Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual MDI Touch Screen Feature Dialogues, Zero Axes

MDI Touch Screen Feature Dialogues

The 3500i allows the operator to do quick machine functions directly from the Manual Data Input screen. Touching on any of these marked touch screen zones opens a dialogue for data input. The data entered only affects the manual operation of the control, it does not affect the automatic Program Run mode.

Depending on where the screen is touched within each “Zone”, the dialogue will open defaulting to the item that was touched within the zone. As an example; touch the Y axis in the X, Y, Z zone, and the dialogue opens with the Y axis selected in the dialogue.

Touch Screen Zones

1Zero Axes zone.

2Preset Axes zone.

3Target Location zone.

4Tool zone.

5Offset zone.

6Basic Modals zone.

7Feed and Speed zone.

Zero Axes

Touching the X, Y, & Z zone opens the Zero Axes dialogue, allowing the operator to zero one or more axes.

Touch the X, Y, and Z zone, or select an axis in the zone by touching that axis.

The Zero Axes dialogue opens, and the axis that was touched is automatically selected. An X will appear in the box next to the selected axes.

Touching a selected axis again will unselect that axis.

Touch Use to zero the selected axes, or touch Cancel to exit without making any changes.

When the Use button has been selected, the operator will be prompted to “touch Start to run operation or Manual to cancel”.

 Touch the Start button to execute the change, or:

 Touch the Manual button to cancel all changes.

3.1 Manual Data Input (MDI)

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