Chapter 1
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UM10350_PCNC770_Manual_0916A
Preface
4. Operaon 38
4.1 Control Locaons 38
4.1.1 Operator Panel 38
4.1.2 PathPilot Interface 38
4.2 Inializing the Mill 39
4.2.1 Vital Reference 39
4.3 Jogging 39
4.3.1 Manual Control Group 39
4.4 Spindle Controls 40
4.4.1 Manual Spindle Control Via Operator Panel 40
4.4.2 Automated Spindle Control Via PathPilot Interface 41
4.4.3 Changing Spindle Speed Range 41
4.5 Tool Holders 42
4.6 Part Setup/Workholding 43
5. Intro to PathPilot 44
5.1 Making Your First Part 44
5.1.1 Referencing the Mill 44
5.1.2 Workpiece Preparaon 45
5.1.3 Tooling Preparaon 45
5.1.4 Mill Posion, Work Osets and Tool Osets 45
5.1.4.1 Seng Work Oset by Touching O Workpiece 46
5.1.4.2 Seng Tool Length Oset by Touching O Workpiece 48
5.1.5 Wring the G-code 49
5.1.5.1 Operaon 1 49
5.1.5.2 Operaon 2 51
6. PathPilot Interface 53
6.1 Overall Layout 53
6.2 Persistent Controls 54