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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
13.0
Math Help
Prints are, unfortunately, not always drawn and labeled in such a way as to provide all
of the points necessary for programming. To minimize this problem, the ProtoTRAK
KMX provides a graphic math help function which can be used to automatically calculate
points of intersection, centers of arcs, trig functions, square roots, etc.
13.1
Procedure
To enter the Math Help Mode, press MODE and select the MATH HELP soft key. The
screen will show:
Select from A through E using the softkeys. If, for example, you wish to find the
intersection of a straight line and an arc or circle, press the B softkey. The screen will
show three choices for finding the intersection of a line with different information given.
If the information you know about the line and arc correspond to Type 13, then select
the 13 softkey. The screen will then show:
