Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe User Manual

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Editing Programs On Line

Chapter 5

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For more information regarding these designations, see chapters 15 and 16.

Your system installer can select a different address for angle A in AMP.

Refer to your system installer’s documentation.

Axis words followed by a (1), (2), or (3) are prompting for the first,

second, or third coordinate position respectively. The location of the axis

word is shown on the drawing accompanying the prompt screen.

Prompts that appear:

Indicate that:

in reverse video

this parameter is optional, and you do not need to enter it

in this block.

with an OR to the left

there are two or more optional parameters for this prompt,

only one of which needs a value assigned to it.

Follow these steps to use the QuickPath Plus QuickView feature:

1.

From the QuickView menu, press the

{QPATH+ PROMPT}

softkey.

QPATH+

PROMPT

GCODE

PROMPT

DRILL

PROMPT

LATHE

PROMPT

PLANE

SELECT

(softkey level 4)

2.

Select a sample pattern matching the part geometry to be

programmed from the previous list of sample patterns, and press the

corresponding softkey.

Change the softkey menu, by pressing the continue softkey {

Þ

}.

Figure 5.3

QuickPath Plus Menu Screen

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