Tormach PCNC 770 - Page 50

Chapter 5
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UM10350_PCNC770_Manual_0916A
Intro to PathPilot
Make note of a few things:
• Units are expressed according to the
current G20/21 seng. If you are in
G21 (metric), the feed rates will be in
mm/min and the coordinates in mm.
For the purposes of this tutorial, use
imperial units (G20). You can check the
current G20/21 seng by inspecng
the string of acve G-codes next to the
word Status at the boom middle of
the screen (see Figure 5.12).
• To enter values in a DRO, simply
click the mouse inside the DRO and
type a number, then click Enter on
the keyboard. Pressing Enter in the
conversaonal DROs is not required,
but is recommended as the control
will automacally move your cursor to
the next DRO in the sequence and will
perform validaon to make sure you
have not entered an illegal value.
• Aer the values from Figure 5.10 are entered, click the Post to File buon to save the G-code.
• When you click Save (see Figure 5.11) it also automacally loads into the control and displays
the tool path (see Figure 5.12).
To run the program:
1. Grab the Maxvel slider (lower le hand corner of screen) by clicking on and drag it down to
zero (see Figure 5.12).
NOTE: If your mill is equipped with an ATC, seng Maxvel to zero stops all moon and will prevent the mill
from changing tools.
2. Click Cycle Start buon (see Figure 5.12). If the current tool is not Tool 1 and you have
congured the mill for manual tool changes, the Cycle Start buon LED may blink requesng a
tool change. Change the tool and conrm by clicking the Cycle Start buon again. If equipped
with an ATC, tool changes happen automacally without operator interacon.
Figure 5.11