Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Draft Angle Pocket Cycle

7.2 Canned Cycles

Draft Angle Pocket Cycle

Use the draft pocket milling cycle to machine a draft angle on the outer contour of a pocket. The tool must be positioned at the center point of the lower-left corner radius, at the bottom of the draft pocket, prior to running the draft pocket cycle. This is where the machining begins. You can program a rectangular pocket cycle to mill out an initial pocket prior to the draft angle pocket block if desired.

Field	Code	Description
Bottom	X	X length at the bottom of the pocket.
Length		(Required)
Bottom	Y	Y width at the bottom of the pocket.
Width		(Required)
Z Depth	Z	Z absolute pocket depth. (Required)
Z Step	I	Z-axis roughing step-down. (Required)
Rough
Start	H	Z absolute rapid start height (must be 0.1”
Height		or 2 mm above surface). (Required)
Draft	E	Draft angle to be machined on vertical walls
Angle		of pocket. (Required)
Lower Left	A	Lower-left corner radius. Cannot be less
Rad		than tool radius. (Required) If only A is used,
		then the A value is used for all four corners.
Lower	B	Lower-right corner radius. Cannot be less
Right Rad		than tool radius.
Upper	C	Upper-right corner radius. Cannot be less
Right Rad		than tool radius.
Upper Left	D	Upper-left corner radius. Cannot be less
Rad		than tool radius.

170 7 Programming: Canned Cycles, sub-programs