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Mill functions
Mill functi ons
The DP900 supports working in all three available planes for Milling
operations. A plane is defined by a pair or orthogonal axes. The three
available planes are X-Y, X-Z and Y-Z. By default the DP900 selects the X-
Y plane as this is the most common.
For the milling machine, the following functions are available on
:
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Bolt Hole (Circle and Arc)
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Line Hole
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Grid
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Frame
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Arc Contouring
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R-Function
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Slot
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Polar Coordinates
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Axis Summing
All these functions, except Axis Summing, have the following soft keys:
Shows the parameter list for the selected function.
Shows the previously saved list for the selected function.
Exits from the Function List.
When you select a function, you see the following soft keys:
Runs the function on the set parameters.
Saves the pattern in permanent memory. If you chose to have a new
pattern, this key opens a data entry screen so you can select a name for
the pattern. If you recalled a previously saved pattern, then this key saves
the changes for that pattern.
Exits from the Function List.
The following soft keys may appear, depending on the function that you
chose.
Use this to delete a previously saved pattern.
Use this to copy a previously saved pattern.
Use this to rename a previously saved pattern.
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Toggle between the Holes or Steps. The display shows the
distance to go for the current hole. To position the tool for machining the
current hole, move the axes until the display shows zero.
Toggles between the Graphic Mode and Normal DRO Mode.
Goes back to the parameter list.
Exits from the function.
Bolt hole
This function is used to calculate the locations of holes in a circular
pattern. It is also known as Pitch Circle Diameter (PCD). The following
parameters are required:
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Circle center coordinates.
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Circle radius.
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Starting angle of first hole.
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Ending angle of last hole (Only for the Arc Bolt Hole).
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No. of holes. (Max. 99)
