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
418 11 G-Code Edit, Help, & Advanced Features
11.4 Advanced Programming
Example:
G90 G70 G0 G17
T0 Z0
X0 Y0
T1 F30
X1.5 Y0 * MOVE TO HOLE CENTER
Z.1
G1 Z-.5 * MOVE Z TO DEPTH
G65 P76 D2.0 S.010 J35 K20
G0 Z.1 * RAISE Z TO CLEARANCE PLANE
TO Z0
X0 Y0
M2
O76 ** HOLE MILLING MACRO.
*
* D#7 = HOLE DIAMETER (+=CCW,-=CW), J#5 = ROUGH
FEEDRATE,
* S#19 = FINISH STOCK AMOUNT, K#6 = FINISH FEEDRATE.
* #1020 = TOOL DIAMETER.
*
[SAVEG90 #99 * SET STRING SAVEG90 TO VAR 99
[SAVEG00 #98 * SET STRING SAVEG00 TO VAR 98
[SAVEFRT #97 * SET STRING SAVEFRT TO VAR 97
[TDIA #96 * SET STRING TDIA TO VAR 96
[EPSI .00001 * SET STRING EPSI TO .00001
SAVEG90 = #1090 * SAVE CURRENT DIM MODE
(ABS=90,INCR=91)