Manual
Table Of Contents
- Controls of the 3500i
- Manual Information
- Introduction
- Machining Fundamentals
- Manual Data Input
- Tool Management
- 4.1 Tool Table
- 4.2 Tool Data
- Program Management
- Conversational Editing
- Programming: Canned Cycles, sub-programs
- 7.1 Explaining Basic Cycles
- Round/Chamfer
- Rapid
- Line
- Arc
- Dwell:
- Plane Selection
- Reference Point Return:
- Fixture Offset (Work Coordinate System Select):
- Unit (Inch/MM)
- Dimension (Abs/Inc)
- Absolute Zero Set
- Block Form
- Temporary Path Tolerance
- System Data
- FeedRate
- FeedRate (4th-Axis)
- Spindle RPM
- M - Functions
- Tool Definition and Activation
- Repeat Blocks
- 7.2 Canned Cycles
- 7.3 Probing Cycles
- 7.4 Sub-programs
- 7.1 Explaining Basic Cycles
- Drawing Programs
- Running a Program on the Machine
- CAM: Programming
- 10.1 CAM Programming
- CAM Mode
- Recommended CAM Programming Sequence
- CAM Mode Mouse Operations
- CAM Mode Screen
- Activating CAM Mode
- Creating a New Program
- Tool Path Data Input
- Quick Coordinate Entry
- Job Setup: Basic tab
- Job Setup: Advanced tab
- Comment Tab
- Block Form: Basic tab
- Comment Tab
- Drilling Cycle:
- Drilling dialogue:
- Mill Cycle
- Pocket Cycle
- Pocket Finish Cycles
- Engraving Cycle
- Program Directive
- Modifying Toolbar
- Viewing Tools
- CAM Mode buttons
- CAM Setup
- Geometry
- DXF Import Feature
- Modifying Tools
- Shapes
- Tool Table
- Tool Paths
- CAM Example 1
- CAM Example 2
- 10.1 CAM Programming
- G-Code Edit, Help, & Advanced Features
- 11.1 G-Code Program Editing
- 11.2 G-Code and M-Code Definitions
- 11.3 Edit Help
- 11.4 Advanced Programming
- SPEED
- M - Functions
- Order of Execution
- Programming Non-modal Exact Stop:
- In-Position Mode (Exact Stop Check):
- Contouring Mode (Cutting Mode) :
- Setting Stroke Limit:
- Return from Reference Point:
- Move Reference from Machine Datum:
- Modifiers
- Block Separators
- Tool Offset Modification
- Expressions and Functions
- System Variables
- User Variables
- Variable Programming (Parametric Programming)
- Probe Move (G31)
- Conditional Statements
- Short Form Addressing
- Logical and Comparative Terms
- File Inclusion
- 11.5 Four Axis Programming
- Software Update
- Off-Line Software

ACU-RITE 3500i 105
6.1 Conversational Programming
Conversational Data Input Cycles
Milling Button
Select the Milling button to display the milling button
features in the bottom bar menu.
Milling
RPM
Entry Move
Rapid
Line
Arc
Exit Move
Tool
Repeat
Sub Programs
When editing, or creating a new program the Conversational Data
Input display provides help screen graphics with each data input
dialogue. When text is required, the on screen keyboard appears, and
the same when numeric information is required, the numeric key pad
is displayed. The display shown is for milling a line.
When a bottom horizontal menu button is touched , a sub menu of the
types of operations that are available in that category are listed.
Touch the name of the type of cycle that is to be executed by the
machine to display the dialogue.
These buttons are typical to all dialogues. Some dialogues have
additional buttons such as the Line dialogue shown here which also
has the Other button allowing variations of the cycle to be selected.
Use is available on all dialogues. This accepts the form data, and
enters the block into the program.
More is only available on dialogues that allow additional optional
parameters.
Cancel is available on all dialogues. This exists the form, discarding
the data, and no block is entered into the program.
A full description of the cycles described on the following
pages, and programming applications are provided in this
manual. Refer to Chapter 7.2 "Canned Cycles" on page
149.