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Chapter 3 Basic Operation
Chapter 3 Basic Operation
3-2 Moving the Tool
Manual Feed
Moving the tool manually is called "manual feed," and you can accomplish this using the feed buttons in
VPanel.
Restriction on Manual Feed of the A Axis
Manual feed of the A axis is available only when the table is located at the “VIEW position.” If you want to
perform manual feed of the A axis, move the table to the “VIEW position” first.
P. 57, "Moving to the VIEW Position"
Table Movement When a Y-axis Feed Button Is Clicked
Under the default setting, Y-axis movement assumes a direction of tool movement relative to the object be-
ing cut. This means that clicking a Y-axis feed button makes the table move in a different direction from what
the arrow indicates.
Note: Manual feed cannot be performed while a cutting operation is in progress.
Operation Using the Handy Panel
You can also perform this operation using the handy panel.
P. 62, "Using the Handy Panel"
Holding down a feed button performs
movement at the selected feed rate.
Feed buttons
Clicking these performs manual feed for the tool and
the rotary axis.
P. 55, "Viewing the Tool Location"
Selecting one of these enables movement
by the specified number of steps when a
feed button is clicked.
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X, Y, and Z axes:1 step = 0.01 mm
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A axis: 1 step = 0.045° (Note that the displayed
value is truncated to the two decimal place.)
