ACU-RITE CNC 3500i - Manual (Page 131)

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6.1 Con
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Conversational Data Input Cycles
Milling Button
 Select the Milling button to display the milling button
features in the bottom bar menu.
 Milling
 RPM
 Entry Move
 Rapid
 Line
 Arc
 Exit Move
 Tool
 Repeat
 Sub Programs
When editing, or creating a new program the Conversational Data
Input display provides help screen graphics with each data input
dialogue. When text is required, the on screen keyboard appears, and
the same when numeric information is required, the numeric key pad
is displayed. The display shown is for milling a line.
When a bottom horizontal menu button is touched , a sub menu of the
types of operations that are available in that category are listed.
 Touch the name of the type of cycle that is to be executed by the
machine to display the dialogue.
These buttons are typical to all dialogues. Some dialogues have
additional buttons such as the Line dialogue shown here which also
has the Other button allowing variations of the cycle to be selected.
 Use is available on all dialogues. This accepts the form data, and
enters the block into the program.
 More is only available on dialogues that allow additional optional
parameters.
 Cancel is available on all dialogues. This exists the form, discarding
the data, and no block is entered into the program.
A full description of the cycles described on the following
pages, and programming applications are provided in this
manual. Refer to Chapter 7.2 "Canned Cycles" on page
149.