Acu-Rite CNC 3500i User Manual

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7.
3 Pr
obing Cy
cles
Outside Corner Finding 
Calibrate the work probe at least once before trying to use this cycle. 
A preliminary tool-length offset must be set by eye for the work 
probe. The tool offset, and work coordinate must be active before 
using this cycle in a program. See Section 4, "Tool-Length Offsets" 
on page 73.
The  Outside Corner Finding Cycle can be run from within a program 
or from the Manual Data Input Mode.
Field
Code
Description
Search
Quad
Q
Quadrant of corner to find.
0 = +,+ (upper right) 1 = -,+ (upper left) 
2 = -,-  (lower left)  3 = +,- (lower right)
(Required)
Top
H
If set to 1, the cycle finds the top of the part 
before finding the X & Y corner coordinate. 
Default is: 0. If H is not set or is set to 0, the 
Z-axis must be at the picking depth. If H = 
1, then the Z-axis must be within 0.1" (2.54 
mm) above the part. The probe stylus must 
be positioned within 0.1" (2.54 mm) from 
the outside of the corner in X & Y.
(Optional)
DistDown
E
The distance to go down from the top of 
part to find X & Y coordinate of the corner. 
This is only used if H parameter is set to 1. 
Without any E value, the cycle brings the 
probe stylus center down past the top of 
the part after finding the top, 0.1" (2.54 
mm). (Optional)
DistSide
D
The distance over from the corner to find X 
& Y edge. This allows for a part corner that 
has a large chamfer or radius where you 
cannot pick the edge close to the 
theoretical corner or has an obstruction 
interfering with the default move. Default 
is: 0.4" (10.16 mm).
(Optional)
DistBack
V
Specifies the distance away from the edge 
for the probe to fast feed to before trying to 
find it. Default is: 0.1" 
(2.54 mm) if not set. (Optional)