Set Surface Procedures - Vision Max Pro User Manual

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Set Surface Procedures

The procedure for setting the surface is as follows:
1. Use the X & Y jog buttons to move the spindle over the material to be engraved.
2. Press the Set Surface button. The Pendant screen will display the message below
3. Lower the spindle with the Z down jog button until you reach the desired position.
4. Press the Enter button to set this as the surface position. The spindle will then move up to its lift
position.
HINT: It is sometimes easier to set the surface right before engraving the job. To do this, send a job to
the machine to be engraved. Press Pause. Press Start. The spindle will move to the first point to be
engraved and pause. You can then jog the Z down until it touches the surface and press Set Surface,
then Press Enter to set the surface. Pressing Start will then begin the engraving process.
NOTE: There are different procedures for different types of engraving - see below.
Diamond drag engraving with a proximity sensor
Make sure that the proximity sensor is turned on. When you run the job, the spindle will go down until it
touches the material and finds the surface automatically. If you want to change the lift amount of the
cutter between characters, you will need to do the following steps:
1. Press the menu button on the controller. Note: If you are in the middle of engraving a job, press
the pause button before pressing the menu button.
2. Use the Y jog up and down buttons to select Z Lift Height and press Enter.
3. Enter the lift height using the numeric buttons on the Vision controller and press Enter.
4. Press Exit to return to the main screen.
5. The Z lift height is now set. Press Start to run the job or resume engraving.
Diamond Drag and nose cone engraving without a proximity sensor
1. Send a job to the Vision controller.
2. With the prox off, press the Pause button and then press Start.
3. The machine will move to the start of the engraving and pause.
4. Use the Z jog down button to lower the spindle to material.
5. Press the Set Surface button.
6. Press the Enter button.
7. Press the Start button. The machine will start to engrave using the surface point that was just set.
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