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Engraving Cycles

Engraving cycles provides a quick and easy way to engrave part numbers, legends, or any alpha/numeric inscription. The usual type of cutter is a sharp point or center drill type tool. Options are given for engraving on an angle (G190), rotating by a certain angle (G191) and mirror is supported for engraving molds.

When executed, the CNC rapids to the start point, then to the StartHgt (the "H" parameter). It then feeds to the ZDepth (the "Z" parameter) specified and begins cutting the Text selected.

Programming the Engrave Cycle

To program the Engrave Cycle:

In Edit mode, touch Other Cycles, then touch Linear Engrave, cycle to display the Engrave Cycle menu.

Complete the entry fields, and touch USE.

Field	Code	Description
Text	A	Text string which is to be engraved. All
		ASCII characters within the range of
		x032 - x126 are allowed, which includes
		Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers, and
		Punctuation (maximum 80 characters in
		Text string). (Required)
StartHgt	H	Z absolute start height. Must be higher than
		ZDepth (the "Z" parameter). (Required)
ZDepth	Z	Z absolute depth of engraving. Must be
		below StartHgt (the "H" parameter).
		(Required)
Height	E	Letter height. Width is proportional to
		height. Height is measured at the centerline
		of the cutter. (Required)
Font	Q	Font type to be used.
		(Q1) Simple is a standard appearance.
		(Q2) Stencil is a stenciled appearance.
		(Q3) Stick has no rounded movements, only
		straight moves. Default is Simple.
		(Required)

7.2 Canned Cycles

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