Troubleshooting guide

PROGRAM STEPS

MILLPWR

Operation Manual

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o program a custom pocket:

• Create a closed tool path.

• Position the cursor immediately below the closed tool

path.

• Press the

MORE STEPS softkey.

• Press the CUSTOM POCKET softkey. MILLPWR will

automatically fill in the step range for you.

• Enter the X- and Y-axes coordinates for the entry

(plunge) point.

• Enter either the number of passes OR the distance

between each pass. “Pass” refers to the cuts that are used

to machine the pocket to its “End” depth.

• Enter the feed rate for the Z-axis.

• Enter the table’s feed rate.

• Press either the

OUTSIDE or INSIDE softkey. “Outside” clears the custom pocket

from the outside in. “Inside” clears the custom pocket from the inside out.

• Press

USE or continue on to finish cut.

• If you would like to program a finish cut, press the

MORE softkey, then:

Enter the amount of material to be removed during the

finish cut in the “Cut” field.

Enter the feed rate for the finish cut.

For “Direction,” press either the

CW softkey for clockwise

or the

CCW softkey for a counter-clockwise direction.

Enter the stepover percentage (how much you want your

tool to overlap on each pass).

• Press the

USE key.