I - 2 Milling Specific Operations; Key Functions Detailed; Tool Hard Key; Tool Table - ACU-RITE VUE Reference Manual

I – 2 Milling Specific Operations
This section discusses operations, and soft key functions specific to
milling applications only.

Key Functions Detailed

Tool Hard Key

This hard key opens the tool table, and provides access to the Tool
form for entering a tool's parameters (a soft key is used on a one axis
readout). The VUE can store up to 16 tools within the tool table.

Tool Table

The VUE tool table provides a convenient way to store diameter, and
length offset information for each of the tools commonly use. Up to
16 tools can be entered.
The following soft keys are also available while in the Tool Table form,
or in the individual tool data form:
Function
This key allows the operator to select which
axis all the tool length offsets will affect. The
tool's diameter values will subsequently be
used to offset the remaining two axes.
Press to automatically enter the tool offset
length. Only available in Tool Length field.
This will open the Tool Types form for
selection. Only available in TYPE field.

Tool Compensation

VUE has tool compensation. This allows workpiece dimensions to be
entered directly from the drawing. The displayed distance to go is then
automatically lengthened (R+), or shortened (R–) by the value of the
tool radius. for more information see "Presets" on page 12.
The length offset may be entered as a known value, or the VUE may
determine the offset automatically. The tool length is the difference in
Δ
length L between the tool, and the reference tool. The length
difference is indicated with the "
indicated by T1.
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Soft key
Δ
" symbol. The reference tool is
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