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Chapter 6
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UM10350_PCNC770_Manual_0916A
PathPilot Interface
Paern DROs
Hole Locaon Table – This table should be used for making a list of X and Y locaons for each hole
using the same tool, Z, and common DRO entries (see Figure 6.25). To create holes using dierent
tools or other parameters, post the rst group, clear the table, enter the next group of locaons and
other parameters, then append the new list to the exisng posted le.
Holes in a list are completed in order from top to boom. You can rearrange the row order by using
the Raise and Lower buons. To move a row, rst acvate it by clicking anywhere on the desired
row, which highlights it in blue, then select either Raise or Lower. To edit an X or Y cell, click on the
desired row, then click the desired cell. An acve cell shows up as a white box with a cursor marker
(which looks like | ) on a blue row. If there is already a number in the selected cell, it is blocked in
blue and is replaced with any number typed in.
To edit an exisng number, click on the number unl a cursor appears. The Clear All buon clears
all entries in the table. Leaving a cell checks the entry to see if it is a valid number. If not, the entry
is erased and an error shows up in the Status tab. Rows are checked when Post to File is clicked.
Any missing entries (an X without a Y, a Y without an X, or an empty row before the last row with an
entry) stop the posng and insert the text “??” in the cells with missing entries. Fill in the missing
entries, delete any “??” entries and Lower any empty rows past the last row with an entry, then try
posng again.
The Circular tab creates a specic hole paern of evenly spaced holes around a circumference, also
know as a bolt paern (see Figure 6.26). As with the Paern tab, all features and corresponding
DROs, like Spot and Peck, are retained.
Figure 6.26