ACU-RITE CNC 3500i - Manual (Page 23)

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Tool Table ............................................................................................................ 325
Setting up the Tool Table ................................................................................ 327
Importing a Tool Table .................................................................................... 327
Exporting a Tool Table..................................................................................... 327
Tool Paths ............................................................................................................ 328
Creating a Tool Path in CAM Mode ................................................................ 328
Tool Path Verification ...................................................................................... 328
Tool Path Editing ............................................................................................. 329
Use Existing Shape ......................................................................................... 329
Editing a Tool Path .......................................................................................... 330
Disabling, and Enabling Tool Paths ................................................................. 330
Deleting Tool Paths......................................................................................... 330
Arranging Tool Paths Sequence...................................................................... 330
Smart Programming........................................................................................ 331
Files Created ................................................................................................... 331
CAM Example 1 ................................................................................................... 332
Exercise One:.................................................................................................. 332
Defining Geometry:......................................................................................... 332
Connecting the Geometry:.............................................................................. 334
Finalizing the geometry................................................................................... 335
Creating the shape.......................................................................................... 336
Creating the tool paths:................................................................................... 337
CAM Example 2 ................................................................................................... 341
Example Two: ................................................................................................. 341
Create Circle Geometry: ................................................................................. 341
Create Line Geometry..................................................................................... 343
Finalizing the geometry................................................................................... 344
Creating the shape.......................................................................................... 345
Creating the tool paths:................................................................................... 346
G-Code Edit, Help, & Advanced Features
11.1 G-Code Program Editing
Activating Edit Mode ........................................................................................... 352
Program Edit Screen ............................................................................................ 353
Program Edit buttons ...................................................................................... 354
Edit Features menu......................................................................................... 355
Preview Features menu.................................................................................. 356
Program Editing ................................................................................................... 357
Mark a program block: .................................................................................... 357
Unmark a block, or blocks:.............................................................................. 357
Delete a Character: ......................................................................................... 358
Deleting a program block: ............................................................................... 358
Inserting a program block: .............................................................................. 359
Copy/Paste Blocks in a program ..................................................................... 359
Moving Blocks in a program ........................................................................... 360