Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Line Tool buttons

10.1 CAM Programming

Line Tool buttons

Touching the Line Tool button activates the following buttons in the Vertical button bar.

Button Function

Select Parallel line in the Y axis to create a line parallel to the Y axis at an X coordinate.

Select Parallel line in the X axis to create a line parallel to the X axis at an Y coordinate.

Select Line between two points to create a line going through two points.

Select Angular Line from a point to create a line going through a point at a specific angle.

Select Line Offset to create a line offset from another line.

Select Tangent line from a point to create a line tangent to a circle and going through a point.

Select Tangent line between two circles to create a line tangent to two circles.

Select Tangent line at a specific angle to create a line tangent to a circle at a specific angle.

When more than one solution is available, they are all displayed. The user can select the desired one(s); when done, click on an empty area.

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