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2A PAN ACROSS DISPLAY AREA

The perspective of the view is changed by clicking and dragging the mouse.

2B ZOOM IN OR OUT ON THE VIEW

To change the size display area drawing first hold down the CONTROL key, click and hold the

mouse button down. Then, moving the mouse pointer up will zoom in. Pulling the mouse down will

cause the display to zoom out.

2C ROTATE IMAGE

Hold down the SHIFT key and move mouse to the left to rotate the image.

3 COMMAND MENU

The command menu is located at the bottom of the Auto Tab screen. This menu is noted as 3 on

the in figure 9.1. It is made up of a series of buttons - Open G-Code file, Run, Pause, and Resume.

Each of these functions perform a certain operation related to the execution of the parts program.

The function of each of these buttons is explained below.

3A OPEN G-CODE FILE

The open button, noted as 3.A in figure 9.1, is clicked when you want to open a part program. The

default location for storing parts program is home/smithy/gcodes. Clicking on the “Open...” button

displays a folder which holds all previously prepared and saved parts program. Double click to

select a chosen part file. NOTE: These files will have the file extension “.ngc”.

3B RUN

Clicking on the run button, denoted by 3B in figure 9.1, will cause the machine to start running and

machining the part program. NOTE: The E-Stop must be in the off position on the control box and

on the software (the button should be colored Red)

3C PAUSE & 3D RESUME

Clicking on the pause button, while the program is running, will cause the operation to stop and the

machine will stop moving at the designated point. The machine will remain in this pause status until

the “Resume” button, denoted by 3D in figure 9.1, is clicked. The program will begin again from

where it was paused. If possible, it is best to use the “Pause” button between cuts.

3E STEP

The step button, denoted by 3E on figure 9.1, works in conjunction with the Pause button and it

allows the user to step through the parts program one block of code at a time. When in pause mode,

press “Step” to progress to the next block of code. Resume the program running by clicking on the

“Resume” button. The program line being executed is highlighted in black.

4 STATUS BLOCK

The status block located at the top right hand side of the screen, will display any g-code errors

found during the verification process. Human Read Messages that are written into the program will

also be displayed in the Status block. For example, if running a program that requires a tool change,

the machine will pause, and display a message to install the appropriate tool.

NOTE: When changing tools while having the machine in “Pause” state, it is necessary to turn the

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