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Display Unit

Upper Menu and Status Information Bar

The 3500i display screen upper bar always remains the same regardless of the operation or function that is being preformed, and general status information. See "Manual Data Input" on page 20 for a complete description of the screen layout.

1Help button

2

ABC button to hide or unhide the on screen keyboard & numeric keypad

1.2 Visual

3Manual Data Input button

4Program Management button

5Program Run button

6System Maintenance button

7Shutdown button

8Clock

9Program running status:

Red - Machine is idle

Green - System is running

10Message Indicator:

Yellow/Red (flashing): Error or Warning

Green: All OK

11Screen Lock: Touch Screen can be locked while a program is running, or at anytime the operator chooses. Press the CLEAR key on the keypad to unlock the touchscreen.

12Message Bar: Messages will pop-up (e.g. an error or warning) and can be cleared by touching the message bar. The message bar appears in all modes, and sub-modes of operation.

10	1 Introduction

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Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Display Unit, Visual, Upper Menu and Status Information Bar

Contents

CNC Page Page Controls Controls Axis Jog keys KeyFunction Navigation keys KeyFunction Keyboard Installation Keyboard Equivalent Key Strokes FunctionAlt + c Arrows Message symbols Manual Information Model, Software and Features CNC model NC software numberIntended place of operation Viii New Functions of Software 689 Changed Functions of Software Contents Xii Table of Contents Machining Fundamentals Xiv Manual Data Input Tool Data Xvi Program Management Xvii Programming Canned Cycles, sub-programs Xviii Probing Cycles 3500i Drawing Programs Running a Program on the Machine Xxii Xxiii Code Edit, Help, & Advanced Features Xxiv Advanced Programming Xxv 11.5 Four Axis Programming Xxvi Introduction ACU-RITE conversational, and G-code formats Introduction Powering Up the CNC Machine Stop, Servo Reset, and CNC Shutdown Activating/Resetting the ServosReset the servos as follows Emergency Stop E-STOP Writing Programs Visual Display Unit Operating Panel with Touch Screen displayScreen Navigation Menus, Dialogues, and Forms Operator PromptsCursor General Operating Guidelines Main Operating Modes Sub Modes Display Unit VisualUpper Menu and Status Information Bar Machine function buttons Keyboard Unit Additional ButtonsSpecial Characters Programming Sliders Numeric touch pad Drag Bar Calculator Advanced Function buttons Using Context Sensitive Help Context Sensitive Help Button Function Console Key Pad Operating Mode Screens Main Operating Mode Screens Display navigationManual Data Input Mode Screens Program Management Screen Program Run Draw View Accessories Touch probesTS 220, TS 640 and TS 440 touch trigger probes HR electronic hand wheels Electronic Edge FinderTT 140 tool touch probe for tool measurement Machining Fundamentals Fundamentals of Positioning Position encoders and reference marks Reference system Reference system on milling machines Designation of the axes on milling machines Polar coordinatesTool axis Principal axis Minor axis Setting the pole and the angle reference axis Angle Measurements Absolute and incremental work piece positions Absolute work piece positionsIncremental work piece positions Setting the datum Fixture Offsets Fundamentals of Positioning Jog Mode Moves Manual Machine Positioning Adjusting the Feedrate Overriding the Spindle RPM Manual Machine Positioning Manual Data Input Manual Data Input MDI OverviewManual Data Input Screen Manual Data Input Mode Settings Modes set from the Manual Data Input screen Manual Data Input Menu Bar MDI Menu Page two Manual Data Input Operations Mill Arc manual data input Mill Arc manual data input View Manual Data Input Cycles  Drill Cycles Pocket Cycle Example Rectangular Pocket Cycle data input View Block History Code MDI MDI Touch Screen Feature Dialogues Zero Axes Program Preset Move to Target Location Tool Offset Basic Modals Feed and Speed Manual Data Input MDI MDI Teach Button Function Tool Management Tool Table Tool Table / Tool ManagementTool Compensation Required Data Tool numbers / Tool names Locating the Tool TableSign for the length difference ΔL Editing the tool table Tool Table Menu Bar Second Menu Bar Clearing an entire line of tool data Clearing the current tool table Finding a tool using text Find Clear Feature Teach, and Teach Program Tool Table Structure Feeds & Speeds Table Feeds & Speeds OverviewFeeds & Speeds Table Structure Column Description Tool Number Tool DiameterTool Length Number Using the Feeds & Speeds Table Simulation Tool and Offset Tables Tool Data Codes, and Tool ActivationActivating Offsets via the Program T1 Format Description Tool-Length Offsets Entering Tool Length Offsets in the Tool Table Diameter Offset in Tool Table Tool Radius Compensation Contouring without radius compensation Contouring with radius compensation Radius compensation Machining corners Ramping into a Compensation Move Line Tangent Entry MoveLine Perpendicular Entry Move Arc Tangent Entry Move Line Arc Tangent Entry Move Special Code Temporary Change of Tool Diameter Tool Compensation Path Path of Tool During Tool Compensation Intersecting Points Compensation Around Acute Angles General Precautions Fixture Offsets Tool menu Tool Life ManagementActivate Tool Life Management Replacement Tool RT Lock, or Unlock a Tool Tool Data Program Management Accessing Program Management Program Management IntroductionProgram Screen Description Program Manager Menu Bar Utility Function Buttons Display window arrangement Program Manager Functions Folder FilterAdvanced Folder Filter Utility Button Functions Preview button Paste Program button Sorting Folder Contents Program Properties USB Access Recycle Bin Creating, Editing, & Selecting to Run Creating a New Part ProgramEditing an Existing Part Program Selecting a Program To Run Program selection Conversational Editing Conversational Programming Getting StartedDirect From Draw Program Edit Screen 101 Program Edit buttons Conversational Data Input Cycles Milling Button103 Milling Feature Buttons More Milling Button 105 Drill Features Button Pocket Cycles Button 107 Other Cycles Button  RMS Program Editing Mark a program blockUnmark a block, or blocks 109 Deleting a program block Inserting a program block Canceling edits to a program block Copy/Paste Blocks in a programMoving Blocks in a program 111 Restore edits to a program block Editing an existing block Program Text Editing Find Specific Text or Code in a program113 Program Edit Preview Preview Side Bar Menu Preview Features Menu 115 Program / Display Relation Programming Canned Cycles, sub-programs Explaining Basic Cycles Round/ChamferCorner Rounding Line-to-Line Corner Rounding Line-to-Arc Corner Rounding Arc-to-Arc Corner RoundingChamfering 119 Rapid Rapid MoveRapid Move EndPoint Field Code Description Rapid Move Angle and Radius Rapid Move Angle121 Rapid Move Angle and Y Rapid Move Radius Line Rapid Move Radius and YLine Move 123 Line Move EndPoint Line Move Angle and Radius Line Move Angle125 Line Move Angle and Y Line Move Radius Line Move Radius and Y 127 Arc Arc Move Arc Move Radius and EndPoint 129 Arc Move Center and EndPoint Arc Move Center and Angle 131 Using Arc Center and EndPoint to create a circle Dwell 133 Plane Selection Reference Point Return 135 Fixture Offset Work Coordinate System Select Dimension Abs/Inc Unit Inch/MM137 Absolute Zero Set Block Form 139 Temporary Path Tolerance System Data 141 FeedRate FeedRate 4th-Axis Spindle RPM Functions143 Tool Definition and Activation Repeat Blocks Block Description145 0000 Canned Cycles Canned Cycles147 Drilling Cycles Drilling, Tapping, and BoringBasic Drill Cycle Counterbore Drill Cycle Peck Drill Cycle149 Tapping Cycle Boring Bidirectional Cycle Boring Unidirectional Cycle151 Chip Break Cycle Flat Bottom Boring Cycle 153 Drill Bolt Hole Cycle Drill Pattern Cycle 155 Milling Cycles Mill Cycle 157 EndMill Cycle Face Mill Cycle 159 160 Hole Mill Cycle 161 Thread Mill Cycle 163 164 Circular Profile Cycle 165 166 Rectangular Profile Cycle 167 168 Pocket Cycles Pocket Cycle Overview169 Draft Angle Pocket Cycle 171 Rectangular Pocket Cycle 173 Circular Pocket Cycle 175 Plunge Rectangular Pocket Cycle 177 Plunge Circular Pocket Cycle 179 Frame Pocket Cycle 181 Ring Pocket Cycle 183 Slot Cycle 185 Circular Slot Cycle 187 Irregular Pocket Cycle 189 Islands Bottom Finish 191 Side Finish Engraving Cycles Programming the Engrave Cycle193 194 Programming the Arc Engrave Cycle 195 ’clock position. Optional Probing Cycles Tool, and Spindle Probe cycles197 Tool Probe Cycles Tool Probe Calibration Cycle 199 200 Tool Length and Diameter Offset Preset 201 202 203 To use the automatic tool preset 205 206 207 Manual Tool-Length Offset Preset 209 210 Manual Tool Diameter Measure for Special Tools 211 212 213 Tool Breakage, Length and Diameter Wear Detection 215 216 Spindle Probe Settings Spindle ProbeSpindle Probe Cycles 217 Spindle Probe Calibration Cycle 219 Edge Finding Outside Corner Finding 221 222 Inside Corner Finding 223 224 Inside/Outside Boss/Hole Finding 225 226 Inside/Outside Web Finding 227 228 Protected Probe Positioning 229 Skew Compensation 231 232 Using the Z Work Offset Update Feature 233 Sub-programs Sub-program informationOverview Ending the Main Program Defining a sub-program Ending a sub-programCalling a sub-program 235 Looping a sub-program Rotate, Mirror, and/or Scale a sub-program 237 238 Pocket and Islands example Pocket/Island example239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 Drawing Programs Draw Viewing Programs Starting Draw 255 View Options Menu Adjust View Menu 257 Adjust Block Form Zoom Rotate Drawing View Pan Drawing View259 Line View Adjustments Draw Options 261 Sim Tools Running a Program on the Machine Auto mode Running a programModes of Programmed Operation Clearing a Messages Starting a programPause, or Stop a running program 265 Single Step Block Search Select a Starting Block267 Using Draw with running programs Program Program Status AreaRunning 269 Parts Counter Program Run Timers Accessing the Tool Table271 Axis Jog keys Key Name Function In-Program Axis Jogging 273 274 Running a Program on the Machine CAM Programming CAM Mode CAM Programming Recommended CAM Programming Sequence CAM Mode Mouse Operations Graphics Area 2D View Refer to Viewing ToolsGraphics Area 3D Tool Path Views Refer to Viewing Tools Geometry and Shapes CAM Mode Screen Activating CAM Mode279 CAM Mode buttons Creating a New ProgramGeometry Toolbar buttons Button Function Point Tool buttons Point Editing281 Line Tool buttons Editing a Line 283 Circle Tool buttons Circle Editing Shape Tool buttons 285 Tool Path Buttons Tool Path Data Input 287 Quick Coordinate Entry Job Setup Basic tab Tool Action CoolantSpindle Direction Job Setup Advanced tab Comment Tab Block Form Basic tab Drilling Cycle Drill Cycle Boring Unidirectional Drill Cycle Chip BreakDrill Cycle Flat Bottom Boring 295 Drilling dialogue Basic tab Setup tab Bolt Hole tab297 Pattern tab Comment tab Mill Cycle 299  Tool Enter the tool number to use for the cycle Pocket Cycle 301 302 CAM Programming Pocket Finish Cycles Bottom tabSide tab 303 Adding a Machining Side Engraving Cycle 305 Program Directive Adding a Program Directive Modifying Toolbar Modifying Tools Buttons Button Function307 Viewing Tools Viewing Tool Buttons Button Function CAM Mode buttons CAM Tool Buttons Button Function309 Layers button CAM Setup Selection tabOutput tab 311 Display tab Tool Table tab View Buttons 313 Geometry Defining Geometry Completing the Geometry 315 316 CAM Programming Finalizing the geometry 317 Creating the shape DXF Import Feature DXF Entities SupportedDXF Entities Not Supported Importing a DXF File Modifying Tools Corner Radius insertingChamfer inserting Trimming Geometry Delete buttonProperties button 321 Shapes Copying a ShapeMoving a Shape Tool Table 323 Tool Table Parameters Number of TeethChip Load Rough Chip Load Finish Setting up the Tool Table Importing a Tool TableExporting a Tool Table 325 Creating a Tool Path in CAM Mode Tool PathsTool Path Verification Tool Path Editing Use Existing Shape327 Editing a Tool Path Disabling, and Enabling Tool PathsDeleting Tool Paths Arranging Tool Paths Sequence CAM Mode file types Program generated by CAM 10.1Smart Programming Files Created CAM Example Exercise One 331 Connecting the Geometry 333 334 CAM Programming Creating the tool paths 335 336 CAM Programming 337 338 CAM Programming Example Two Create Circle Geometry339 340 CAM Programming Create Line Geometry 341 342 CAM Programming Programming 343 344 CAM Programming 345 346 CAM Programming 347 348 CAM Programming Code Edit, Help, & Advanced Features Activating Edit Mode Code Program Editing 351 When editing a program, the following buttons are available Edit Features menu 353 354 355 Delete a Character 357 358 Inserting Text Overwriting Text359 360 Replace Specific Text, or Code in a program 361 Preview Features Edit Help Preview 363 Code and M-Code Definitions Code Shifts the location of Absolute Zero to a preset location. Contouring Mode OFF. Modal Exact Stop Check. ActivatesIn-Position Mode Exact Stop Mode OFF. Modal Contouring Mode. De-activates G80 End Mill Cycle 367 Code Definition Typing in Address Words Typing in M-Codes369 Edit Help Activating Edit Help Help Graphic Screens 371 372 Basic Modal Functions Multi -Segment Blocks373 Arcs Drilling Cycles Pocket Cycles Milling and Profiles375 Rotation, Scaling, and Mirroring Spindle Probing Tool Probing Tool Radius Compensation377 Other G Functions All M Functions 379 Cooling, Cleaning, and Lubrication Basic M Functions Spindle Functions Tool Change381 Code Function Spindle Speed Commands spindle speeds S Advanced ProgrammingMiscellaneous M-Code Code Function Control M Codes 383 Order of Execution In-Position Mode Exact Stop Check Contouring Mode Cutting ModeProgramming Non-modal Exact Stop 385 Setting Stroke Limit Return from Reference PointMove Reference from Machine Datum Modifiers Block SeparatorsModifier Function 387 Tool Offset Modification Temporary Format T1 D.5500 L-1.1000 Tool Modification Programming Example Block #389 O1 * SUBPGM-1 Expressions and Functions Operators and Functions Expression391 Expression Function Examples Ref. Example 393 394 System Variables Variable Description395 User Variables Variable Programming Parametric Block SkipExample N11 #1000 = 1 *Note 0=OFF, 1=ON 397 Select Block Skip Example N11 #1002 = 1 *Note 0=OFF, 1=ON Contents of Variables Print Parameters and Variable Registers399 Setting and Direct Transfer Variables Indirect Transfer 401 Storing Result of Computation Variable Programming Examples 403 SET Loop Number 1 IN. DP 405 #111 = 0 * SET Side CUT Increment to User Macros G65, G66, G67 Format # Function407 Macro Body Structure Setting and Passing Parameters 409 G65 Macro Programming, Main O99 * WINDOW-MACRO-CALL G65 Macro Programming, Macro sub-program 411 G66/G67 Macro Programming O101 * SLOTCALL.G SLOTMAC.G Program 413 11.4 Macro Programming Hole Milling Macro 415 X1.5 Y0 * Move to Hole Center G1 Z-.5 * Move Z to Depth 417 G64 * Contouring Mode IF#70 then * COUNTER-CLOCKWISE 419 Probe Move G31 Conditional Statements 421 If Goto Unconditional Loop Repeat 423 Command Abbreviation Short Form Addressing Statement Symbol True/false Table Logical and Comparative Terms425 Inequality Operators Not File Inclusion 427 TOOLCHNG.G 429 Four Axis Programming Axis TypeLinear Rotary Rotary Axis Programming Conventions Programming Examples431 T1 *#3 Centerdrill O1 * Groove 433 T1 * Special THD-TOOLS3500 Software Update Software Update Procedure for updating the softwareUpdating System Software Off-Line Software 13.1 3500i Off-Line Software Off-Line SimulatorSystem Requirements Installation OperationUpdating 439 440 Index 441 MDI 442 443 444 Page 770530-25 Ver 2014