ACU-RITE CNC 3500i - Manual (Page 15)

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Tool Compensation Path........................................................................................ 81
Path of Tool During Tool Compensation ........................................................... 81
Intersecting Points ............................................................................................ 82
Compensation Around Acute Angles................................................................ 82
General Precautions............................................................................................... 83
Fixture Offsets - Tool menu ................................................................................... 84
Tool Life Management........................................................................................... 84
Activate Tool Life Management........................................................................ 84
Lock, or Unlock a Tool....................................................................................... 85
Replacement Tool (RT)...................................................................................... 85
Program Management
5.1 Program Management Introduction
Accessing Program Management ......................................................................... 88
Program Screen Description .................................................................................. 88
Program Manager Menu Bar ................................................................................. 89
Utility Function Buttons ......................................................................................... 90
Display window arrangement ................................................................................ 91
5.2 Program Manager Functions
Folder Filter ............................................................................................................ 92
Advanced Folder Filter ........................................................................................... 92
Utility Button Functions ......................................................................................... 93
Sorting Folder Contents ......................................................................................... 95
Program Properties ................................................................................................ 95
Recycle Bin ............................................................................................................ 96
USB Access ........................................................................................................... 96
5.3 Creating, Editing, & Selecting to Run
Creating a New Part Program ................................................................................ 97
Editing an Existing Part Program ........................................................................... 97
Selecting a Program To Run .................................................................................. 98
Program selection: ............................................................................................ 98
Using custom program templates ......................................................................... 99
To create custom program templates:.............................................................. 99