Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Editing the tool table, Tool Table Menu Bar

4.1 Tool Table

Editing the tool table

With the tool table open, it can now be edited by changing existing information, or adding a new tools information.

Find the required tool by using the arrow keys, and/or scroll bars.

Touch the desired field to make changes.

Type in a new value, and touch the Enter button, or touch another field.

The bottom bar menus are described on the following pages.

Tool Table Menu Bar

The following is a description the lower menu bar buttons available.

Button Function

Tools button when activated displays the tool table showing all tools that have been programmed into the 3500i.

Fixture Offsets opens the offset table for data entry. Up to 100 fixture offsets can be stored on the table.

Feeds & Speeds opens the table where data can be entered for each tool in the tool table when in Tool mode. Certain fields will be calculated by the 3500i based on the data input (e.g. Number of Teeth + Surface Speed, and Spindle Speed in calculated).

Adjust opens the dialogue to adjust the current data of a tool in any column that is highlighted.

Teach uses the current machine position for the selected tool.

Use opens the dialogue Use Feature which asks if you would like the current selected tool (or Fixture Offset if in Fixture Offset mode) to be activated.

Touch the next menu button to activate the next button bar.

Exit closes the Tool Table.

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