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VPanel
Operation of the machine is controlled from the screen of your computer. VPanel is a dedicated software
for controlling the machine.
Coordinates
This displays the present tool loca-
tion.
P. 49, "About the Displayed Tool Posi-
tion"
Feed buttons
These perform movement along the
respective axes (X, Y, and Z).
P. 48, "Manual Feed"
Specific-destination movement
button
You use this to make the tool move
directly to a specific position.
P. 51, "Moving to a Specific Position"
Override buttons
These change the speed of spindle
rotation and other aspects of cut-
ting operations.
P. 68, "Override"
Base-point setting buttons
These set the base points used
during cutting, such as the X- and
Y-axes origin points.
Spindle speed
This displays the present rotating
speed of the spindle. Changing the
speed is also possible.
Spindle-rotation button
This switches spindle rotation on
and off.
P. 52, "Starting and Stopping Spindle
Rotation"
Tool feed rate
This displays the present speed of
tool movement.
1-2 Part Names and Functions
Setup button
This is used at times such as when setting
the detailed operation of the machine, se-
lecting the command sets, and others.
P. 46, "Selecting the Command Set"
Preference button
The unit of measurement used for dis-
playing coordinates can be changed.
P.50, Changing the Unit of Measurement for
Display
Cut button
Record the cutting data in text file format
to VPanel and output to the machine.
P. 65, "Start Cutting (output via VPanel)"
Quit Cutting button
The cutting operation stops. This button
is displayed only during cutting opera-
tion.
P. 55 "Quitting Cutting by Operating from the
VPanel"
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