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
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Conversational Editing
6.1 Conversational Programming
Getting Started .................................................................................................... 102
Program Edit Screen............................................................................................ 103
Program Edit buttons...................................................................................... 104
Conversational Data Input Cycles ........................................................................ 105
Milling Button ................................................................................................. 105
Milling Feature Buttons .................................................................................. 106
More Milling Button........................................................................................ 107
Drill Features Button....................................................................................... 108
Pocket Cycles Button ..................................................................................... 109
Other Cycles Button ....................................................................................... 110
Program Editing ................................................................................................... 111
Mark a program block: .................................................................................... 111
Unmark a block, or blocks:.............................................................................. 111
Deleting a program block:............................................................................... 112
Inserting a program block: .............................................................................. 112
Copy/Paste Blocks in a program ..................................................................... 113
Moving Blocks in a program ........................................................................... 113
Canceling edits to a program block:................................................................ 113
Restore edits to a program block:................................................................... 114
Editing an existing block: ................................................................................ 114
Inserting program blocks using keypad hotkeys:............................................ 114
Program Text Editing ........................................................................................... 115
Find: Specific Text or Code in a program........................................................ 115
Program Edit Preview .......................................................................................... 116
Preview Side Bar Menu .................................................................................. 116
Preview Features Menu ................................................................................. 117
Program / Display Relation................................................................................... 118
Programming: Canned Cycles, sub-programs
7.1 Explaining Basic Cycles
Round/Chamfer.................................................................................................... 120
Corner Rounding............................................................................................. 120
Line-to-Line Corner Rounding......................................................................... 120
Line-to-Arc Corner Rounding .......................................................................... 121
Arc-to-Arc Corner Rounding............................................................................ 121
Chamfering ..................................................................................................... 121