Troubleshooting guide

PROGRAM STEPS
MILLPWR
®
Operation Manual
5-28
Helix
A helix is a spiral-like form that winds at a
uniform angle. A helix can be defined two
ways:
• By the radius, depth and pitch
• By the radius, depth and number of revolutions
T
o program a helix:
• Press the CIRCLE key.
• Press the
HELIX softkey.
• Enter the X- and Y-axes coordinates for the center point.
• Enter the begin and end depths for the Z-axis.
• Enter the radius.
• For “Direction,” press the
CW softkey for clockwise or the
CCW softkey for a counter-clockwise direction.
• (Optional) Enter the pitch.
• Choose
INSIDE or OUTSIDE offset.
• Enter the table’s feed rate.