Specifications

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BALL C –This displays the distance the machine is from the center of Ball Lock C and
the top of the table.
HOME – This displays the distance the machine is from Machine Home and the top of
the table.
PART ABS – after pressing this softkey you will be prompted to type in the part number.
Type 0 for none, and parts 1 – 4 of the Master Program. If you do not have multiple parts
in a Master Program, your part is Part 1. The numbers you see will be referenced from
the absolute 0 of the part you choose. (If none is selected, there is no part Absolute 0
being referenced.) Your part’s absolute zero is determined by your fixture offset. See
section
6.3 Power Feed
The servo motors can be used as a power feed for the X, Y, and Z axis individually, or all
three simultaneously.
a. Press the POWER FEED soft key.
b. A message box will appear that shows the power feed dimensions. All power feed
moves are entered as incremental moves from the current position to the next position.
c. Enter a position by pressing the axis key, the distance to go and the +/- key (if
needed). Input the entry by pressing INC SET. For example, if you wanted to make a
power feed move of 2.00" of the table in the negative direction, you would enter: X, 2,
+/-, INC SET.
d. Initiate the power feed move by pressing GO.
e. The feedrate is automatically set to 10 ipm (or 254 mm per min). Press FEEDRATE
OVERRIDE button to adjust the feedrate from 0 % to 150 % of the 10 inch per minute
feedrate.
Note: In RUN mode feed override adjusts from 0% to 150% of the programmed feedrate.
f. Press STOP to halt power feed. Press GO to resume.
g. Repeat the process beginning at "c" above as often as you wish.
h. Press RETURN soft key to return to manual DRO operation.
6.4 GO TO
When you press the GO TO Softkey, you will get the following choices:
BALL A – will position the center of the spindle over Ball Lock position A. The Z axis
will move to the Tool Change height.
BALL B – will position the center of the spindle over Ball Lock position B. The Z axis
will move to the Tool Change height.
BALL C– will position the center of the spindle over Ball Lock position C. The Z axis
will move to the Tool Change height.
HOME – will position the center of the spindle over the machine Home location and the
Z axis all the way up.
POSITION – allows you to set a dimension in reference to your current X, Y or Z
Absolute position at which you want the machine to stop moving when you are moving
an axis with the Electronic Handwheel.