Tormach PCNC 770 - Measurement by Touching off Tool; Offsets Table; Tool Offset and Fixture Information Backup; Work Tab

Chapter 6
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PathPilot Interface
6.6.1.3 Measurement by Touching Off Tool
This method was covered in chapter 5, Intro to PathPilot. It is not as accurate as the two methods
described above, but works in many situaons.
6.6.2 Offsets Table
The Osets Table on the Osets screen (see Figure 6.18) displays an editable table of tool osets
(both geometry osets and wear osets) as well as a read-only table of work osets. To alter a
value in the tool Osets table, mouse-click twice on the eld that you’d like to edit. When you nish
entering the desired new value, click Enter key on the keyboard to accept the value. The mill must
be powered on and not in Reset mode to edit these elds.
6.6.3 Tool Offset and Fixture Information Backup
Make a periodic backup of the tool oset and xture informaon and machine sengs to store
externally should the controller get replaced or need to be restored to factory sengs.
Create a tool oset and xture informaon backup on a PathPilot controller as follows:
1. Insert a USB drive into any open USB slot on the controller.
2. On the Main screen, type ADMIN SETTINGS BACKUP in the MDI line.
3. In the dialog box, navigate to a locaon to store the backup .zip le on the USB drive and
rename if desired; click Save.
NOTE: Keep this le somewhere safe and easily accessible.
Restore tool oset and xture informaon backup on a PathPilot controller as follows:
1. Transfer the tool oset and xture informaon and machine sengs backup to a USB drive;
insert into any open USB slot on the controller.
2. On the Main screen, type ADMIN SETTINGS RESTORE in the MDI line.
3. In the dialog box, navigate to the backup .zip le on the USB drive; click Open. PathPilot exits,
restores from the backup le, and then restarts PathPilot.
6.6.4 Work Tab
The Work tab (see Figure 6.18) displays a read-only table of work osets. The acve work oset is
highlighted in this table.
NOTE: The table cannot be edited directly. To change the current work oset value, either type into an Axis
DRO or use Zero buon next to the Axis DRO.