ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 - Manual (Page 177)

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8.1 Milling and Dr
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Bolt Circle Patterns
A Bolthole Circle pattern is defined by its center point, radius and
number of holes. You can program partial bolthole patterns by
pressing the More soft key and entering a start angle and an end angle.
Entering Data
 From the PGM screen, press the HOLES key to access
the HOLES popup Menu.
 Select the Bolt Circle from the popup Menu.
 Enter the CENTER X and Y axes coordinates.
 Enter the BEGIN and END depths for Z. Also enter the PECK
distance (depth).
 Select the type of machining to be done: DRILL, BORE, or
POSITION. Either pick from the drop down menu, or the soft keys.
 Enter the Z axis FEED rate.
 ARROW DOWN, and enter the required data in the RADIUS field.
 For DIRECTION, press either the CW soft key for a clockwise cutting
direction or the CCW soft key for a counter-clockwise cutting
direction.
 In the HOLES field enter the number of holes required in the bolt
circle.
 Enter the hole pattern angle in the ANGLE field, default is 0.00 (X
axis).
 In the start angle field enter the angle of the first hole in relationship
to 0.00 (X axis).
 ARROW DOWN or press the More soft key.
 The TOOL RETRACT, and TOOL DWELL fields are optional.
 The TOOL field enters the current tool selected as reference
information. To use a different tool, that tool has to be entered as
the current tool.
 Press the USE key.