Hole mill cycle – ACU-RITE CNC 3500i User Manual

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Hole Mill Cycle

Use the hole milling cycle to machine through holes or
counter-bores. You can position the tool at the hole center prior to
the this block. Activate a tool prior to, so that the CNC knows the
tool diameter.

If you do not provide Z and H, program a separate Z move to raise
the tool out of the hole after the cycle.

G-code format: G76

Field

Code

Description

Diameter

D

Diameter of hole. (Required)

Direction

E

Select the direction: CCW (climb milling) or
CW (conventional milling). Default is CCW
(Required)

ZDepth

Z

The absolute depth of the finished pocket.

StartHgt

H

Absolute Z position to which the CNC
rapids before feeding into the workpiece.

DepthCut

B

Z-axis increment used for each pass.

ReturnHgt

P

Z-axis height (must be equal to or above
"H").

FinStock

S

Finish-stock amount per side. If you enter
a negative value, stock is left, but no finish
pass occurs. If you do not enter a value, no
finish stock is left.

XCenter

X

X coordinate of the center. Default: Pocket
centers at present position.

YCenter

Y

Y coordinate of the center. If no coordinate
is provided, default is set to present
position.

RoughFeed

J

Rough-pass feedrate. Defaults to last
programmed feedrate.

FinFeed

K

Finish-pass feedrate. Defaults to last
programmed feedrate.

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