Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Mill Cycle, 299

Mill Cycle

The Mill Cycle tool path is used to generate a milling cycle from a defined shape. The cycle rapids to the X Start, Y Start point, rapids to the Start Height and then feeds to the Z Depth using the Z Feed and mills the selected shape. The cycle is completed and rapids up to the Start Height and returns to the X End, Y End location. Activate a tool prior to a Mill Cycle so the CNC knows the tool diameter.

Basic tab:

Start Height: Enter the absolute Z position to which the CNC rapids before feeding into the work piece.

Z Depth: Enter the absolute depth of the finished pocket.

Depth Cut: Enter the Z-axis increment used for each pass.

Finish Stock: Enter the finish-stock amount per side (including bottom).

Entry Type: Choose Line Tangent, Line Perpendicular, Arc Tangent, Line Arc Tangent or None for the entry move.

Line Tangent - The tool enters the contour in a line move tangent to the first move of the contour.

Line Perpendicular - The tool enters the contour in a line move perpendicular to the first move of the contour.

Arc Tangent - The tool enters the contour in an arc move of a given radius and angle and tangent to the first move of the contour.

Line Arc Tangent - The tool enters the contour in an arc move of a given radius and tangent to the first move of the contour.

None - Entry move is ignored.

Length (Line Tan, Line Per): Enter the length of the entry move.

Angle (Arc Tan): Enter the angle of the entry arc.

Radius (Arc Tan, Line Arc Tan): Enter the radius of the entry arc.

Exit Type: Choose Line Tangent, Line Perpendicular, Arc Tangent, Line Arc Tangent or None for the exit move.

Line Tangent - The tool exits the contour in a line move tangent to the last move of the contour.

Line Perpendicular - The tool exits the contour in a line move perpendicular to the last move of the contour.

10.1 CAM Programming

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