2 - 102 Conversational Part Programming v546CO WinMax Lathe Conversational Part Programming
• CORNER RADIUS—defines the coordinate of any one of the four corners of
the frame, which becomes the reference corner.
• Z’ START—defines the location where Plunge Feedrate begins. The feedrate
is set in the Plunge Feed field in the Process tab. The Z’ axis will move in the
physical X direction.
• Z’ BOTTOM—defines the bottom of the hole and the location where the
Plunge Feedrate ends. The Z’ axis will move in the physical X direction.
These fields are read-only and are carried over from Tool Setup for the tool specified in
the Process tab.
• TOOL—identifies the tool number that will be used in the part program.
• TOOL OFFSETS—identifies the tool offset and orientation programmed in
Tool Setup that will be used. The tool offset defaults to the same number as
the tool.
• TOOL DIAMETER—contains the tool diameter programmed in Tool Setup for
the current tool. This field is read-only and can only be edited in Tool Setup.
Radial Slot
From the New Block (Radial Milling) softkey menu, select Radial Slot F4, and the Radial
Slot screen appears with Process and Geometry tabs. Program the tool and cutting
information using the Process tab. Describe the finish shape using the Geometry tab.
Process Tab
The program determines how many rough passes to make to remove the material based
on the entries in the Process tab fields.
Figure 2–86. Live-Tooling Radial Mill Radial Slot screen Process tab
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