Acu-Rite CNC 3500i User Manual

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Running a Program on the Machine

9.1 Running a program

Modes of Programmed Operation ....................................................................... 264

Auto mode ........................................................................................................... 264

Starting a program .......................................................................................... 265
Pause, or Stop a running program .................................................................. 265

Clearing a Messages ........................................................................................... 265

Single Step........................................................................................................... 266

Block Search ........................................................................................................ 267

Select a Starting Block .................................................................................... 267

Using Draw with running programs ..................................................................... 268

Program Status Area............................................................................................ 269

Parts Counter ....................................................................................................... 270

Program Run Timers ............................................................................................ 271

Accessing the Tool Table ..................................................................................... 271

Axis Jog keys ....................................................................................................... 272

In-Program Axis Jogging ...................................................................................... 273

CAM: Programming

10.1 CAM Programming

CAM Mode .......................................................................................................... 276

Recommended CAM Programming Sequence ................................................... 277

CAM Setup ..................................................................................................... 277
Geometry Data ............................................................................................... 277
Job Setup........................................................................................................ 277
CNC Program .................................................................................................. 277

CAM Mode Mouse Operations ........................................................................... 278

CAM Mode Screen .............................................................................................. 279

Activating CAM Mode ......................................................................................... 279

Creating a New Program ..................................................................................... 280

CAM Mode buttons ........................................................................................ 280
Geometry Toolbar buttons: ............................................................................. 280
Point Tool buttons........................................................................................... 281
Point Editing.................................................................................................... 281
Line Tool buttons ............................................................................................ 282
Editing a Line .................................................................................................. 283
Circle Tool buttons .......................................................................................... 284
Circle Editing ................................................................................................... 284
Shape Tool buttons ......................................................................................... 285
Tool Path Buttons ........................................................................................... 286

Tool Path Data Input ............................................................................................ 287