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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3.1 Manual Data Input (MDI)
MDI Touch Screen Feature Dialogues
The 3500i allows the operator to do quick machine functions directly
from the Manual Data Input screen. Touching on any of these marked
touch screen zones opens a dialogue for data input. The data entered
only affects the manual operation of the control, it does not affect the
automatic Program Run mode.
Touch Screen Zones
Zero Axes
Touching the X, Y, & Z zone opens the Zero Axes dialogue, allowing
the operator to zero one or more axes.
Touch the X, Y, and Z zone, or select an axis in the zone by touching
that axis.
The Zero Axes dialogue opens, and the axis that was touched is
automatically selected. An X will appear in the box next to the
selected axes.
Touching a selected axis again will unselect that axis.
Touch Use to zero the selected axes, or touch Cancel to exit without
making any changes.
When the Use button has been selected, the operator will be
prompted to “touch Start to run operation or Manual to cancel”.
Touch the Start button to execute the change, or:
Touch the Manual button to cancel all changes.
Depending on where the screen is touched within each
“Zone”, the dialogue will open defaulting to the item that
was touched within the zone. As an example; touch the
Y axis in the X, Y, Z zone, and the dialogue opens with the
Y axis selected in the dialogue.
1 Zero Axes zone.
2 Preset Axes zone.
3 Target Location zone.
4 Tool zone.
5 Offset zone.
6 Basic Modals zone.
7 Feed and Speed zone.