M-Series Operator’s Manual 4/9/2015 10-26
The parameters on the screen correspond to the following dimensions:
Where:
Center or Corner: Center - X and Y coordinates of the center of the Rectangular Pocket.
Corner – X and Y coordinates of the corner of the rectangular pocket. A positive or negative value in the length and
width fields will determine the location of the rectangular pocket from the corner position.
Surface Height: Z-axis position from which each incremental depth is measured.
Length: X-axis dimension of the rectangular pocket.
Width: Y-axis dimension of the rectangular pocket.
Corner Radius: Radius of curvature of the corners. It cannot be smaller than the current cutter radius.
Depth: Total: Total depth of the rectangular pocket.
Depth: Per Pass: Depth of each individual pass.
Depth: Plunge Rate: Z-axis speed of descent.
Depth: Plunge Type: Straight or Ramped. Straight plunge does a vertical Z plunge with no X, Y movement. Ramped
plunge does a zigzag plunge limited by the Plunge Angle entered below.
Depth: Plunge Angle: The maximum limit angle allowed for a ramped plunge. A special value of 0 means that there
is no limit angle. Note: This field means nothing if the Plunge Type is Straight.
Rough Cuts: Selects type of rough cut: conventional or climb. Use F3 – Toggle or SPACE to toggle between them.
Rough Cuts: Stepover: Amount of material removed by cutter during each pass around the pocket.
Rough Cuts: Feedrate: Speed at which cutter performs rough cuts.
Finish Pass: Selects type of finish pass: climb, conventional or none at all. Use F3 - Toggle or SPACE to toggle
between them.
Finish Pass: Amount: Amount of material to be removed on the finish pass.
Finish Pass: Feedrate: Speed at which cutter performs finish pass.
The feedrate can be toggled to modal, fixed or slave, this is indicated by the symbol beside the feedrate field. If the
feedrate is modal then it will have the “M” symbol or if it is fixed it will have the “F” symbol shown below. The slave
feedrate has no symbol and is set to the last modal feedrate set in the program, when the modal feedrate changes all the
following slave feedrates change until the next modal feedrate is encountered.
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