Specifications

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The Irregular Profile is a series of events that are programmed to machine continuously.
The first event of the series will be called an IRR PROFILE and it will define the
beginning point of the profile and other information that applies to the entire profile.
X Begin: is the X dimension of the beginning of the profile
Y Begin: is the Y dimension of the beginning of the profile
Z Rapid: is the Z dimension to transition from rapid to feed
Z End: is the Z dimension of the depth of the profile
Tool Offset: is the selection of the tool offset to right (input 1), offset to left (input 2), or
tool center--no offset (input 0) relative to the programmed edge and direction of tool
cutter movement
# Passes: is the number of cycles to machine to the final depth spaced equally from Z
rapid to Z end (hint: keep Z Rapid small)
Fin Cut: is the width of the finish cut. If 0 is input there will be no finish cut
RPM: is the spindle RPM for the event. INC SET will use the RPM of the previous
event.
FIN RPM: is the spindle RPM for the finish cut.
Z Feedrate: is the Z feedrate from Z rapid to Z end in in/min from .1 to 700, or mm/min
from 5 to 17780
XYZ Feedrate: is the milling feedrate in in/min from .1 to 800, or mm/min from 5 to
20320
Fin Feedrate: is the finish cut milling feedrate in in/min from .1 to 800, or mm/min from
5 to 20320
Tool #: is the tool number you assign
When the initial Irregular Profile screen is complete, the rest of the profile is programmed
using A.G.E. Mill and A.G.E. Arc events. Programming with the Auto Geometry Engine
is explained in Section 9.0.
8.9 HELIX Events
The HELIX Event is found after you press the MORE softkey from the Select Event
screen. It allows you to machine in a circular path in the XY plane while you
simultaneously move the Z-axis linearly.
Press the HELIX soft key.
X Center: is the X dimension to the center of rotation of the helix
Y Center: is the Y dimension to the center of rotation of the helix
Z Rapid: is the Z dimension to transition from rapid to feed
Z Begin: is the Z dimension to the beginning of the helix
Z End: is the Z dimension at the end of the helix
Radius: is the radius from the center of rotation to the helix
Angle: is the angle from the positive X axis (that is, 3 o'clock) to the starting position of
the helix
# Rev: is the number of revolutions in the helix, for example, 0.75 would be
270 degrees, or 3.25 would be three times around plus 90 degrees
Direction: is the clockwise (input 1) or counterclockwise (input 2) direction of the helix