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type, the words OK or NOT OK appear, depending on whether that particular event is
defined.
Once the OK flag appears for the event, you do not need to enter more information. Skip
past the rest of the prompts with the down cursor hard key.
If you leave the Program Mode and then return, pressing the GO TO END softkey will
take you automatically to the first NOT OK event.
9.6 Ending A.G.E.
Any time all the events are of an Irregular Profile are OK, the A.G.E. may be ended. If
you are programming an Irregular Pocket, there is an additional requirement that must be
satisfied before the A.G.E. may be ended: the X and Y end point of the last event must be
the same as the X and Y beginning point, so that the pocket is closed.
Otherwise, the ProtoTRAK PMX CNC cannot program the tool path to clear the pocket.
The Irregular Profile has no such restriction since profiles may be open or closed.
Once the A.G.E. is ended, the Irregular Pocket or Irregular Profile event is complete and
you may then choose from all the programming canned cycles from the Select an Event
screen. To reopen the A.G.E. Profile or Pocket, simply use the left cursor hard key to
position on of the A.G.E. events on the right side of the screen. You may edit or insert
other events.
9.7 Guessing Data
Whenever you are missing X or Y Ends or Centers, you should generally enter a guess.
Guessed data is treated differently by the ProtoTRAK PMX CNC than regular data.
Often, the information you put into the system will allow it to calculate a mathematically
correct line or arc that would satisfy the conditions of the hard data you entered. This
line or arc may yield more than one solution to particular point you are looking for. That
is where the Guess comes in: the A.G.E. uses the guess to choose from the
mathematically possible solutions. In most cases, your guesses do not have to be very
precise. The smaller the lines or arcs, the more precise the guess should be.