Instruction Manual

DRO
MILLPWR
®
Operation Manual
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Hard Key Milling Functions
Most of the hard key milling functions can be used
individually as one time milling routines without creat-
ing a program.
The one hard key milling function not used as
a one-time milling function is BLEND. The blend func-
tion inserts a connecting radius between two features
(steps) in a program.
Hard key milling functions are ideal for jobs that only require one operation. Provide the
required information once, and MILLPWR will “remember” it for each piece machined.
Example:
To drill the same bolthole pattern on several identical parts. Instead of creating a one-step
program, save time by using the
HOLES hard key milling function from the DRO screen.
• First, set up a tool and workpiece.
• From the DRO display, press the
HOLES key, and select which hole pattern you
want to drill from the available softkeys—ROW, FRAME, ARRAY, or BOLT CIRCLE.
• Enter the required information and press the
GO key to machine the first part.
• Change the part. Press the
HOLES key, then the pattern.
MILLPWR will automatically refer to the prior data entered for each part thereafter.