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KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
If you want the event back on the right side, use the UP arrow key.
8.5
The OK/NOT OK Flag
Each A.G.E. event has a flag that tells you if it has been fully defined. Sometimes data
from later events is needed to define previous events. To the immediate right of the
event type, the words OK or NOT OK appear, depending on whether that particular
event is defined.
Once the OK flag appears for the event, you do not need to enter more information.
Skip past the rest of the prompts with the up/down arrow keys.
If you leave the Program Mode and then return, pressing the GO TO END softkey will
take you automatically to the first NOT OK event.
8.6
Ending A.G.E.
Any time all the events of an Irregular Profile are OK, the A.G.E. may be ended. If you
are programming an Irregular Pocket, there is an additional requirement that must be
satisfied before the A.G.E. may be ended: the X and Y end point of the last event must
be the same as the X and Y beginning point, so that the pocket is closed. Otherwise,
the ProtoTRAK KMX CNC cannot program the tool path to clear the pocket.
The Irregular Profile has no such restriction since profiles may be open or closed.
Once the A.G.E. is ended, the Irregular Pocket or Irregular Profile event is complete and
you may then choose from all the programming canned cycles from the Select an Event
screen. To reopen the A.G.E. Profile or Pocket, simply use the up arrow key or the
PAGE FWD or PAGE BACK softkeys to position on of the A.G.E. events on the right side
of the screen. You may edit or insert other events.
8.7
Guessing Data
Whenever you are missing X or Y Ends or Centers, you should generally enter a guess.
Guessed data is treated differently by the ProtoTRAK KMX CNC than regular data.
Often, the information you put into the system will allow it to calculate a mathematically
correct line or arc that would satisfy the conditions of the hard data you entered. This
line or arc may yield more than one solution to the particular point you are looking for.
That is where the Guess comes in: the A.G.E. uses the guess to choose from the
mathematically possible solutions. In most cases, your guesses do not have to be very
precise. The smaller the lines or arcs, the more precise the guess should be.
Guesses should always be entered as absolute dimensions. Once entered, the guessed
data is green and there is a 'G' next to it. Guessed data will be labeled this way in all
the events that are flagged NOT OK. Once an event is OK, the guessed data will be
replaced by calculated data. If you wish to edit your guesses, placing it on the right
side of the screen will cause your original guessed data to reappear.
