Reference points are commonly used to identify center points, tangent points and
other part features. They can even be used as the basis for incremental moves.
As you program, note that placing a reference point in a continuous tool path will
break the path. Otherwise, reference points do not affect your program's performance
in any way—in fact,
MILLPWR will skip over them altogether when you run a program.
There's no limit to the number of reference points you may use, so include as many
as you need.
To program a reference point:
• From the PGM screen, press the MORE STEPS softkey.
• Press the MORE STEPS softkey two more times.
• Press the REFERENCE POINT softkey.
• Enter your reference point’s position for X, Y and Z.
• Press the USE key.