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Acu-Rite CNC 3500i Editing a Tool Path, Disabling, and Enabling Tool Paths, Deleting Tool Paths

Models: CNC 3500i

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10.1 CAM Programming

Editing a Tool Path

To edit a Tool Path:

Select the Tool Path Edit button to open the Tool Path Edit dialogue.

Select the tool path to edit from the numbered list of tool path buttons.

Select the Edit button. A Data dialogue opens, displaying the data for the selected tool path.

Update the data that require editing.

Select the Use button in the data dialogue to save the changes, and exit. A prompt appears asking to "Save the modified tool path commands".

Disabling, and Enabling Tool Paths

To disable a Tool Path:

Open the Tool Path Edit dialogue.

Select the tool path to disable from the numbered list of tool path buttons.

Select the Disable button. Disabled tool paths have an “X” to the right of them in the Tool Path Edit dialogue. Blocks will not show in program.

To enable a disabled tool path, follow these steps but select the Enable button for a disabled tool path.

Deleting Tool Paths

To delete a Tool Path:

Open the Tool Path Edit dialogue.

Select the tool path to delete from the numbered list of tool path buttons.

Select the Delete button. A delete confirmation dialogue will pop-up.

Select the Yes button to confirm tool path deletion, or No to cancel.

Arranging Tool Paths Sequence

To arrange the Tool Path sequence:

Open the Tool Path Edit dialogue.

Select a tool path from the numbered list of tool path buttons

Select the Move Up, or Move Down button. This will move the selected tool path, and change the order in which it is executed in the program.

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