ACU-RITE VRO 300M - Manual (Page 33)

Program Operations VRO 300M
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Mill Steps
This function lets you mill a straight line. The
readout will first preset the location of the
starting point of the line, then the end position of
the line.
F ROM —enter the start point of the line.
D
EPTH
—this may be left blank.
T
O —use an axis key to select either a horizontal
or vertical movement, then enter the end point of
the line.
T
OOL
C
OMP
—use the softkeys to select left, center,
or right radius compensation.
When you program a continuous contour of
milling steps, the readout will compensate for
tool offset at the start and end of each cut. For
mill steps to be continuous, they must:
• have the same depth,
• be cut with the same tool,
• be cut on the same side (left, right, or center),
• “touch”—the end of one must be the same as the start of the next.
When you follow one Mill Step with another, the readout assumes that you
want them to be connected. It automatically fills in the F ROM point, D EPTH , and
T
OOL
C
OMP
. All you have to do is fill in the T
O
point and press USE .
MILL
FROM
X
Y
ABS
ABS
DEPTH
Z ABS
TO
X ABS
TOOL COMP
CENTER
CURRENT PROGRAM
001 SET TOOL
002 MILL
003 MILL
004 MILL
The readout will automatically
detect continuous contours,
and will mark the program
listing so you can see the Mill
Steps that make up the
contour.