ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 - Manual (Page 159)

ACU-RITE MILLPWR G2 141
8.1 Milling and Dr
illing
 ARROW down or press the More soft key and enter the table’s feed
rate.
 If you need to program a corner blend radius, tilt angle and/or finish
cut:
 You can tilt a rectangular pocket by identifying a tilt angle. Highlight
the ANGLE field and enter an angle measured from the X axis.
Finish
Finish allows you to leave some excess material that will be removed
during the finish cut reducing tool marks. The finish cut will
automatically arc on and arc off.
 Enter the amount of material to be removed during the finish cut in
the CUT field.
 Enter the FEED rate for the finish cut.
 Select the finish cut’s DIRECTION. Press the CW soft key for a
clockwise direction or the CCW soft key for a counter-clockwise
direction.
 Enter a stepover percentage (what percent of the tools diameter is
to pass over the previous cut).
 Press the USE key.
If the tool size and type listed in the TOOL field are incorrect, change
the tool settings before running your program.
Tool Path Description:
 Machining of the rectangle pocket begins at its center.
 The tool plunges at the Z feed rate.
 The pocket is milled from the center out.
 The XY step size is determined by the system and will not exceed
the specified percentage of the tool diameter.
 The Z step size is determined by the system and will not exceed the
specified distance or number of passes.
 The tool retracts slightly (0.01" or 2 mm) between Z passes.
 A finish allowance is optional. If specified, this amount is left on the
bottom and sides of the pocket to be removed on the finish pass.
 When finish feed is 0, the finish pass will be skipped. Finish
direction applies only to the side finish.