Instruction Manual

158 8 Milling and Drilling
8.1 Milling and Drilling
Entering data:
 From the PGM screen, press the HOLES key to access
the HOLES popup Menu.
 Select the Rectangle Array from the popup Menu.
 Enter the 1st CORNER X1 and Y1 axes coordinates.
 Now enter either the SIZE of the array or the 2
nd
CORNER
coordinates.
 Either data entry will automatically fill in the fields for the for the
other option.
 To enter the SIZE, enter the length of the array along the X and Y
axes.
 Or enter the X and Y axes coordinates for the 2
nd
CORNER. The 2
nd
corner must be located diagonally from the 1
st
CORNER. This
information may be calculated automatically based on the option to
put the data in the dialogue.
 Enter the BEGIN and END depths for Z. Enter the PECK distance
(depth).
 Select the type of machining to be done: DRILL, BORE, or
POSITION. Either pick from the drop down menu, or the soft keys.
 Enter the Z axis FEED rate.
 ARROW DOWN, and enter the number of holes in the X field, then the
number of holes in the Y field.
 ARROW DOWN or press the More soft key.
 The HOLE SPACING field information may be calculated
automatically based on the option to put the data in the dialogue. If
this is the data to be entered, enter the X and Y fields.
 Enter the hole pattern angle in the ANGLE field, default is 0.00 (X
axis).
 The TOOL RETRACT, and TOOL fields are optional.
 The TOOL field enters the current tool selected as reference
information. To use a different tool, that tool has to be entered as
the current tool.
 Press the USE key.