Troubleshooting guide

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. That
means you can use these keys without creating a
program.
The only hard key milling function you can’t use as
a one-time milling function is
BLEND. The blend
function inserts a connecting radius between two
features (steps) in a program.
Hard key milling functions are ideal for jobs that only require one operation. You provide the
required information once, and
MILLPWR will “remember” it for each piece you machine.
Example:
To drill the same bolthole pattern on several identical parts, instead of creating a one-step
program, use the HOLES hard key milling function from the DRO screen.
• First, setup the tool and workpiece. Establish the skew angle (if any), datum and the
tool retract position.
• 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 data you’ve entered for each part thereafter.