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OPERATION
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June 1999
KEY HELP AREA
The right side of the top line is the function key help area. Function keys that are currently available
are displayed here with a brief description of their usage.
LOCATOR WINDOW
The lower right part of the screen has two functions: it can display the whole table area and indicate
where the tool is currently located during simulation, or it can be used to display four lines of the
program that is being executed. The F4 key can be used to toggle between these two modes.
TOOL PATH WINDOW
In the center of the display is a large window that represents a look down perspective of the X-Y axis.
It displays tool paths during a graphics simulation of a CNC program. Rapid moves are displayed as
coarse dotted lines, while feed motion is displayed as fine continuous lines. The rapid path can be
disabled by Setting 4. The places where a drill can or canned cycle can be executed are marked with
an X. The drill mark can be disabled by Setting 5.
The tool path window can be scaled. After running a program, you can scale any portion of the tool path by
pressing F2 and then using the PAGE DOWN key and the ARROW keys to select the portion of the tool
path that you want to see enlarged. During this process, a rectangle will appear within the TOOL PATH
window and the Locator window indicating what the TOOL PATH window will represent when the zoom
process is complete. The KEY HELP AREA will flash, indicating that the user is rescaling the view. The
locator window always portrays the entire table with an outline of where the TOOL PATH window is zoomed
to. The PAGE UP key unzooms the rectangle one step. After sizing or moving the rectangle, pressing the
WRITE key will complete the zoom process and re-scale the TOOL PATH window. Pressing F2 and then
the HOME key will expand the TOOL PATH window to cover the entire table. After the TOOL PATH window
is re-scaled, the TOOL PATH window is cleared and you must rerun the program, or a portion of it, to see
the tool path. The tool path is not retained in the control.
The scale and position of the TOOL PATH window is saved in Settings 65 through 68. Any scaling per-
formed on the TOOL PATH window is retained. You can leave graphics to edit your program and when you
return, your previous scaling is still in effect.
Z AXIS WINDOW
A long window on the rightmost part of the screen shows the location of the Z-axis and indicates
spindle movement. A horizontal line in the top part of this window represents the tool change position.
CONTROL STATUS
The lower left portion of the screen displays control status. It is the same as the last four lines of all
other displays.
POSITION WINDOW
The location of all enabled axes can be viewed in this window. By default it is OFF. This window can
be opened by pressing the F3 key. Additional presses of the F3 key will display the various position
formats that the control keeps track of. This window also displays the current scale of the tool path
window and the current simulated tool number. The value represented by the vertical dimension of
the Tool Path window is labeled Y-SIZE. At power-on, this will be the full Y-axis table travel. When you
zoom into a table area, this value will become smaller, indicating that you are viewing a smaller portion of
the table. In addition to the above, a perspective 3D graphics view is also selected by Setting 3.
To exit the Graphic mode, select any other display or mode. When you exit Graphics, the graphics image is
lost and must be built again by running the program.
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