System information

SECTION THREE - CONVERSATIONAL INPUT SCREENS
F7 (3dPkt) Mill-3dPkt
The F7 (3dPkt) selection brings up the following soft keys.
F1 (Start) Mill-3dPkt-Start
The F1 (Start) key brings up the conversational screen for start 3D sweep cycle, which appears
below.
Notes on 3D Sweep Cycle
Note 1: If sweep start angle = sweep end angle, then no arc is made.
Note 2: Negative start angles specify a female part, positive start angles
specify a male part.
After the start 3D screen is completed, the next step is to program the desired contour using only
lines and arcs. These should be entered through the Mill-3DPkt-Line or Mill-3DPkt-Arc screen.
Once the XY profile of the part has been entered, the above cycle will sweep arcs in the specified
plane along the XY programmed lines or arcs until the sweep cycle is ended using the disable 3D
sweep cycle event. The net effect of this cycle is to rotate the programmed XY contour into the
XZ or YZ plane. In the case of a bottle mold, only the bottle profile would have to be
programmed in the XY plane and then rotated into the YZ or XZ plane.
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