ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 - Manual (Page 167)

ACU-RITE MILLPWR G2 149
8.1 Milling and Dr
illing
 ARROW DOWN or press the More soft key.
 The FINISH fields will assume the same as the previous finish fields
in the program if it exists. Otherwise this data must be added if
required, or leave it blank if not required.
 For DIRECTION, press either the CW soft key for a clockwise
cutting direction or the CCW soft key for a counter-clockwise cutting
direction.
 Enter a stepover percentage (how much the tool to is to overlap on
each pass). The last stepover percentage used previously in the
program will be displayed
 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 ring begins near the inner radius and works
outward.
 The tool plunges at the Z feed rate.
 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 to the active datum's retract position 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 finishes. To match cutting
convention the outer radius is machined in the opposite direction of
the inner radius.