Owner's manual

PROGRAMMING
MILLPWR
Operation Manual Page 3-3
If we use point A as our datum, many of the given dimensions are incremental because
they are measured from the incremental reference point F and not from the datum.
Continuous Milling
When you program a continuous contour made up of lines and arcs, MILLPWR
will mill the contour without stopping. MILLPWR will detect a continuous contour
automatically. There are no special keypresses or different functions to learn.
For lines and arcs to be continuous, they must:
• have the same Z depth,
• be cut with the same tool,
• be cut on the same side,
• and, of course, they must “touch”--the end of one
must be the same as the start of the next.
When you follow one line (or arc) with another, MILLPWR assumes that you want them
to be connected. It automatically fills in the FROM point, Z depth, and tool offset. All you
have to do is fill in the TO point, and press USE.
You can have different feedrates within a continuous contour by entering the feedrates
you want in each step of the contour.
Point X Y
A 0.00 ABS 0.00 ABS
B 3.421 INC F 0.00 ABS
C 3.421 INC F 3.603 INC F
D -4.893 INC F 3.603 INC F
E 0.00 ABS 1.011 INC F
F 7.123 ABS 3.936 ABS
3.603
7.123
3.936
3.4214.893
1.011
2.96 DIA
THRU HOLE
A
B
C
D
E
F
MILLPWR will
display marks to
the right of each
program step
number for
continuous
contours.
FROM TO
FROM
TO