Acu-Rite CNC 3500i User Manual

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Program Management

5.1 Program Management Introduction

Accessing Program Management ......................................................................... 88

Program Screen Description .................................................................................. 88

Program Manager Menu Bar ................................................................................. 89

Utility Function Buttons ......................................................................................... 90

Display window arrangement ................................................................................ 91

5.2 Program Manager Functions

Folder Filter ............................................................................................................ 92

Advanced Folder Filter ........................................................................................... 92

Utility Button Functions ......................................................................................... 93

Sorting Folder Contents ......................................................................................... 95

Program Properties ................................................................................................ 95

Recycle Bin ............................................................................................................ 96

USB Access ........................................................................................................... 96

5.3 Creating, Editing, & Selecting to Run

Creating a New Part Program ................................................................................ 97

Editing an Existing Part Program ........................................................................... 97

Selecting a Program To Run .................................................................................. 98

Program selection: ............................................................................................ 98

Conversational Editing

6.1 Conversational Programming

Getting Started .................................................................................................... 100

Program Edit Screen ............................................................................................ 101

Program Edit buttons ...................................................................................... 102

Conversational Data Input Cycles ........................................................................ 103

Milling Button.................................................................................................. 103
Milling Feature Buttons................................................................................... 104
More Milling Button ........................................................................................ 105
Drill Features Button ....................................................................................... 106
Pocket Cycles Button...................................................................................... 107
Other Cycles Button ....................................................................................... 108

Program Editing ................................................................................................... 109

Mark a program block: .................................................................................... 109
Unmark a block, or blocks:.............................................................................. 109
Deleting a program block: ............................................................................... 110
Inserting a program block: .............................................................................. 110
Copy/Paste Blocks in a program ..................................................................... 111