ACU-RITE MILLPWR 2 Axes - Manual (Page 92)

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 the 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 ensure the length offset is zero. (If you used an 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. If the diameter you entered is metric,
press the
MM softkey.
• 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 “Type” field.
• Press the TOOL TYPES softkey.
• Highlight the type of 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 the Z-axis datum is not located at the top of the workpiece, you will need to reset
the Z-axis datum. Be sure to set the 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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