Setting the datum on an edge, 1 con v ersational pr ogr a mming – ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 User Manual
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6 Programming
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Select the datum field that is to be set (X, Y or Z axes),
then press the Probe soft key.
The datum is set for the axis that was last used when the edge
finder was triggered. If moving the X axis when the edge finder is
triggered, the X datum will be set and the X datum field will be set
to 0.0000.
With the Probe soft key activated, select the type of probing to be
performed by pressing the appropriate softkey: Edge, Centerline, or
Circle Center
.
Setting the datum on an edge
The coordinates of the datum can be set by probing edges or surfaces
and capturing them as datum, either in the X or Y direction.
Press the Probe soft key.
Press the Edge soft key. The message Move to edge
appears in the message bar.
Move the edge finder until it makes contact with the work piece
edge, and the Move to edge message disappears.
Retract the edge finder from the work piece.
The diameter of the edge finder and direction of motion will set the
location of the datum to the work piece edge.
To set the edge to a specific value, add or subtract an offset to the
datum coordinate. For example, to have X = 3.0; press the +(PLUS),
3,
and ENTER hard keys.
Keys
Function
Edge
sets the datum with a single trigger of the edge
finder. The system will prompt to "Move to edge".
Using any axis, start movement until the edge finder
is triggered. Once triggered, the system will exit the
probing mode and set the moving axis' datum.
Centerline
sets the datum with 2 triggers of the
edge finder and will use the center point as the axis'
datum. The axis that is used for the first trigger must
be used for the second. For example, if the first
trigger occurred using the X axis, the X axis must be
used for the second trigger.
Circle Center
sets the datum using 3 points of a
circle. This operation will only work with the X and
Y axis and any of the triggers can be accomplished
by moving either of these axes. This function will
set the datum for both X and Y.