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Enter. If you enter a name that already exists, you are prompted 'Tile exists -Overwrite?," whereupon you select either Yes or No.

gninruT DELETE Deletes unwanted CNC files in the

be deleted by highlighting it, then pressing will be displayed.

EDIT (The Editor) Puts you into the line text window at the bottom of the screen) in CNC codes. F1 toggles between the three-line displays much more of the current CNC file.

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56

rNTERAcrrvE SIMULATION SOFTWARE

CursorMovemente LeftlRight Cursor Key UplDown Cursor Key

clRLleft/Right

Page uplPage down Home/End

(CTRL-F/CTRL-N) Delete Functions DEL

BACIGPAC CTRL-W CTRL.T CTRL-Y CtrRL-U

t:>

^ESC

MiscellaneouE INSERT

.

^CTRL-I

F3

Moves the cursor

L'ft/right

^,

-Moves the cursor up/dolvn.

Moves the cursor one word

left/right.

Moves the cursor five lines up/down.

Moves the cursor to the start/end of file.

Deletes the character under the cursor.

Erases the character to the left.

Deletes the entire word to the left.

Deletes the entire word to the rtght.

Deletes the entire line.

Restores the last deleted item.

Undoes the previous change.

lioggles between insert/overwrite.

Inserts a blank line after the current line.

Exits the editor to the current line.

PRINT Prints the currently opened file to an Epson compatible printer

(if

one is connected). Prompts, "Ar€ you sure -

Y,/N"

before printing.

QUIT Quits you ^frc.m the'program and puts you back at the DOS prompt.

If

the file has been changed and not saved, you will be asked to save it

firsl

sEruP ^(F2) Milling

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MENUS

57

IOOTS Allows

you to

view

and

modify

the loaded tool library. On selecting Tools a

window will

be displayed showing

two

smaller

windows.

The

tool

hbrary is shown

in

the larger

window

on the left and contains 24 standard tools. The tool turret, the smaller

window

on the

right

can contain any of 12 tools from the

library in

any order, depending on program requircments.

To move a tool from the library into the turret, use the cursor to move the

rx until it

rests on top of the desired tool. Press Enter to transfer the tool to

ie library

and then move

it

to the desired turret location. Press Enter again.

When you use different tools

in

a program,

it

is the tool turr€nt that dis-inguishes between tools.

It

may be simpler to use the default tool

tufl€t,

since the tools

in it

are preorganized.

OfFSET Ope^s the

input

box so you can

input

or edit the offset registers

for tre

tools. The register values are used for the tool length and toolnose radius compensation

in

the CNC program. The same registers may be

utilized by

botr the G41lG42 cufter radius compensation and the Gtl!)/G44 cutter length offset. The registers are preset to common values,

but

they may be altered.

Refer to Chapters 5 and 5 for detailed explanations of

how

the offsets

work.

Move the cursor to the desired regrster, thenpress Enter.

Adisplay prompt

appears as$4g for the offset value for that register. Type

in

the new value and then press the Enter key. Remembeq, the offset values are in whatever rmits the system defaults to.

To exit the offset register, move the cursor to one side and press Enter.

UNITS

Prompts for inch or metric ^(mm) programming

with "INCH

PROGRAMMING?

Y/N".

This

unit

default is for the system environment:

the workpiece, offsets, and system default. The programming units may be switched

within

^the program via the appropriate G-code.

CHUCK

(lirming only)

^14/hen selecting this option you are prompted

to mter

the length.

DRIVE Enables you to

specifi

to

which

disk

drive

the CNC files are to be saved. To save to a floppy disk, type either A or B (depending _on your systems configuration). To save to the hard disk, type the appropriate

drive

letter,

for

example, C. For network drives, type the letter of the

network

drive,

for

example,

H.

CH-DIREC Changes the current user directory

without

your having to leave the user interface, for example,

C:\CNCM\DEMOMILL

^to A:\PROGRAIvIS.

FITETYPE Allows you to input different types of CNC files simply by

danging

Ere DOS file extension. The default extension for CNCEZ

milling

files is .MIL and for CNCEZ

tuming

files, .TRN. Other CNC files may require a .NC

or

.CNC extension.

58

INTERAcTTVE sIMULATToN soFrwARE

IIBRARY Enables you to specify whether you want to use the inch

tool library

or the metric tool library. The libraries consist of 24 standard tools.

The inch

library

is the default.

oPTroNs

^(F3)

Milling F3-OPTS

o.

sroP

B. SKIP DRY RUN A NUMBER ,OC ^MODE SHOWPATHS REWIND

+

R

+

Turning F3-OPTS

o.sroP

B.SKIP REWIND A NUMBER JOC MODE SHOWPATHS

+ + R

All

menu prompts under the OPTIONS G3) menu can be toggled on or

off

(+ or

-)

^simply

^by

selecting that option. The fOG MODE option ^{has a} sub-menu for optional Rapid, Feed, and Step.

O. STOP

[- +]

^Tloggle option that enables or disables program

optional

stop.

If

O. STOP is on (+), the simulation and controller

will

stop when

it

encounters an M01 command and trntil.Enter is pressed.

If

O. STOP is off, the M01 command

will

be skipped.

B. SKIP

[- +]

^Toggle option that enables or disables the block skip lines.

A linewith

a block skip ^starts

with

a "

/"

^{(forward slash).}

^If

^the block skip is on [+], ^{the lines are} not executed. When the block skip ^is

off

[-1, these blocks are executed in the program. This toggle is also displayed

in

the status,window of the screen. The default is off.

DRY RUN

[-

^+]

(mitling only)

Toggle option that enables or disables the

dry-run

mode.

If

^DBY RUN is on [+], all the Z moves are ignored and the spindle

will alwals

be off. The default is off.

A NUMBER

[- +l

^Toggle option that generates automatic block numbers

during

edit mode. A NUMBER [+] generates automatic block numbers

with

a block increment of 5. A NLIMBEB

I-]

generates no block ntrmbers; you move to enter the block number. (If no block number is entered, the software

will

generate arr error message.)The software allows you to enter a previously used block number. The default is on [+],

with

a block increment of 5. Upon droosing this option, you can change the block increment to any desired number.

fOG

^MODE tR ^F

SI

^{Selects the axis speed} for movements

inIOG.Whenyou

select this item, a

pop-down

menu gives you a'choice of speeds required

for

]OG. ^The default is Rapid.

RAPID

Highest velocity

FEED

Currentsetfeed

STEP

Spallest machine increment The default _is Rapid.

g{ow

_{PATH (-}

₊₎

_Toggle option that generates a red graphics tine that

tails

fip bol center around the simulation scr€en. It is visible in all three views and

regarding the tool's actual position. The default is moves will be dashed lines, and feed or cutting

EWIND (-

+) Rewind

h,

tu

option is on (+).

rhe ^'fiillff;

*e

code. If REWIND

is

_code.

TYoRKPTECE (F4)

DEI1NE (milling only) Prompts you to input workpiece dimensions by length, t'idth _{and height. Press Enter after you} enter each dimension. A display prompt

tells

1ou if the workpiece size is too smalr or too large for the

,i*lrruuor,

rindow.

WORKPIECE (tuming only) promptsyeu _to input stock length and diameter.

Press Enter after you enter each dimehsion A disptay

proript

tells you if the workpiece _size is too smal or too lirge for the simulation window

PIPE (tuming only) Prompts you to input pipe length and externar and intemal diameters' _Press Enter after you enter each dimensionA display prompt tens vou if the workpiece _{size is too} small or too large for the simutatitn window.

l-oAD

Loads a previously saved workpiece.

Apulldown

menu of file nanes appears/ as when opening a program from the data directory. Highlight the desired.workpiece with the cursor, then press Enter.

sAVE saves the current workpiece blank. when prompted, enter a fire name.

The workpiece _{is saved} with a different Dos extensior,

th*

theprogram

rGlling

60

TNTERAcTIvE sTMULATToN soFTwARE

has, so identical file names may be used. Or, use the

dimmsions

as a

file

name, for example,3X1.

vrEw

^(Fs)

Milling

lST ANGIE

(miling _only)

Displays the European standard projection: Side view,

Frontview,

and Plan view.

3RD ANGTE (milling

only)

Displays the North American standard projection:

Plan view, Side view, and

Frontview.

PLAN

(milling only)

Displays a Plan view of the part only. This is used

when

Srou arc using small cutters or when more clarity is required. Shown'at the edge of the

simulationwindow

is

a'Depth krdicator---€

redbar

thatvisually

displays cutter depth relative to the part.

SOLID

(milling only) Diplays

a solid three-dimensional

view

of the

part

after the program has been executed. The part appears as a solid block,

with

any

modifications/material

removal shown

in

different colors.

RESET

(tuming only)

Restores the graphics to a clean state. Select RESET

if

the

grid

is no longer required or you want to refresh the screen.

GRI D (tuming only|.. Dsplays as a quick reference a small scale on the X- and Z-axes. This can Ltelp you

in

determining the tool moves.

DUMP

Prints a screen

dump

of the graphics to an Epson compatible printer.

STMUTATE (F6) Milling

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