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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
Y Offset
- the incremental Y offset from the event to be repeated.
# Repeats
- the number of times the events are to be repeated up to 99.
The following prompts pertain to the 3-axis mode.
Z Rapid
–
this is defined as the location from which the machine transitions
from rapid feedrate to the programmed feedrate in your event. Typically this
value is set 0.1” or 2.5 mm above the work p
iece.
Z End and Z Depth
–
this is defined as the depth you wish the Z axis to feed
down to. For example, if you wish to drill a 1” deep hole, you would enter
-
1.0000” ABS.
# of Pecks
–
this is how many moves the Z will move up and down when
drilling a hole. The pecks are variable, which means the first peck will remove
more material than the next peck and so on.
Select “TYPE” to change pecks to
be variable, fixed or chip break.
Z Feedrate
–
this is the feedrate the Z axis will move down at.
Z Rapid Offset
–
this is the Z rapid offset you want to apply to your repeat
event. If you program 0 INC, the Z rapid will be the same as your previous
event.
Z Offset
–
this is the Z offset you wish to apply from your previous Z end or Z
depth. If you program 0 INC, the control will cut at the same depth as the
previous event.
Drill or Bore
–
select if you want to rapid out of the hole (drill) or feed out
(bore).
# Passes
–
the number of cycles to machine to the final depth.
Entry Mode
–
choose between a zig-zag ramp and a plunge.
Prompts for AGE programming are defined in Section 8.
7.6
Assumed Tool Offset, Feedrate, and Tool #
When the INC SET key is pressed, the ProtoTRAK KMX will automatically program the
following for these prompts:
TOOL OFFSET:
for a Mill or Arc Event, same as the last event if that event was
a Mill or Arc Event, otherwise, Tool Center.
FEEDRATE:
same as last event if that event was a Mill, Arc, Pocket, or Profile.
TOOL #:
same as last event, or Tool 1 in the first event.
DRILL OR BORE:
Drill
# PECKS:
1 peck
