WinMax Lathe Conversational Part Programming v546CO Conversational Part Programming 2-103
The Radial Slot screen Process tab fields are defined as follows:
• 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.
• STRATEGY—identifies the tool path with respect to rough or finish.
• ROUGH AND FINISH—perform rough and finish passes.
• ROUGH ONLY—perform a rough pass only.
• FINISH ONLY—perform a finish pass only.
• STEP OVER—identifies the distance (a percentage of the tool diameter) to
overlap between passes.
• WALL ALLOWANCE—identifies the amount of material to leave along the
wall of the stock for cutting the final pass. The wall of the stock is the side of
the stock that is being cut. This field is not available when Finish Only is
selected for the Strategy.
• FLOOR ALLOWANCE—identifies the amount of material to leave on the
bottom of the stock for cutting the final pass. This field is not available when
Finish Only is selected for the Strategy.
• SPEED (RPM)—identifies the speed at which the spindle rotates to cut the
part. This value is carried forward for the selected tool from Tool Setup. “CAL”
appears next to the field. To accept this value, select Enter. A different speed
can be programmed for this specific block.
Override the displayed value by typing in a new speed or by using the console
Spindle override knob.
• DIRECTION—identifies the milling direction as either Conventional or Climb.
Refer to Cutter Compensation, on page 2 - 188 for details about milling
direction.
Please refer to Axial Slot, on page 2 - 160 for Axial Slot screen
Process tab field definitions.
If a Speed value is changed in a milling data block, a pop-up
message appears asking if you want to change the corresponding
Feed value in the data block.
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