M-Series Operator’s Manual 4/9/15
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F7 - Cutter Comp Hit Space until Left cutter compensation is selected. The tool
must move outside of the part outline at a distance at least equal
to its radius so the part outline is the correct size.
N00011 Comp left
F10 - Accept Keep selected values.
F3 - Arc Mill up to the edge of the part to cut the first arc. This is called a lead-in move. The cutter
compensation selected above needs a lead-in move in order to position the cutter before
milling the actual part.
N0012 Arc
You will see that after you enter in these values, the other points and arcs will be entered in automatically.
F10 - Accept Keep selected values.
F3 – Arc The first arc to be cut is labeled as ARC 1 in Figure 3 below. The
start point, labeled P1, is the end point of the previous move. The
end point of the arc will be generated with Math Help. We will
be using end point and radius (EP&R) arcs.
Arc Type: :
EP&R
Mid X
:
Y
:
Z
:
End X
:
4.625
Y
:
0.0000
Z
:
-0.0500
Center: X
:
Y
:
Z
:
Angle :
Radius :
.5
Plane :
XY
Direction :
CCW
Connect Radius
:
0.0000
Feedrate :
10.0000
Angle <= 180 :
Yes
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