To Specify Entry and Exit Moves
You can define automatic Entry and Exit moves for all types of Surface Milling and Swarf Milling sequences.
1. When defining a Surface or Swarf milling NC sequence, select the Approach/Exit checkbox on the SEQ SETUP menu and click Done.
The Entry/Exit Move dialog box opens.
2. Specify the Entry moves for First Cut and Each Cut, and Exit moves for Each Cut and Last Cut, by selecting options from respective drop-down lists. For more information on the Entry/Exit Move dialog box, follow the link under See Also. If you select CUSTOM_ENTRY or CUSTOM_EXIT, you can define Main, First Alternate, and Second Alternate custom strategies for this move using the tabbed pages in the right half of the Entry/Exit Move dialog box.
3. You can save your Entry and Exit strategies by clicking the Save icon at the top of the Entry/Exit Move dialog box. By default, the file is saved in your working directory with the .apx extension. When defining Entry and Exit moves for a different NC sequence, you can retrieve a previously saved strategy file by clicking the Open icon at the top of the Entry/Exit Move dialog box.
4. When satisfied with your Entry and Exit move definitions, click OK.