System information

SECTION TWO - FRONT PANEL OPERATION
F3 (HDW) Main-HDW
The machine must be homed prior to handwheeling.
The handwheel mode is used to move the machine around using the electronic handwheel. Its
main use is for setting tool length offsets, setting work offsets, and aligning parts. Upon pushing
F3 (HDW) the following screen will appear.
Note: F8 can be changed to store the positions in the G92 offset.
The F keys across the bottom of the screen are used to select which axis will move when the
handwheel is turned. The feedrate override switch will determine the distance each axis will
move for one click of the handwheel. The highlighted axis key determines which axis will move.
F6 (ZTool) is used to set a Z tool length offset into the tool table or H parameter table. In the
handwheel mode, a tool could be put into the spindle and moved to its Z zero point. The F6 key
can then be pushed indicating that we wish to enter the current Z position as a tool length offset
H parameter. The CNC will prompt for a Z position. When the Enter key is pushed, the current
Z position will be used for the tool length.
Depending on the value of the miscellaneous parameter "use FlZ instead of G54". The F8 key
performs either a G54 or a G92 for X or Y or Z at the current machine position. The operator is
prompted for the axis position. This can be thought of as a "call this position '##.####'".
Note: The distance shown is how far the machine will move per click of the handwheel.
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