Acu-Rite CNC 3500i Router User Manual


 
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CAM Setup .......................................................................................................... 311
Selection tab: .................................................................................................. 311
Output tab:...................................................................................................... 311
Display tab: ..................................................................................................... 312
Tool Table tab:................................................................................................. 312
View Buttons: ................................................................................................. 313
Geometry............................................................................................................. 314
Defining Geometry:......................................................................................... 314
Completing the Geometry: ............................................................................. 315
Finalizing the geometry................................................................................... 317
Creating the shape.......................................................................................... 318
DXF Import Feature ............................................................................................. 319
DXF Entities Supported................................................................................... 319
DXF Entities Not Supported............................................................................ 319
Importing a DXF File ....................................................................................... 319
Modifying Tools ................................................................................................... 320
Corner Radius (inserting)................................................................................. 320
Chamfer (inserting) ......................................................................................... 320
Trimming Geometry........................................................................................ 321
Delete button.................................................................................................. 321
Properties button ............................................................................................ 321
Shapes ................................................................................................................. 322
Copying a Shape ............................................................................................. 322
Moving a Shape .............................................................................................. 322
Tool Table ............................................................................................................ 323
Setting up the Tool Table................................................................................ 325
Importing a Tool Table .................................................................................... 325
Exporting a Tool Table..................................................................................... 325
Tool Paths ............................................................................................................ 326
Creating a Tool Path in CAM Mode ................................................................ 326
Tool Path Verification ...................................................................................... 326
Tool Path Editing............................................................................................. 327
Use Existing Shape......................................................................................... 327
Editing a Tool Path .......................................................................................... 328
Disabling, and Enabling Tool Paths ................................................................. 328
Deleting Tool Paths......................................................................................... 328
Arranging Tool Paths Sequence...................................................................... 328
Smart Programming........................................................................................ 329
Files Created................................................................................................... 329
CAM Example 1................................................................................................... 330
Exercise One:.................................................................................................. 330
Defining Geometry:......................................................................................... 330
Connecting the Geometry:.............................................................................. 332
Finalizing the geometry................................................................................... 333
Creating the shape.......................................................................................... 334
Creating the tool paths:................................................................................... 335