Wire EDM Machine Operation Chapter 15
Copyright November, 98 Page 15-5 Sodick Inc.
Another function is “INT.CENTER”. Move the cursor to “INT.CENTER” and press
“RETURN”. Now press “ENT” to execute the 0145 centerfind program.
Another function is “CORNER PICKUP”. Move the cursor to “CORNER PICKUP” and
press “RETURN”. Press “ENT” to execute the “CORNER PICKUP” program. The 0165
program must be located on the hard drive to execute the program.
Another function is “PARAMETER”. You can type in variables here when using the
above functions. Example: Highlight Corner Pickup and press “RETURN” and the cursor
moves to parameter. You can then type 4,.01,0,0 and press “RETURN” and press “ENT”
to pickup corner 4 using .010" wire and the X and Y display will be zero when the center
of the wire is on the corner of the part.
The last function we will discuss is “IGNORE TOUCH”. Move the cursor there and
press “RETURN” and it turns blue. Choose which axis you want to move, enter the value
and press “RETURN”. Move the cursor to positioning move and press “RETURN” and
“ENTER” and the machine will move even if the wire touches something.