Acu-Rite CNC 3500i Router User Manual


 
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Program Management
5.1 Program Management Introduction
Accessing Program Management ......................................................................... 88
Program Screen Description.................................................................................. 88
Program Manager Menu Bar ................................................................................. 89
Utility Function Buttons ......................................................................................... 90
Display window arrangement ................................................................................ 91
5.2 Program Manager Functions
Folder Filter............................................................................................................ 92
Advanced Folder Filter ........................................................................................... 92
Utility Button Functions ......................................................................................... 93
Sorting Folder Contents......................................................................................... 95
Program Properties................................................................................................ 95
Recycle Bin ............................................................................................................ 96
USB Access ........................................................................................................... 96
5.3 Creating, Editing, & Selecting to Run
Creating a New Part Program ................................................................................ 97
Editing an Existing Part Program ........................................................................... 97
Selecting a Program To Run .................................................................................. 98
Program selection:............................................................................................ 98
Conversational Editing
6.1 Conversational Programming
Getting Started .................................................................................................... 100
Program Edit Screen............................................................................................ 101
Program Edit buttons...................................................................................... 102
Conversational Data Input Cycles ........................................................................ 103
Milling Button.................................................................................................. 103
Milling Feature Buttons................................................................................... 104
More Milling Button........................................................................................ 105
Drill Features Button....................................................................................... 106
Pocket Cycles Button...................................................................................... 107
Other Cycles Button ....................................................................................... 108
Program Editing ................................................................................................... 109
Mark a program block: .................................................................................... 109
Unmark a block, or blocks:.............................................................................. 109
Deleting a program block:............................................................................... 110
Inserting a program block: .............................................................................. 110
Copy/Paste Blocks in a program ..................................................................... 111