Instruction Manual

ACU-RITE MILLPWR
G2
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8.1 Milling and Drilling
Overview ............................................................................................................. 128
Selecting A Tool.............................................................................................. 129
Repeatable Tool Length Offsets.......................................................................... 131
Programming a Tool........................................................................................ 131
Changing to a Tool of unknown length in DRO mode .................................... 131
Changing to a Tool of unknown length in a program ...................................... 133
Position / Drill....................................................................................................... 134
Line ...................................................................................................................... 135
Arc ....................................................................................................................... 136
Blend/Chamfer..................................................................................................... 137
Rectangular Milling Functions.............................................................................. 140
Rectangle Pocket............................................................................................ 140
Tool Path Description:..................................................................................... 141
Rectangle Frame............................................................................................. 142
Rectangle Face ............................................................................................... 144
Rectangle Slot................................................................................................. 146
Circular Milling Functions..................................................................................... 148
Circle Pocket................................................................................................... 148
Circle Frame.................................................................................................... 150
Circle Ring....................................................................................................... 152
Circle Helix...................................................................................................... 154
Hole Patterns ....................................................................................................... 155
Row of Holes .................................................................................................. 155
Hole Frame and Array ..................................................................................... 157
Bolt Circle Patterns ......................................................................................... 159
8.2 Additional Milling Functions
Step Functions soft key ....................................................................................... 160
Explode ........................................................................................................... 160
Reverse Step .................................................................................................. 161
Reverse Path................................................................................................... 161
Change Steps.................................................................................................. 162
Shift Steps ...................................................................................................... 162
Delete Steps ................................................................................................... 163
Copy/Move Steps ........................................................................................... 163
Custom Pockets .................................................................................................. 164
Custom Pocket ............................................................................................... 164
Island............................................................................................................... 165
Tool Path Description for Custom Pocket, and Islands................................... 165
Contour ........................................................................................................... 166
Repeat, Rotate, ................................................................................................... 168
Repeat............................................................................................................. 168
Rotate ............................................................................................................. 168
Mirror .............................................................................................................. 169