4200T CNC Programming and Operations Manual
P/N 70000412F - Contents
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31-July-05
Automatic Draw Restart................................................................................................................8-7
Erasing the Draw Display..............................................................................................................8-7
Running Draw for Selected Blocks ...............................................................................................8-7
Starting Draw at a Specific Block..................................................................................................8-8
Ending Draw at a Specific Block...................................................................................................8-8
Adjusting Draw Display ....................................................................................................................8-8
Fitting the Display to the Viewing Window ....................................................................................8-9
Halving Display Size .....................................................................................................................8-9
Doubling Display Size...................................................................................................................8-9
Scaling the Display by a Factor ....................................................................................................8-9
Using the Window Zoom.............................................................................................................8-10
Erasing Display...........................................................................................................................8-10
Changing the Viewing Area without Changing the Scale............................................................8-11
Section 9 - Tool Page and Tool Management
Activating the Tool Page ..................................................................................................................9-1
Using the Tool Page.........................................................................................................................9-1
Entering Values in the Tool Page .................................................................................................9-3
Adjusting a Single Value...............................................................................................................9-3
Finding Tools by Number .................................................................................................................9-3
Clearing Tool Information (Delete Row) ...........................................................................................9-4
Clearing a Value from a Column...................................................................................................9-4
Clearing the Whole Tool Page ......................................................................................................9-4
Tool-Length Offsets..........................................................................................................................9-4
Setting Tool-Length Offsets ..........................................................................................................9-5
Entering Tool Page TLO’s Using the Calibration Function............................................................9-6
Entering Tool Page TLO’s Manually .............................................................................................9-6
Tool Offset Modification ................................................................................................................9-7
Activating a Tool Number in the Manual Mode.................................................................................9-8
Deactivating TLO’s in the Manual Mode .......................................................................................9-8
Tool Nose Radius (TNR) Compensation..........................................................................................9-8
Selecting a Tool Location Code ..................................................................................................9-11
Tool Nose Radius Programming Examples ................................................................................9-12
Left of Path TNR Program (G41) ................................................................................................9-13
Right of Path TNR Program (G42)..............................................................................................9-15
Canceling Tool Nose Radius Compensation (G40) ....................................................................9-17
Choosing the Correct TNR Compensation .................................................................................9-18
Changing TNR Compensation in a Program...............................................................................9-18
Motion of Tool during TNR Compensation.................................................................................. 9-20
Compensation around Acute Angles ..........................................................................................9-21
Changing the Numbers of Look Ahead Blocks ...........................................................................9-22
Wear Offsets ..................................................................................................................................9-22
Setting Wear Offset Adjustment While Running a Program........................................................9-23
Section 10 - Program Management
Changing the Program Directory’s Display.....................................................................................10-1
Creating a New Part Program ........................................................................................................10-2
Choosing Program Names..........................................................................................................10-2