PROG (Program) mode

1. Clear current program - see ERASE PROG in PROG I/O Mode.
2. Select POSN/DRILL to move to a Position, Drill One Hole or Drill a Bolt Hole Pattern.
3. Select MILL to mill a straight line.
4. Select ARC to mill an arc line.
5. Select POCKET/FRAME to mill a circular or rectangular pocket or a circular or rectangular frame. Frames do not mill out the center as do pockets. Frame may be inside or outside.
6. Select REPEAT to repeat with an X or Y offset any single event or group of events from 1 to 99 times.
7. Press ABS SET to load dimensions referenced from absolute zero.
8. Press INC SET to load an incremental dimension from the previous location.
9. Press LOOK to see what has been programmed so far. Press again to return to programming.
10. Press or to scroll the highlight and prompt within any event.
11. Press ADD EVENT to add and insert a new event between the two shown on the screen.
12. Press DELETE EVENT to delete the event shown on the right side of the screen.
13. Press PAGE FWD to page forward in the program events.
14. Press PAGE BACK to page back in the program events.
15. Prompt Definitions:
# Holes
The number of holes in the bolt hole pattern.
Angle
The location of the first hole to be machined in a Bolt Hole event. It is the angle from the positive X axis (that is, 3 o'clock) to the hole. The positive angle is measured counterclockwise from 0.000 to 359.999 degrees.
Conrad
There are two meanings to Conrad: (1) The connecting radius between line or arc being programmed and the next line or arc event. Simply enter the radius value at this prompt and the ProtoTRAK will figure the tool path to go from one event to the next with a connecting radius. If no radius is desired, or if you are programming the last event, enter 0 by pressing the INC SET or ABS SET key without a number value. (2) The corner radius in a rectangular pocket or frame. The radius is tangential.
Continue
To tell the ProtoTRAK if the event is continuous to the next event(s) to be programmed. This saves inputs needed to define a profile. If the event is programmed with a Yes, for continue, then X begin, Y begin, Tool Offset, Feedrate and Tool # will not be prompted in the next one.
Direction
For an arc or circle, the direction is clockwise or counterclockwise.
Feedrate
The milling feedrate in in/min from .1 to 99.9 or in mm/min from 5 to 2500.
Fin Cut
For a pocket or frame, the width of the finish cut. If 0 is input, there will be no finish cut.
Radius
The radius of the bolt hole pattern, arc, or circle.
Tool #
The number you assign to identify the tool.
Tool Diameter
The diameter of the tool. See the note on finish cuts.
Tool Offset
The selection of the tool offset (right, left, or center) relative to the programmed edge and the direction of tool movement.
X or Y
The X or Y dimension, may be defined in absolute or incremental reference.
X Begin or Y Begin
The X or Y beginning point of a line or arc.
X Center or Y Center
The X or Y dimension of the center of the bolt hole pattern, arc or circle.
X End or Y End
The X or Y ending point of the line or arc.
X1, Y1, and X3, Y3
The X and Y dimensions for the opposite corners on a rectangular pocket or frame.
Prompts unique to the Repeat Event:
First Event #
The first event to be repeated.
Last Event #
The last event to be repeated. If only one event is to be repeated, the First and Last events will be the same number.
X Offset
The incremental X offset from the event to be repeated.
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.