Acu-Rite CNC 3500i User Manual

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Hole Mill Cycle
Use the hole milling cycle to machine through holes or 
counter-bores. You can position the tool at the hole center prior to 
the this block. Activate a tool prior to, so that the CNC knows the 
tool diameter. 
If you do not provide Z and H, program a separate Z move to raise 
the tool out of the hole after the cycle. 
G-code format: G76
Field
Code
Description
Diameter
D
Diameter of hole. (Required)
Direction
E
Select the direction: CCW (climb milling) or 
CW (conventional milling). Default is CCW 
(Required)
ZDepth
Z
The absolute depth of the finished pocket. 
StartHgt
H
Absolute Z position to which the CNC 
rapids before feeding into the workpiece. 
DepthCut
B
Z-axis increment used for each pass. 
ReturnHgt
P
Z-axis height (must be equal to or above 
"H").
FinStock
S
Finish-stock amount per side. If you enter 
a negative value, stock is left, but no finish 
pass occurs. If you do not enter a value, no 
finish stock is left.
XCenter
X
X coordinate of the center. Default: Pocket 
centers at present position. 
YCenter
Y
Y coordinate of the center. If no coordinate 
is provided, default is set to present 
position. 
RoughFeed
J
Rough-pass feedrate. Defaults to last 
programmed feedrate.
FinFeed
K
Finish-pass feedrate. Defaults to last 
programmed feedrate.