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 Haas CNC Mill Operator Manual
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC VERTICAL MILL OPERATION ....................................... 5

THE CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM .............................................................. 7

ABSOLUTE AND INCREMENTAL POSITIONING ....................................................................................... 8
ABSOLUTE AND INCREMENTAL EXERCISE .............................................................................................. 9
VERTICAL MACHINING CENTER TRAVELS ......................................................... 12

THE MACHINE COORDINATE SYSTEM - MACHINE HOME POSITION .................. 13

WORK COORDINATE SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 14
TOOL LENGTH OFFSET ..................................................................................... 16

THE HAAS NEXT GENERATION CONTROL ......................................................... 17

16 SOFTWARE CONTROL DISPLAY ....................................................................................................... 18
NGA CONTROL DISPLAY ....................................................................................................................... 19
KEYBOARD INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 20
NEXT GENERATION KEYBOARD CHANGES .......................................................................................... 21
DISPLAY KEYS ........................................................................................................................................... 22
SETTINGS LIST .......................................................................................................................................... 32
1 – FUNCTION KEYS ............................................................................................................................... 37
2 – JOG KEYS ........................................................................................................................................... 37
3 – OVERRIDE KEYS ................................................................................................................................ 38
5 – CURSOR KEYS ................................................................................................................................... 39
6 AND 7 – ALPHA KEYS AND NUMERIC KEYS..................................................................................... 39
8 – MODE KEYS ...................................................................................................................................... 40
ATC (AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGE) ................................................................... 47

SETTING TOOL LENGTH & WORK ZERO OFFSETS .............................................. 49

SET UP PROCEDURE ........................................................................................ 50

WORK OFFSETS (X AND Y PART ZEROS)................................................................................. 50
TOOL LENGTH OFFSETS ................................................................................................................. 50
PROGRAM PROOFING AND RUNNING IN MEMORY ...................................................... 50
HAAS MILL CONTROL TIPS ........................................................................................................... 51
GENERAL TIPS ..................................................................................................................................... 51
CONTROL TIPS .................................................................................................................................... 51
POSIT (POSITION) ................................................................................................................................. 52
PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................................... 53
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TOOLROOM MILL ORIENTATION AND WALK AROUND: ................................... 55
POWER-UP PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................... 56
1.A.III – MACHINE RESTART / ZERO RETURN PROCEDURE ............................................................. 57
TOOLROOM MILL SAFETY ............................................................................................................ 57
MAINTENANCE OF THE TM SERIES MILL ........................................................................................... 58
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING SYSTEM .................................................................. 62
FACE MILLING ......................................................................................................................................... 64
SQUARE CONTOURING ........................................................................................................................... 67
CIRCULAR POCKET MILLING: ................................................................................................................ 69
SQUARE POCKET MILLING: ................................................................................................................... 72
DRILL ROUTINES: .................................................................................................................................... 73
ENGRAVING: ............................................................................................................................................ 77
FINAL PROGRAM CREATED USING VPS. .............................................................................................. 79
THREAD MILLING:................................................................................................................................... 82
THREAD MILLING PROGRAM ................................................................................................................ 85

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 Introduction to Basic Vertical Mill Operation

Welcome to Productivity, Inc., your local Haas Factory Outlet (H.F.O.) for the Haas Mill Operator Class.
This class is intended to give a basic understanding of the set-up and operation of a Haas Machining
Center.

After 1945 design of wings for the US Air Force were becoming extremely complex and hard to
manufacture using conventional machine tools. MIT developed a machine that was able to control a
cutting tool path with a series of straight lines defined by axial coordinates at prescribed feed rates.
The first NC machine tool was introduced to the defense and aerospace industry by MIT in 1952. The
contour of a constantly changing curvature could be described by a series of short lines determined by a
series of coordinate in three axes.

The first machine tools were run with instructions or programs punched out on paper tape. The files of
the early machine tools were often in the format which later became called G-code. The reason for the
name being that many of the lines of text began the letter G.

In an NC machine, the tool is controlled by a code system that enables it to be operated with minimal
supervision and with a great deal of repeatability. "CNC" (Computerized Numerical Control) is the same
type of operating system, with the exception that a computer monitors the machine tool.

The same principles used in operating a manual machine are used in programming a NC or CNC
Machine. The main difference is that instead of cranking handles to position a slide to a certain point,
the dimension is stored in the memory of the machine control once. The control will then move the
machine to these positions each time the program is run.

The operation of the VF-Series Vertical Machining Center requires that a part program be designed,
written, and entered into the memory of the control. There are several options for getting these
programs to the control. RS-232 (serial port with a computer), 3.5” Floppy Disk, Ethernet / Networking/
and USB are all viable ways to transmit and receive programs.

In order to operate and program a CNC controlled machine, a basic understanding of machining
practices and a working knowledge of math are necessary. It is also important to become familiar with
the control console and the placement of the keys, switches, displays, etc., that are pertinent to the
operation of the machine.

This manual can be used as both an operator's manual and as a programmer's manual. It is intended to
give a basic understanding of CNC programming and its applications. It is not intended as an in-depth
study of all ranges of machine use, but as an overview of common and potential situations facing CNC
programmers. Much more training and information is necessary before attempting to program on the
machine.

The programming section of this manual is meant as a supplementary teaching aid to users of the HAAS
Vertical Machining Center. The information in this section may apply in whole or in part to the operation
of other CNC machines. Its use is intended only as an aid in the operation of the HAAS Vertical
Machining Center.

Updated CK 12/27/18

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Notes

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The Cartesian Coordinate System
The first diagram we are concerned with is called a NUMBER LINE. This number line has a zero reference
point location that is called an ABSOLUTE ZERO and may be placed at any point along the number line.

“X” axis

The number line also has numbered increments on either side of absolute zero.
Moving away from zero to the right are positive increments. Moving away from zero to the left are
negative increments. The “+”, or positive increments, are understood, therefore no sign is needed. We
use positive and negative signs along with increment values to indicate its relationship to zero on the
line.

Our concern is the distance and the direction from zero and is labeled as “Absolute Programming”

Remember that zero may be placed at any point along the line, and that once placed, one side of zero
has negative increments and the other side has positive increments.

Vertical Number Line known as the “Y” axis

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Absolute and Incremental Positioning
There are two different systems used in positioning our machine. Both will “steer” the machine where we
need it to go, both will net the same results. The reason we use one more than the other, is flexibility.
Below we will talk about both, and they are the first two “G-Codes”

Absolute Positioning:
With absolute positioning, we tell the machine where to move referenced to a common point, called X0
Y0 and Z0. Every time we need to move to a certain position, the ending point of that move is in direct
relationship to this “common point”

G90 Absolute Positioning

Program to move the machine to these

4 hole locations when using G90 (Abs.)

X 1.0000 Y 1.0000
X 9.0000 Y 1.0000
X 9.0000 Y 9.0000
X 1.0000 Y 9.0000

Incremental Positioning:
With incremental positioning, we are telling the machine where to go in relationship to where it currently
is at. Basically like a set of directions given from where the machine stopped last.

G91 Incremental Positioning

Program to move the machine to the same

4 hole locations using G91 (Incr.)

X 1.0000 Y 1.0000
X 8.0000
Y 8.0000
X -8.0000

When do we decide which to use?

We switch between the two when it is more convenient. One example is look at the above 2 prints.
Sometimes the print doesn’t call out the hole-locations, but will give the distance between the holes.

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Absolute and Incremental Exercise

G90 ABSOLUTE G91 INCREMENTAL

P1 X0 Y -2.5 P1 X0 Y -2.5

P2 P2

P3 P3

P4 P4

P5 P5

P6 P6

P7 P7

P8 P8

P9 P9

P10 P10

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This diagram shows a front view of the grid as it would appear on the mill. This view shows the X and Y
axes as the operator faces the mill. Note that at the intersection of the two lines, a common zero point
is established.

Fig. 1-4: Operator’s working grid.

Whenever we set a zero somewhere on the X axis and somewhere on the Y axis, we have automatically
caused an intersection of the two lines. This is known as “zero”, where our X and Y lines would both be
at a value of 0. We will move this point to a “Zero” position on our part so that we can steer the machine
to locations that relate to our print. Another term for this “Zero” position is the origin of the part.

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The following illustration shows the X & Y directions of travel on a vertical machining center with respect
to a part print. It shows the positive and negative positions that our spindle would have to move with
respect to the x and y axis. Also note where these two axis meet, they create a common point of “zero”
where they both are at the value of “0” at the same point.

Vertical machining centers have 3 axis of travel. We have talked about two of them, the X (left to right
movement), the Y (moving the part towards and away from the operator), but the last to discuss is the
Z. The Z axis moves the milling spindle up or away from the part in the positive direction, and towards or
into the part in the negative direction. Now that we have discussed all 3 of the axis, we can take a look
at this picture of a Haas VF-8 VMC.

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Vertical Machining Center Travels

Haas VMC (VF-8) shown with the X, Y, and Z axis

The machine illustration shows three directions of travel available on a vertical machine center. Now to
carry the number line idea a little further, imagine such a line placed along each set of travels (or axis) of
the machine.

The first number line would be the left-to-right, or “X”, axis of the machine. Positive X values would
move the spindle to the right on our part, and negative would move the spindle to the left.

If we place a similar number line along the front-to-back, or “Y” axis, and wanted to move the spindle to
the back of the table, these would be positive values. Moving the spindle towards the operator would
be negative values in the Y axis.

The third axis of travel on our machine is the up-and-down, or “Z” axis. A positive Z value will move the
spindle up towards the tool change position, and negative values would move the spindle towards our
part.

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All axis of Haas VMCs have a resolution of .0001” inches (or .001mm).
Now theoretically all our number lines for each axis are infinite in length, we are limited to the travels of
the machine we are using. Below is an example of the travels of different Haas VMCs showing how much
movement we have on each model.

VMC TRAVELS:
X-axis Y-axis Z-axis
VF-0/ VF-1 20" 16" 20"
VF-2 30" 16" 20"
VF-3 40" 20" 25"
VF-4 50" 20" 25"
VF-6 64" 32" 30"
VF-8 64" 40" 30"
VF-10 120” 32” 30”
Remember, when we are moving the machine, we are concerned with positioning the spindle. Although
the machine table is the moving part, our programs are written as if the spindle was moving.
Keep in mind that the zero position may be placed at any point along each of the three number lines,
and in fact, will probably be different for each setup of the machine.

The Machine Coordinate System - Machine Home Position

The principle of machine home may be seen when doing a reference return of all machine axes at
machine start-up. A zero return (POWER UP/RESTART) is required when you power on machine. All
three axes are moved to extreme positive locations until limit switches are reached. The reason the
machine does this is to double check its position with the “Home” switches of the machine. On power
up/restart the machine moves first up in the z axis to home and then moves to the x and y axis home
positions at the same time.
At home position the X, Y and Z axis are all at machine 0.

This is crucial to the operation and function of a CNC machine as all of our programs, fixtures, and
tooling are based off of the machine home position described as X0, Y0, Z0.

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Work Coordinate System

What is a “Work Coordinate”?

A work coordinate (also known as a part offset) is how we tell the machine where our part(s) are located
with respect to the machine home position. Under the Work Offsets page in the control, we put the
machine in jog and hand wheel the machine to the X & Y “Zero” location for our part, and use the “Part
Offset Measure” key under the Reset key to set the corresponding work offset from our program (G54,
G55, G56, etc…..)

Above: The relationship of machine home to “work home”, otherwise known as “work offset”

Note: Because the location of machine home zero is in the upper right-hand corner of the machine table
our values for X and Y will always be negative.

G54 – G59 Work Offsets

These are the first G-Codes that were assigned to work coordinates. This how we tell the machine that
we are working on part #1, part #2, etc. through part #6. Originally no one thought we would need
more than 6 part offsets, but through time and the invention of new types of machines more were
needed.

G154 P1 – G154 P99 Work Offsets

These codes are the same as G54 to G59, they add more places as X & Y zero. We now can set up to 105
different “zeros” within the travels of our machine. On older Haas machines the extra work offsets were
G110 to G129.

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Other Work Coordinate Offsets
G52 Work Coordinate Shift

G52 will “shift” all work offsets that are set in the machine. In the Work Offsets page of the control, if we
input a value of X +1.0000, all of the offsets will have a value of 1.0000 added to X. This is most commonly
used in casting and forging work where we have core movement.

Note: The G52 command works differently depending on the value of Setting 33. This setting
selects the FANUC, HAAS, or YASNAC style of coordinates, which are listed below.

G53 Positioning in Reference to Machine Home

G53 is used when we want to move the machine a certain distance and location from Machine Home. This
is quite often used if we want to establish a safe tool change position because we have large parts or tools
and need to clear the tool changer. G53 is non-modal and only applies to the block which it is in.

G92 Set Work Coordinate System

G92 Can be used to set our work offsets while “on the fly” in our program. G92 was used back when
machines only had one offset to choose from. We had to cut our first part, move the spindle over to the
second part X&Y zero, and then call G92 X0Y0 in our program. Our work offset is now set around the
second part. Using G54 – G154 P99 is much faster, more tunable, and easier to use.

Multiple Work Coordinate System

Multiple fixture setup

The figure above represents a multiple-fixture setup. Each vise will have an absolute zero once it is
specified in the program. This is done by using G54 through G59. G54 through G59 and
G154 P1 through G154 P99 gives a total of 105 different work offsets which may be used.

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Tool Length Offset

The tool length offset is how we tell the machine where the top face of our part is located in
the Z direction with respect to machine home. The tool length offset gives the distance from
the end of the tool at home position to the top face of our part or other plane that the
programmer has determined as the Z zero reference point. This information is stored in the
Tool Offset Memory.

Each tool in the machine will have its own defined tool length stored in the tool offset register
determined by the operator during set up. Other information about each tool is stored in the
Tool Offset Register. For each tool, the coolant tube position and the diameter or radius are
also stored. In the wear section, small alterations to the tool length and diameter or radius are
stored. If you cursor to the right in the tool register, additional information about the tool may
be stored: the number of flutes, the actual diameter, the tool type, and tool category with
respect to size and weight.

In the illustration below the spindle is sitting at the Z home position and shows the distance the spindle
must go to reach +.100 above the face of the part. G43 code with an H-number tells the machine which
tool length offset to use.

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The Haas Next Generation Control

Powering on the machine

To power up a Haas machine press POWER ON. First the software to run the machine is loaded up. A
turning Haas logo appears while the software is loading up. Then a Start Up menu appears. The door must
be cycled and the [Emergency Stop] must be reset. The Haas machine tool must first find its fixed machine
zero reference point before any operations can occur. After the software is loaded up pressing the
[RESET], then the [POWER UP] key will send the machine to its machine zero reference location.

This establishes the machine home position.

Press any of the following: [Cancel] to clear the startup screen, [CYCLE START] to run current program or
[HANDLE JOG] for manual operation.

General Machine Keys

Power On - Turns CNC machine on.

Power Off - Turns CNC machine tool off.

Emergency Stop - Stops all axis motion, stops spindle, tool changer and turns off coolant pump.

Jog Handle – Jogs axis selected, also may be used to scroll through programs, menu items while editing
and also altering feeds and speeds.

Cycle Start – Starts program in run mode or graphics mode.

Feed Hold – Stops all axis motion. Spindle will continue to turn.

Reset – Stops machine, will rewind program.

Power Up/Restart – Axis will return to machine zero and tool change will occur per Setting 81
Recover – If a tool change is stopped in middle of a cycle an alarm will come up. Push the Recover
button and follow the instructions to bring the tool change cycle to the beginning.

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16 Software Control Display

The new 16 software has a larger display and more panes than older versions. Above is the basic display
layout. What is displayed depends on which display keys have been used. The only pane active is the
one with the white background. Only when a pane is active may changes be made to data.

Control functions in Haas machine tools are organized in three modes: Setup, Edit and Operation

Access Modes using the mode keys as follows:

Setup: ZERO RET, HAND JOG keys. Provides all control features for machine setup.

Edit: EDIT, MDI/DNC, LIST PROG keys. Provides all program editing, management, and transfer
functions.

Operation: MEM key. Provides all control features necessary to make a part.

Current mode is displayed at top of display.

Functions from another mode can still be accessed within the active mode. For example, while in the
Operation mode, pressing OFFSET will display the offset tables as the active pane in the Main Display
Pane and offsets may be altered; press OFFSET to toggle the offset display. While running a part in
operation mode another program may be edited in the Main Display Pane. Press PROGRM CONVRS in
most modes to shift to the edit pane for the current active program.

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NGA Control Display
Active G Codes

Program Display

Mode Bar
Tool Info

Main Display Panel

Coolant Level

Input Bar Spindle and Feed Status Icon Bar

Override Status Axis Servo Loads
Spindle Load

Above is a view of the control panel in Memory Mode with the Program Key active on the Display Key.
The Main Display Panel varies according to which of the DISPLAY keys are active.

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 Keyboard Introduction
The keyboard is divided into eight different sectors: Function Keys, Jog Keys, Override Keys,
Display Keys, Cursor Keys, Alpha Keys, Number Keys and Mode Keys. In addition, there are
miscellaneous keys and features located on the pendant and keyboard which are described briefly
on the following pages.

5-Cursor Keys 8-Mode Keys

1-Function Keys 4-Display Keys

2-Jog Keys

3-Override 6-Alpha Keys 7-Number Keys

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Next Generation Keyboard Changes
Only four keys have been changed on the keyboard with the NGA Control
The [DRY RUN] KEY has been changed to the [GRAPHICS] KEY.
The NGC does not provide the Dry Run option as in older controls.

The [ORIENT SPINDLE] KEY has been changed to the [HANDLE SCROLL] KEY.
This allows the handle jog wheel to be used to scroll thru offsets or a program.
If you want to orient the spindle, the M19 command must be run in the MDI mode.

The [SEND] AND [REC] KEYS have been changed to FORWARD and BACK KEYS.
These keys allow navigation forward and backward thru page history.
NGC does not provide for a RS232 port.
Only Ethernet connections are available or an upgrade to WIFI.

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Display Keys
Display keys determine what is shown in the Main Display Panel.
Below the [POSIT] Display Key is active in the Memory Mode.
Tabs highlighted in orange tell you what axis you will see. Below the All tab is active.
Machinist’s when they are setting up like to have the All tab highlighted. It shows where they are at
with respect the part zero. Also the distance is it going to go before the next block.

By depressing the [ALTER] key the display may be customized as shown below:

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The [Offset Key] is active below.
Tool Length Geometry values are shown along with Tool Diameter. If tool life
management is being used red will indicate the tool life has expired, yellow is a
warning. Also Wear values may be entered for H(Length) and D(Tool Diameter).

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Cursor to the right gives a 2nd page > Information on tool type, material and category may be
entered.

Cursor to the right again will give a probing page. On the far-right different tool probing
options can be selected. The information needed for probing is entered and probing may be
performed from the offsets page.

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Going back to the first offset page curser to the top to highlight Tool. Then
highlight Work. This opens the work offsets page as below.
One may also toggle between work and tool offsets pages by using the [F4] key.

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[Current Commands] key gives many different options. Note the Timers tab is
highlighted. On this page current date and time, cycle time, M30 counters for
keeping track of the number of parts and Macro values may be indicated. One
may cursor down into the page to reset the M30 counter by pressing the [ORIGIN]
key.

[Macro Vars] key gives the values of different variables # used in Macro Programming. Note
10000 must be added to the old legacy numbers to find the equivalent variable. Variable #188
becomes #10188. Once inside the variable table the variable # needed can be keyed in and the
down cursor key will do a search for the particular variable.

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Highlighting the Active Codes tab gives the below panel. It may be used for trouble shooting a
program. All current alphabet address codes are shown with their values. Below the T and M values are
1000. This indicates that the machine is using ATM (Advanced Tool Management)

With the ATM tab highlighted the Advanced Tool Management panel is shown below. To use first a
1000 group must be set up and how the tool is managed (below the number of holes drilled is used).
The [F4] key is used to switch boxes to denote the tools being used. Below Tools 5, 6 and 7 are used.

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Highlighting the Tool Table tab shows which tools are in which pockets .

With side mount tool changing machines the pot position of each tool is saved. Above tool
number 6 is in the spindle. The asterisk indicates which tool and pocket are staged for the next
tool index. In this example it is tool 5 in pocket 6.

With Cat 40 tools any tool greater than 4 lbs. must be denoted as Heavy tool. With the Heavy
tool designation, the machine will only index that particular tool at 25% rapid. This will prevent
the tool from inadvertently being thrown. Also, the spindle probe must be denoted as a heavy
tool because a tool change at 100% may compromise the calibration.

Large tools are considered any tool with a diameter of 3” or larger. If two large tools are put in
pockets adjacent to each other a crash may occur possibly damaging the pot holder. This is
prevented by designating one tool a Large tool. Note above that Tool 10 in pocket 9 is
designated as a Large tool. It is always stored in pocket #9. Also, no tools will be stored in the
pockets either side of pocket #9. Large tools also index only at a 25% rapid.

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The Calculator tab opens 3 different calculators, Standard, Milling and Tapping.
Below the Milling is tab is open. The calculator will give feed rates and spindle
speeds for different surface speeds and diameters. If the work material and the
tool material (tool steel or carbide) are defined it will give recommended speeds
and feeds. If the chip load or surface speed are outside its recommended values
the box will appear yellow. Below the .002 chip load is outside its recommended
range. The Haas library recommendation is .004 to .008 in/rev-tooth for low
carbon unalloyed steel.

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[HELP] key basically leads you to the Operators Manual. It is stored in the control.
Use the cursor key to highlight the topic you want more information from. Below
SETTINGS is highlighted. Pressing the [ENTER] key will bring up a list of settings
and a description. The total number of settings in a Haas is 277.

Highlighting Control Icons will give all the different icons which indicate the status
of your machine. Below the open lock on the Icon Bar indicates the machine is in
the Set Up Mode.
Highlighting other icons will bring up other locations in the manual.

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[SETTINGS] key brings up all the different groups of settings. See below.
Highlight the group which is needed and press the right cursor key [>] to open up
the different settings. Below the Control Panel group is highlighted.

Below setting 76 is highlighted. Pressing the right cursor key [>] gives a drop down. Select one
of the options by highlighting it and press [ENTER]. It is recommended that the Tool Release
key is locked out if it is not used. Inadvertent pressing this key and the tool in the spindle will
fall out.
Also note setting 163 [DISABLE .1 JOG RATE] is set to ON. This prevents an accidental .1 jog rate
set and crash. At .1 jog rate one click on the HANDLE JOG will move the machine .1.

On the Settings page other tabs at the top are seen. The Network tab is used to set up an Ethernet
connection. The Rotary Tab to specify a rotary table, and also a User Positions and Alias codes tabs.

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Settings List

Scroll through Settings with the cursor keys or the Jog Handle.
To do a search, key in the setting number in the input line then press the [F1] key as shown below.

Above setting 15 was searched using the F1 key. Note a short description is given on the particular
setting. Full text may be seen by pressing the [HELP] key. Some settings are changed by selecting one of
the drop down options. Other settings are numbers which can be changed by keying the new number.

There are many settings which give the user various options over the control of their machine tool.
Read the Settings section of the operator’s manual for all the possible options. Here are some of the
more useful settings.

Setting 1 AUTO POWER OFF – This turns the machine off after it is idle for the number of minutes
defined in this setting.

Setting 2 POWER OFF AT M30 – This option will power off the machine tool when an M30 command
is executed. In addition, for safety reasons, the control will turn itself off if an overvoltage
or overheat condition is detected for longer than four minutes.

Setting 8 PROG MEMORY LOCK – When this is Off, control program memory can be modified. When
this setting is turned On, memory edits cannot be done and programs cannot be erased.

Setting 9 DIMENSIONING – This changes the machine control from inch to metric, which will change
all offset values and position displays accordingly. This setting will not change your program
to either inch or metric.

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Setting 15 H & T CODE AGREEMENT – When this is OFF, no special functions occur. When it's ON, a
check is made to ensure that the H offset code matches the tool presently in the spindle.
Usually you have one offset per tool, and it's usually the same number as the tool number.
If it's not the same and this setting is ON, you will get an alarm of H AND T NOT MATCHED.
This check can help prevent crashes. If you need to use a different offset number or more
than just one, this setting will need to be switched OFF. In program restart this check is not
done until motion begins.

Setting 23 9XXX PROGS EDIT LOCK – This is an On/Off setting. When it is On, the 9000 series programs
(usually the Quick Code source file or macro programs) are invisible to the operator and
cannot be uploaded or downloaded. They also cannot be listed, edited, or deleted.

Setting 30 4TH AXIS ENABLE – This is selected when using a rotary axis.

Setting 31 RESET PROGRAM POINTER – When this is On, the RESET key will send the cursor (program
pointer) back to the beginning of the program. Normally set to on.

Setting 32 COOLANT OVERRIDE – This setting controls how the coolant pump operates. The settings
are: Normal, Ignore and Off. When it is set on Normal, coolant commands respond as
programmed. If set on Ignore, an M08 or M88 command in the program will not turn the
coolant on (i.e., the command will be ignored), but it can be turned on manually using the
COOLNT key. If this setting is Off, the coolant cannot be turned on at all, and the control
will give an alarm when it reads an M08 or M88 command in a program.

Setting 33 COORDINATE SYSTEM – This setting changes the way the G92/G52 offset system works. It
can be set to Fanuc, Haas, or Yasnac. Normally it is set to Fanuc.

Setting 36 PROGRAM RESTART – When it is OFF, starting a program from anywhere other than the
beginning of a program or a tool sequence may produce inconsistent results or crashes.
When it is ON, you are able to start a program from the middle of a tool sequence. You
cursor onto the line you want to start on and press CYCLE START. It will cause the entire
program to be scanned to ensure that the correct tools, offsets, G codes, and axes positions
are set correctly before starting and continuing at the block where the cursor is positioned.
Some alarm conditions are not detected prior to motion starting. You could leave this
setting ON all the time if you want, but it might do some things unnecessarily, so you would
probably prefer to turn it OFF when you're done using it.

Setting 40 TOOL OFFSET MEASURE – This setting selects how tool size is specified for cutter
compensation: radius or diameter.

Setting 51 DOOR HOLD OVERRIDE – This setting is no longer available to use in new machines. On
older machine when it is off, a program cannot be started if the doors are open, and
opening the doors will cause a running program to stop – just like a feed hold. When this
setting is On, the door condition is ignored. This setting will always be Off when the control
is powered up.

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Setting 56 M30 Restores Default Codes – Recommended to set to ON. Reset will also return the
machine to the default codes.

Setting 76 TOOL RELEASE LOCK OUT – When this is On, the TOOL RELEASE button on the control
keypad is disabled.

Setting 84 TOOL OVERLOAD ACTION – This is used to determine tool overload conditions as defined
by the Tool Load monitor page in the CURNT COMDS display (use PAGE DOWN to get
there). A tool overload condition can result in one of four actions by the control, depending
on Setting 84. ALARM will generate an alarm when overload occurs; FEED HOLD will stop
with a Feed Hold when overload occurs; BEEP will sound an audible alarm when overload
occurs; or AUTOFEED will automatically decrease the feed rate.

Setting 85 MAX CORNER ROUNDING – This setting is used to set the corner rounding accuracy
required by the user. The accuracy defined in Setting 85 will be maintained even at
maximum feed rate. The control will only slow at corners when it is needed. For most
applications it is set to .025. Setting 191 works along with this setting. It is normally set to
medium.

Setting 88 RESET RESETS OVERRIDE – When this is On, the RESET key sets all overrides back to 100%.

Setting 101 FEED OVERRIDE > RAPID – When this setting is OFF, the machine will behave normally.
When it is ON and HANDLE CONTROL FEED RATE is active, the jog handle will affect both
the feed rate override and the rapid rate override simultaneously. That is, changing the
feed rate override will cause a proportional change to the rapid rate. The maximum rapid
rate will be maintained at 100% or 50% according to setting 10. (Any Mill Control Ver. 10.22
and above; any Lathe Control Ver. 4.11 and above.)

Setting 103 CYC START / FH SAME KEY – When this setting is ON, the CYCLE START button functions as
the Feed Hold key as well. When CYCLE START is pressed and held in, the machine will run
through the program; when it’s released, the machine will stop in a Feed Hold. This gives
you much better control when testing a new program. When you are done using this
feature, turn it Off. This setting can be changed while running a program. It cannot be ON
when Setting 104 is ON. When one of them is turned ON, the other will automatically turn
OFF. (Any Mill Control Ver. 9.06 and above; any Lathe Control Ver. 4.11 and above.)

Setting 104 JOG HANDL TO SNGL BLK – When running a program in MEM mode in the Program or
Graphics display, you can use the SINGLE BLOCK key to cycle through your program one line
at a time with each press of the CYCLE START button, when the machine is running or you
are in Graphics. If you turn Setting 104 ON, and SINGLE BLOCK has been selected. You first
press the CYCLE START button, then each counterclockwise click of the jog handle will step
you through a program line by line. Turning the handle clockwise will cause a FEED HOLD.
This setting can be changed while running a program. It cannot be ON when Setting 103 is
ON. When one of them is turned ON, the other will automatically turn OFF. (Any Mill
Control Ver. 9.06 and above; any Lathe Control Ver. 4.11 and above.)

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Setting 114 CONVEYOR CYCLE (MIN) – If this is set to zero, the conveyor will operate normally. If
another number is entered, it defines how long (in minutes) each cycle will be when the
chip conveyor is turned on. The chip conveyor cycle is started with either an M code (M31
or M32) or with the control CHIP FWD/REV keys. It will stay on for the time defined in
Setting 115, then turn off and not restart until the cycle time in Setting 114 has elapsed.

Setting 115 CONVEYOR ON TIME (MIN) – This setting works with Setting 114, which defines the
conveyor cycle time. Setting 115 defines how long the chip conveyor will stay on during
each cycle.

Setting 130 RIG. TAP RETRACT SPEED – This feature augments one introduced in version 10.13, the
Quick reversal out of a G84 rigid-tapped hole. If it is set to 0 or 1, the machine behaves
normally. Setting it to 2 is the equivalent of a G84 command with a J value of 2. That is, the
spindle will retract twice as fast as it went in. If this setting is set to 3, the spindle will
retract three times as fast. Note that specifying a J value in a G84 command for rigid
tapping will override Setting 130. (Any Mill Control Ver. 10.18 and above)

Setting 163 DISABLE .1 Jog Rate – Most shops disable .1 jog rate to reduce tool and probe crashes. To
disable set to ON.

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The [DIAGNOSTICS] key is primarily used by service technicians.

Highlighting the Parameters Tab shows which options have been purchased. Also some options have a
Try Out option for 200 hours. The Activation tab is used to reactivate the machine.

Pressing the [ALARMS] key will give a description of any active alarms under the Active Alarms tab.
Other tabs will give Alarm History and Key History. It also has an Alarm Viewer. The Haas manual does
not give a list of alarm codes. One must use the Alarm Viewer to get a descriptions of a peculiar alarm.
Below the Alarm Viewer tab is open. Alarm 332 is highlighted.

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1 – Function Keys

F1 – F4 – Perform different functions depending on which mode the machine is in. Example in offsets
mode F1 will directly enter value that you give it into to offset register.

TOOL OFFSET MEASURE – Will take machine Z position readout at bottom of offset screen and load it
in to the highlighted tool offset register.

NEXT TOOL – After pressing Tool Offset Measure button in a set up this will select the next tool and
make a tool change

TOOL RELEASE - Releases tool from spindle in MDI, Zero Return or Handle mode. A button on the front
of the spindle will do the same thing. Most users disable this key by turning on Setting 76 (Tool Release
Lock Out).

PART ZERO SET – Records work coordinate offsets into the highlighted register.

2 – Jog Keys

Chip FWD (Chip Auger Forward) – Turns the optional chip auger in a direction that removes chips from
the work cell.

Chip Stop (Chip Auger Stop) – Stops auger movement.

Chip REV (Chip Auger Reverse) – Turns the chip auger in reverse.

CLNT UP (Coolant Up) – Pressing this key will position the coolant stream one position higher.

CLNT DOWN (Coolant Down) – Pressing this key positions the coolant stream one position lower.
Coolant stream position will appear in tool length offset register when position is highlighted.

AUX CLNT (Auxiliary Coolant) – Turns on the optional Through-the-Spindle (TSC) coolant (in MDI mode).

+X, -X (Axis) Selects the X axis for continuous motion when depressed.

+Y, -Y (Axis) Selects the Y axis for continuous motion when depressed.

+Z, -Z (Axis) Selects the Z axis for continuous motion when depressed.

+A, -A (Axis) Selects the A axis. This key selects the B axis when used with the SHIFT key if the machine
is configured with a fifth-axis option.

Jog Lock – When this is pressed prior to one of the jog keys given above, the axis moves in a continuous
motion without the need to hold down the axis key. Depressing this key again stops jogging motion.
Feed rate is determined by the selection in HAND JOG mode keys.

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3 – Override Keys

The overrides are at the lower right of the control panel. They give the user the ability to override the
speed of rapid traverse motion, as well as programmed feeds and spindle speeds.

-10 FEED RATE Decreases current feed rate in increments of 10 percent.

100% FEED RATE Resets the control feed rate to the programmed feed rate.
+10 FEED RATE Increases current feed rate in increments of 10 percent.
HANDLE CONTROL FEED RATE Hand wheel will control feed rate at 1% increments.

-10 SPINDLE Decreases current spindle speed in increments of 10 percent.

100% SPINDLE Sets the control spindle speed at the programmed spindle
speed
+10 SPINDLE Increases current spindle speed in increments of 10 percent.
HANDLE CONTROL FEED Hand wheel will control feed rate at 1% increments.

CW Starts the spindle in the clockwise direction.

STOP Stops the spindle.
CCW Starts the spindle in the counterclockwise direction.

5% RAPID Limits rapid to 5 percent of maximum.

25% RAPID Limits rapid to 25 percent of maximum.
50% RAPID Limits rapid to 50 percent of maximum.
100% RAPID Allows rapid traverse to feed at its maximum.

Override Usage

Feed rates may be varied from 0% to 999%. Feed rate override is ineffective during G74 and G84
tapping cycles. Spindle speeds may be varied from 0% to 999%. Depressing Handle Control Feed rate or
Handle Control Spindle keys, the jog handle movement varies by +/-1% increments.

Setting 10 will limit rapid movement to 50%.

Settings 19, 20, 21 make it possible to disable override keys.

Coolant may be over rode by depressing COOLNT button.

Feed Hold - Stops rapid and feed moves. Cycle Start button must be depressed to resume machine
feeds. Similar situation applies when Door Hold appears. Door must be closed and Cycle Start pressed
to continue running program.

Overrides may be reset to defaults with a M06, M30 or pressing RESET by changing Settings 83, 87 and
88 respectively.

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5 – Cursor Keys

Cursor Keys The cursor keys are in the center of the control panel. They give the user
the ability to move to and through various screens and fields in the control. They are
used extensively for editing and searching CNC programs. They may be arrows or
commands.

Up/Down Moves up/down one item, block or field.

Page Up/Down Used to change displays or move up/down one page when viewing a
program.
HOME Will move the cursor to the top-most item on the screen; in editing, this
is the top left block of the program.
END Will take you to the bottom-most item of the screen. In editing, this is
the last block of the program.

6 and 7 – Alpha Keys and Numeric Keys

The Alpha Keys allow the user to enter the 26 letters of the alphabet along with some special
characters. Depressing any Alphabet Key automatically puts that character in the Input Section of the
control (lower left-hand corner).

SHIFT key provides access to the yellow characters shown in the upper left corner of some of
the alphanumeric buttons on the keyboard. Pressing SHIFT and then the desired white
character key will enter that character into the input buffer.

[;] Key enters the end-of-block semicolon character and signifies the end of
a programming block. It also moves the cursor to the next line.

() Parentheses are used to separate CNC program commands from user

comments. They must always be entered as a pair. Example: (T1 ½” End
Mill) NOTE: Also any time an invalid line of code is received through
the RS-232 port, it is added to the program between parentheses.

(–) and (.) These keys are used to define negative numbers and give decimal
position.

+=#*[] These symbols are accessed by first pressing the SHIFT key and then the
key with the desired symbol. They are used in macro expressions (Haas
option) and in parenthetical comments within the program.

,?%$!&@: These are additional symbols, accessed by pressing the SHIFT key, that
can be used in parenthetical comments.

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The Numeric Keys allow the user to enter numbers and a few special characters into the control.
Depressing any number key automatically puts it into the Input Section of the Control.

Cancel The Cancel key will delete the last character put into the Input Section
of the control display.

Space Is used to format comments placed into the Input Section of the control
display.

Write/
Enter General purpose “Enter” key. It inserts code from the input section into
a program when the program display is in EDIT mode. With offsets
pages active, pressing the WRITE/ENTER key adds a number in the Input
Section to the highlighted cell. Pressing the F1 key will input the
number into the cell.

- The (Minus Sign) is used to enter negative numbers.

. The (Decimal Point) is used to note decimal places.

8 – Mode Keys

Mode keys set the operational state of the machine tool. Once a mode is set the keys to the right may
be used. The current operation mode of the machine is displayed at the top thin pane of the CRT.

EDIT The edit mode is used to make changes in the program stored in the active
memory.
In the edit mode you are able to use the edit keys in the same row as the EDIT
key.
INSERT: Enters commands keyed into the input panel in lower left pane of CRT
after the cursor highlighted word in a program.
ALTER: Highlighted words are replaced by text input into the input panel.
DELETE: Highlighted words are deleted from a program.
UNDO: Will undo up to the last 9 separate edit changes.

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Above is the screen in the edit mode. To edit a word highlight it and then press DELETE, INSERT, ALTER
or UNDO keys to change the program. Note on the bottom of the screen the program is not saved until
the [MEMORY] key is pressed. Text may be selected to put in the Clipboard by using the [F2] key. [F4]
allows you to paste code from the Clipboard to your program.

F1 KEY While in the edit mode pressing F1 will bring up different menus. These may be
accessed by using the right and left cursor keys. High lighting File, Edit, Search
or Modify the different options are shown in drop downs. The different
options are shown below.

In the File drop down a New program may be created by high

lighting New and pressing enter. Any editing changes can be
saved by lighting Save and pressing enter. If a program needs to
be duplicated the Save As function can be used. The Discard
Changes function will undo all the current edits.

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F2 KEY

Several lines of code can be selected by using the F2 key. First

highlight the first line of code and press F2. Then cursor down to
the last line of code that needs to selected and press Enter. This
will select several lines of code and they will be highlighted in a
light blue. This selected text can be either cut or copied to the
Clipboard. From the Clipboard it may be pasted anywhere in
the current program of another program using the Paste from
Clipboard option.

Highlighting the Find and Replace key and pressing enter will give a pop up below. Here you can find
and replace text thru out the whole program.

The Modify tab gives the option of putting

in block numbers in a program. Also +/-
signs and the X and Y may be reversed.

MEM The memory mode is the mode used when running the machine and making a
part. The active program is shown in the Program Display Pane. Keys in the
memory mode line reflect different ways of running a part in memory. When
the keys to the right are depressed they will show up highlighted in black on the
bottom right of the CRT.

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SINGLE BLOCK When depressed SINGLE BLOCK mode becomes active and it is indicated in
black and will appear on the bottom of the display. When the machine is in
SINGLE BLOCK mode only one block of the program is executed every time the
cycle start button is depressed. Used when first test running a program or
temporarily stopping a program when it is running.

GRAPHICS On older controls the graphics were opened by the Settings/Graphics display
key. In NGA controls it is found on the Memory line beneath the [Alter] key. On
the NGA controls a separate Graphics key is designated and replaces the DRY
RUN key. NGA controls no longer have the Dry Run feature. Graphics of the
active program may be run in either Memory mode or Edit mode. After the
[CYCLE START] is depressed the graphics will be run as shown below.

Note the graphics shown is the XY Plane, as if one was looking at the whole table from above. Zoom
into the part by pressing [F2]
Then [END] to center and [PAGE DOWN] several times until the box is just barely outside of the part as
below.

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Then press [ENTER] to apply zoom.
Run again in graphics by pressing [CYCLE START] to get graphics as shown below.
Rapid moves are indicated by the green lines. The grey lines represent tool paths with respect to the
center of each tool. The circles with X’s inside represent drill holes.

In the graphics mode the tool paths run instantaneously. To see the individual tool paths the program
must be run in [SINGLE BLOCK] or [OPTION STOP]. The program must be run step by step. This is done
by pressing the [CYCLE START] key repeatedly.
Settings #4, 5, and 253 give options on what you are seeing. Below setting #253 (Default Graphics Tool
Width) is set to off. The tool path is determined by the Tool Offset Diameter Geometry. This represents
what material is being cut off by the tool. In the Default mode the tool path is indicated by a Line

OPTION
STOP When the OPTION STOP key is depressed the program will stop at any M01 in
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 the program. Normally M01’s are placed after each tool has completed its
operation in a program. When a job is being set up the operator may put
machine in op stop mode to check dimensions after every tool has completed
cutting. After that the optional stop is turned off.

BLOCK
DELETE When this button is depressed any block with a slash (/) in it is ignored of
skipped.

MDI
DNC (MANUAL DATA INPUT mode) – Usually short programs are written in MDI but
are not put into memory. DNC mode allows large programs to be drip fed from
a computer into the control.

COOLNT Turns coolant on and off manually

HANDLE Allows the handle jog to cursor thru a program.

ATC FWD Rotates turret to next tool and performs tool change - also used to call up
specific tools or pots. Enter tool number (T1) or (P1) and press ATC FWD.

ATC REV Rotates turret to previous tool and performs tool change - also used to call up
specific tools or pots. Enter tool number (T1) and press ATC REV.

HAND
JOG Puts machine in jog mode for set ups. A particular axis, X, Y, or Z is selected and
the handle Jog is turned clockwise for positive and counter clockwise for
negative to move the tool. Top values (.0001, .001, .01, .1) represent distance
traveled per click of jog handle. Bottom values (.1, 1., 10., 100) represent feed
in inches/minute when jogging axis using jog buttons.

ZERO RET On pressing position display becomes highlighted in Zero Return mode.

ALL Returns all axes to machine home similar in similar fashion as a Power
Up/Restart. First the Z axis then the X and Y axis.

ORIGIN Sets selected displays to zero or other functions.

SINGL Returns a single axis to machine home. Select desired axis (X, Y, or Z) then press
Singl axis button.

Home/G28 Rapid motion to machine home; will make a rapid move in all axes at once - may
also be used for a rapid home in one-axis. Press axis to home then G28.
Caution must be used that fixtures or parts are out of the way before initiating
this rapid move to home.

LIST PROG Brings up lists of programs in a tab format. Cursor up will return you to tabs at
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 top. Cursor to left or right to highlight which directory is desired. Below
Memory is highlighted and gives a list of programs that are stored in the
memory. Cursor UP () or DOWN () to the program desired to run in the
machine.
Highlight the desired programs to be moved to the active memory and press
[SELECT PROGRAM]. This will call up that program and make it the active
program. This program is the one that will show up in the program display
pane. In the memory directory it has an asterisk behind it denoting that as the
active program. If the cycle start button is pushed this is the program the
machine will run.

F2 will copy selected program or programs to be moved. A pop up menu will ask where you want the
programs to be copied. First the programs to be copied are marked by highlighting the program and
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pressing the enter key. Below two programs have been selected and check marks indicate the programs
to be moved. USB0 has been highlighted as the recipient location. Pressing enter copies files O0012 and
O0023 to the USB device. The reverse may be done. Files created on a computer and put on a USB device
can be copied to the memory of the machine to be run. If the machine is connected by Ethernet to a
computer network a Net Share column appears and programs can be loaded and downloaded directly
from a computer network.

F3 key gives various options such as renaming, deleting, duplication, and others in the List
Program page.

ATC (Automatic Tool Change)

SIDE MOUNT TOOL CHANGER

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The side mount tool changer allows you to select a tool and put it in the waiting position while
machining a part. During a tool change the tool in the spindle is put in the same pot in the carousel that
the current tool came from. This allows a speedier process and also keeps the tools out of the working
envelope. With this system the tools are in random access mode, in other words tool 1 isn’t assigned to
the pot 1 location. The machine however knows which pocket each tool is in. In the tool offsets display
cursor to the right several times to the tool pocket column. It will show which pot the tool is located in.
Press CURRENT COMMANDS and cursor over to Tool Table. In this table tool pockets are labeled with
the tools that are located in them.

Note that in the Spindle (under the Pocket column) is Tool 1. Note pocket 3 has an asterisk in it.
This designates the pocket in the carousal that is in the tool change position. If just a tool change is
called Tool 9 in the carousal will be exchanged for Tool 1 which is in the spindle. Note in the category
column that Tool 24 is designated as a Heavy tool. When a tool is designated a heavy tool is indexes at
25%. Tool 24 is the spindle probe. Because of the violent nature of the tool change process in VF-2 and
above Cat 40 machines the calibration of the spindle probe may be compromised. If a Cat 40 tool is
greater than 4 lbs. it should also designated as a heavy tool. This is because it may not index properly
and fall out of the spindle.

Tool 13 is designated a Large Tool. This is any tool that is 3” or larger. Because of clearance issues when
the tool is in the carousal it will not let any tools be put on each side of it. Note the – in the category
column. Also when tool 13 is placed back in the carousal it will always be put back in pocket position
13.

Changing Tools – Tool changes may be manually operated by using the tool release button on the
spindle housing and using the ATC FWD and ATC REV buttons. Tools may also be changed in MDI with
(Tnn M6). After touching off a tool and using Tool Offset Meas, Next Tool will initiate a tool change to
the next tool. Tools will automatically go to the tool change position in Z. Tools should always be
loaded through the spindle. Never load directly into the tool changer.

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Setting Tool Length & Work Zero Offsets

To set Tool Length Offsets:

1. Press HANDLE JOG.

2. Press OFSET and cursor to the tool number you want to set in the LENGTH display.
3. In Handle Jog mode, use the .1, .01, .001 and .0001 keys to jog the tip of the tool (the Z-axis) to
the part zero surface. Touch-off the tool tip to the part surface using a feeler gauge.
4. Press TOOL OFSET MESUR. This will take the number in the machine Z position readout (listed at
bottom of screen) and load it into the cursor-selected offset register.
5. Press NEXT TOOL. This will automatically change to the next tool and the next offset number, and
the Handle Jog function switches back to the Z-axis .01 increment setting.
6. TOOL OFSET MESUR the next tool in the same way.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for all tools needed for part setup.

To set Work Zero Offsets:

1. HANDLE JOG the machine axes to the work zero point on your part.
2. Press OFSET and PAGE UP, and cursor to the correct WORK ZERO OFFSET number in the X-axis
column. Repeat pressing the F4 key toggles between Work Offset page and Tool Length Offset
page.
3. Press PART ZERO SET to enter the X offset position. The cursor will then automatically move over
to the Y-axis column.
4. Position the Y-axis and then press PART ZERO SET to enter the Y offset position.
5. The Z-axis is normally entered separately if any adjustment is needed. This setting is usually zero
but may need to be adjusted.
6. When the A axis is being used, find the A axis zero position and press PART ZERO SET.

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SET UP PROCEDURE

WORK OFFSETS (X AND Y PART ZEROS)

1. TURN POWER ON
2. RESET ALARMS
3. PRESS POWER UP RESTART
4. PRESS SETTINGS DISPLAY (SETTING 51 DOOR HOLD OVERRIDE - ON)
5. PRESS M.D.I. MODE (ORIENT SPINDLE/ S1000, ENTER, CYCLE START)
6. PRESS HANDLE JOG MODE
7. PRESS POSITION DISPLAY (PAGE DOWN TO OPERATOR POSITION DISPLAY)
8. LOCATE X PART ZERO (REMEMBER TO SHIFT HALF THE DIA. WHEN USING AND EDGE FINDER)
9. PRESS OFFSET DISPLAY (PAGE UP TO WORK OFFSETS, CURSOR TO DESIRED OFFSET IN X AXIS
COLUMN)
10. PRESS PART ZERO SET
11. REPEAT STEPS 7 THROUGH 10 FOR Y AXIS ZERO

TOOL LENGTH OFFSETS

1. PRESS M.D.I. MODE
2. TYPE IN DESIRED TOOL NUMBER TO BE PLACED IN THE SPINDLE AND PRESS A.T.C. BUTTON
3. PLACE APPROPRIATE TOOL IN SPINDLE
4. PRESS HANDLE JOG MODE
5. PRESS OFFSET DISPLAY (PAGE UP TO LENGTH OFFSETS)
6. HANDLE Z AXIS DOWN TO Z PART ZERO
7. PRESS TOOL OFFSET MEASURE (ENTER IN THE RADIUS AMOUNT OF CUTTER IF APPLICABLE)
8. PRESS NEXT TOOL
9. REPEAT STEPS 6 THROUGH 8 FOR REMAINING TOOLS

PROGRAM PROOFING AND RUNNING IN MEMORY

1. PRESS MEM MODE

2. PRESS SETTING/GRAPH TWICE
3. RUN PROGRAM IN GRAPHICS
4. IF RUNNING IN GRAPHICS IS SUCCESSFUL PRESS SETTING/GRAPH TO GET OUT
5. TURN RAPID OVERIDE TO 25%
6. PRESS SINGLE BLK
7. PAGE DOWN IN CURRENT COMMANDS UNTIL DISTANCE TO GO, MACH COORD,G54 ETC SCREEN
APPEARS
8. RUN PROGRAM UP TO 1” IN FRONT OF PART AND PUSH FEED HOLD
9. IF DISTANCE TO GO LOOKS CLOSE TO 1” CONTINUE RAPID BLOCK TO TOP FACE OF PART
10. WHEN PROGRAM GOES TO FEED OR CANNED CYCLE, TAKE OFF SINGLE BLOCK
11. RUN PROGRAM TO NEXT TOOL, COMPLETE 6 TO 10 ABOVE.
12. AFTER RUNNING THRU WHOLE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY TURN RAPID TO 100%

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HAAS MILL CONTROL TIPS

GENERAL TIPS

➢ Searching for a Program Command - Searching for a specific command in a program can be
done in either MEM or EDIT mode. Enter the address letter code (A, B, C, etc.) or address letter
code with the value (A1.23), and press the up or down cursor arrow. If you enter just the
address code and no value, the search will stop at the next use of that letter, regardless of the
value.

➢ Spindle Command - You can stop or start the spindle with CW or CCW any time you are at a
Single Block stop or a Feed Hold. When you restart the program with CYCLE START, the spindle
will be turned back on to the previously defined speed.

➢ Coolant Pump - The coolant pump can be turned on or off manually while a program is
running, by pressing the COOLNT button. This will override what the program is doing until
another M08 or M09 coolant command is executed. This also applies to the chip conveyor.

CONTROL TIPS

➢ Coolant Spigot Position - The coolant spigot position can be changed manually when a
program is running, with the CLNT UP or CLNT DOWN key. This will override what the program
commands until another spigot position is commanded with an Hnn or M08 command.

➢ Optional Stop - Takes effect on the line after the highlighted line when pressed.

➢ A Block Delete - Takes effect four lines after that key is pressed when cutter compensation is in
use, or two lines later when cutter compensation is not in use.

➢ Block Look-Ahead - This control actually does look ahead for block interpretation, up to 20
blocks. This is not needed for high-speed operation. It is instead used to ensure that DNC
program input is never starved, and to allow Cutter Compensation to have non-XY moves
inserted while Cutter Compensation is On.

➢ Memory Lock Key Switch - This is a customer machine option that prevents the operator from
editing or deleting programs, and from altering settings when in the locked position. Since the
Key switch locks out the Settings, it also allows you to lock out other areas within the settings:
Setting 7 locks parameters: Parameter 57, 209, and 278 lock other features. Setting 8 locks all
programs. Setting 23 locks 9xxx programs. Setting 119 locks offsets. Setting 120 locks macro
variables.

➢ Chip Conveyor - The chip conveyor can be turned on or off when a program is running, either
manually using the control keys or in the program using M codes. The M code equivalent to
CHIP FWD is M31, CHIP REV is M32, and CHIP STOP is M33. You can set the Conveyor Cycle time
(in minutes) with Setting 114, and the Conveyor On-Time (in minutes) with Setting 115.

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 ➢ Transferring an MDI Program - You can transfer and save a program in MDI to your list of
programs. When in the MDI display, make sure that the cursor is at the beginning of the MDI
program. Enter a program number (Onnnnn) that’s not being used. Then press ALTER and this
will transfer the MDI data into your list of programs under that program number.

➢ To Rapid an Axis Home - You can rapid all axes to machine zero by pressing the HOME G28
key. You can also send just one axis (X, Y, Z, A or B) to machine zero in rapid motion. Enter the
letter X, Y, Z, A or B, then press HOME G28 and that axis alone will rapid home. CAUTION! There
is no warning to alert you of any possible collision! For example, if the Z axis is down near the
part or fixture on the table, and then the X or Y axis is sent home using HOME G28, a crash may
result. Care must be exercised.
(Any Mill Control Ver. 9.49 and above; any Lathe Control Ver. 2.24 and above.)

➢ Rotate Tool Carousel without Changing Tools (M39 ) - You can rotate the tool carousel
without changing tools by using M39 and Tnn. This can be used to recover from some unusual
conditions. However, it will also tell the control you have a different tool in the spindle, which
may not be the case.
(Any Mill Control Ver. 2.3 and above.)

POSIT (Position)

➢ Quick Zero on DIST-TO-GO Display - To clear out and get a quick zero position display, for a
distance reference move, use the DIST-TO-GO position display. When you are in the POSIT
display and in HANDLE JOG mode, press any other operation mode (EDIT, MEM, MDI, etc.) and
then go back to HANDLE JOG. This will zero out all axes on the DIST-TO-GO display and begin
showing the distance moved.

➢ To Origin the POS-OPER Display - This display is used for reference only. Each axis can be
zeroed out independently, to then show its position relative to where you selected to zero that
axis. To zero out a specific axis, PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN in the POSIT display to the POS-OPER
large-digit display page. When you Handle Jog the X, Y or Z axis and then press ORIGIN, the axis
that is selected will be zeroed. Or, you can press an X, Y or Z letter key and then ORIGIN to zero
that axis display. You can also press the X, Y or Z key and enter a number (X2.125), then press
ORIGIN to enter the number in that axis display.

➢ Jog Keys. The JOG keys (+X, -X, +Y, -Y, +Z, -Z, +A, -A, +B, -B) use the jog speeds of 100., 10., 1.
and .1 inches per minute listed next to the HANDLE JOG key (jogging with the handwheel uses
the .1, .01, .001 and .0001 inch increments). You can also adjust feed rate using the FEED RATE
OVERRIDE buttons, which allow you to increase or decrease feed rate in 10% increments, up to
200% or using the HANDLE CONTROL FEED RATE or HANDLE CONTROL SPINDLE keys to adjust
the programmed feed or speed 1% up or down with every increment of the Handle.

➢ Jog Keys - You can also select an axis for jogging by entering the axis letter on the input line and
then pressing the HANDLE JOG button. This works for the X, Y, Z, and A axes as well as the B, C,
U, and V auxiliary axes.

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PROGRAMMING

➢ Program Format at the Beginning and End - Programs written on a PC and sent to the
control from a floppy disk or through the RS-232 port must start and end with a % sign, on a line
by itself. The second line in a program received via floppy or RS-232 (which will be the first line
the operator sees) must be Onnnnn, a six-character program number that starts with the letter
O followed by five digits. When you create a program on the Haas control the percent (%) signs
will be entered automatically, though you won’t see them displayed.

➢ Program Format with M06 - It is not necessary to turn off the coolant (M09), stop the spindle
(M05), or move the Z axis home (G28) prior to a tool change. The control will do these tasks for
you during a tool change M06 command. However, you may decide to program these
commands anyway for convenience and timely execution of a tool change sequence. If you are
using Single Block to step through a program you will be able to see the commands when you
stop on that line.

➢ Tapping with G84 or G74 - When tapping, you don’t need to start the spindle with an M03 or
M04 command. The control starts the spindle for you automatically with each G84 or G74 cycle,
and it will in fact be faster if you don’t turn on the spindle with an M03 or M04. The control
stops the spindle and turns it back on again in the G84 or G74 tapping cycle to get the feed and
speed in sync. The operator just needs to define the spindle speed.

➢ Quick Reverse Out of a G84 Rigid Tapping Cycle - This feature for rigid tapping has the
spindle back out faster than it went into a tapped hole. The way to specify this is with a J code
on the G84 command line. J2 retracts twice as fast as the entry motion; J3 retracts three times
as fast, and so on, up to J9. A J code of zero will be ignored. If a J code less than 0 or greater than
9 is specified, Alarm 306 - "INVALID I, J, K or Q" - is generated. The J code is not modal and must
be specified in each block where this effect is wanted. The J value should not contain a decimal
point. (Any Mill Control Ver. 10.13 and above.)

➢ M19 (Orient Spindle) with a P Value - This feature works on any vector drive mill. Previously,
the M19 command would simply orient the spindle to only one position ó that suitable for a tool
change. Now, a P value can be added that will cause the spindle to be oriented to a particular
position (in degrees). If a whole number is used for the P value, no decimal point is needed. For
example, M19 P270 will orient the spindle to 270 degrees. Note that P270.001 (or any other
fraction) will be truncated to P270, and P365 will be treated as P5. (Any Mill Control Ver. 9.49
and above. Any Lathe Control Ver. 2.21 and above.)

➢ M19 (Orient Spindle) with a Fractional R Value - This feature works on any vector drive
mill. An M19 R123.4567 command will position the spindle to the angle specified by the R
fractional value; up to 4 decimal places will be recognized. This R command now needs a
decimal point: if you program M19 R60, the spindle will orient to 0.060 of a degree. Previously, R
commands were not used for this purpose and only integer P values could be used. (Any Mill
Control Ver. 9.49 and above; any Lathe Control Ver. 2.29 and above.)

➢ Duplicating a Program in LIST PROG - In the LIST PROG mode, you can duplicate an existing
program by cursor-selecting the program number you wish to duplicate, typing in a new
program number (Onnnnn), and then pressing F1. You can also go to the Advanced Editor menu
to duplicate a program, using the PROGRAM menu and the SAVE AS PROGRAM item.

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Formulas
Tapping

STANDARD thread formula:

Feed rate in inches per minute = Revolutions per minute (RPM) divided by threads per
inch (TPI)

F = RPM/TPI
METRIC thread formula:

Feed rate in inches per minute = Pitch (P) multiplied by .03937 multiplied by RPM

F = (P x .03937) x RPM

Speeds and Feeds

S.F.M. (Surface Feet per Minute):

SFM = .262 multiplied by the cutter diameter multiplied by the RPM

SFM = .262 x Cutter Diameter x RPM

R.P.M. (Revolutions per Minute):

RPM = 3.82 multiplied by the recommended SFM divided by the cutter diameter

RPM = 3.82 x SFM / Cutter Diameter

Feed (Inch per Minute) for twist drills:

F(inch/min) = F(inch /rev) x RPM

Feed (Inch per Minute) for end mills:

Feed rate in inches per minute = Feed per tooth (Inch/rev) multiplied by the number of cutter
teeth (N) multiplied by the RPM =

F (inch/min) = (Feed/tooth x N) x RPM

CUBIC INCH PER MINUTE:

Cubic inch per minute = Effective diameter of cut multiplied by the depth of cut multiplied by
the inch per minute feed rate.

CIPM = (E Diameter x d) x IPM

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 Notes

Toolroom Mill Orientation and Walk Around:

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The agenda for this section of the training manual is to familiarize everyone with the physical
layout of the TM series machine, the functions of the mechanical features of the machine, and
general maintenance of the TM series mill.

FRONT VIEW OF TM – SERIES MILL

Power-Up Procedure

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The TM series of mills follows the same standard start-up procedures as with any other
Haas machine, and should be followed in the procedure demonstrated below:

1.a.i – Main Power

Locate the main power switch on the back of the machine’s control cabinet, and
switch it to the “ON” position.

1.a.ii – Power-Up Procedure

After switching the main power supply on, we need to “power-up” the Haas control. That
procedure is as follows:

1. Visually verify that all of the machine’s ways are clean and free of dirt, and any moving
parts of the machine are clear of chips, coolant, etc. and verify that there is sufficient air
pressure (80 psi) to the machine

2. Press the Green POWER ON button located on the upper left corner of the Haas control.
The machine will take a couple of minutes to load its software.

3. The machine is now “Powered-On”

1.a.iii – Machine Restart / Zero Return Procedure

After the control is powered on, we still need to “reference” the machine. Upon start-up, the
control does not know the location of it’s axis X, Y, or Z, so the machine needs to “find” these
axis thru a procedure known as a “Zero Return”. This will travel the machine to its axis farthest
most positive limits so that the table can be detected by the limit switches.

1. Locate the orange RESET key and push it to clear any alarms that are present, and to
power on the servos of the machine.
2. Next to the RESET button is the POWER UP / RESTART button. Press it once and the
machine will travel the Z axis first, then the X & Y axis to their ut-most farthest limits,
which is all the way to the left in the X axis, Y axis all the way towards the operator, and
all the way up for the Z axis / spindle. The machine will stop at machine home, as
described in section-4.a.iii

TOOLROOM MILL SAFETY

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Emergency Stop Switch

Located on the left side of the control panel, there is a large, round, red button that is circled
with a yellow ring. This is the EMERGENCY STOP or “E-STOP” button. In the event of an
un-controlled machine condition, a crash of the machine, or any situation that requires an
immediate shut down of all axis functions, movement, spindle functions and power to the
servos of the machine, the Emergency Stop button should be used. This button is used to
halt everything on the machine immediately!

Maintenance of the TM Series Mill

Even though your TM Series machine has been built to the highest standards, using the
highest available techniques and materials, general maintenance is required on both the
machine and on the control to insure long life of its components.

Haas has gone thru extensive testing to verify the specifications on the required lubricants
and filters that went into your new machine before they ever entered Haas’s production,
please use parts, filters, and lubricants that are as specified to insure longevity of the life of
your or your boss’s investment. This will maintain the highest levels of performance and
accuracies for the longest possible time.

If there is any question on what exactly to use, please refer to the Operator’s Manual for
these specifications or contact the Productivity Service and Parts Department for the proper
fluids and parts required for maintenance.

Productivity, Inc.
Service and Parts
763-476-8600

Grease Points

The TM series mills are equipped with grease fittings rather than an oil lube system to
provide surface to surface lubrication for all contact points on the machine. The linear ways
and the ballscrews equipped with grease fittings, and they should be lubricated weekly to
insure consistent performance and accuracy of your machine.

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 TM Series Lubrication Points

For the lubrication points shown above, a general purpose lithium grease is required with
enough volume to push grease out from the front and back of the linear ways, and from
around the ball screw bearing housing

CAT 40 Tooling

All of the Haas TM series machines are equipped with a “CAT-40” spindle. This is a
standardized quick change tooling design and is the most popular design amongst
the ones offered in the machine tool market (vs. HSK, BT, Capto, etc…..)

There is a wide variety of tooling available for CT-40, as it is the most popular tooling
option for machining centers.

Mill Work-Holding Options

As far as holding on to parts, a VMC has a great deal of not only spindle power but
servo (axis thrust) and we can actually generate more pressure than that of a
manual machine. Care needs to be taken to make sure that we have a SOLID GRIP
on our parts!

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On a machining center there are almost an endless number of different ways of
holding onto our work pieces. Most of the map can be covered by 3 different ways:

Vise Toe Clamp

3-Jaw Chuck

Example Part
The rough stock is 3.3in x 7in x 3in aluminum
The part will be held by a Kurt Vise

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The following set up will use VPS to create G-code to machine a part to this print

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 Virtual Programming System
Machine must be in EDIT mode to access VPS. As shown below press EDIT key.

1st Press EDIT Key

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Use the right arrow cursor key to highlight VPS tab if the Editor tab is highlighted.

Use the down arrow cursor key to highlight the VPS directory.

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Face Milling

Then use the right arrow cursor key to open the VPS directory as shown below. Then use the
down arrow cursor key to highlight Face Milling for the first operation. Then press enter to get
open as in the bottom.

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Key in the appropriate information such as work offset, tool, feed and speed, hitting enter.
Pictures will pop up to give you information on what is needed to create the code. When you
get to variable C it gives the different tool paths that may be created. When you pick the tool
path desired then the X and Y values are the distances from your part zero to the corner one is
starting from. For 0 the starting corner is the upper left hand corner.
If you were using the upper left hand corner of the part to set your work offset than X and Y are
0. If your part is 3” x 6” wide if you use method 1 than the X value will be 6” and the Y value 0.
That is how far from home the start corner is in X and Y. Method 2 will be the lower right hand
corner, method 3 the lower left hand corner. The L value is the length of the face and direction it
is going from in X or Y. For 0 it will the 6” in X, 1 it will be 3” in Y. For 3 it will be 3” in Y.

Below the step over width was calculated at 75% of the tool width. Also note R set to .1. Z in
work coordinates set to zero. D is set to 1 for only one pass.

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After appropriate data is entered then press the F4 key to generate the code. The pop up below
asks where to code is to be generated.

Pressing 3 gives the pop up for creating a new program

at right.

The code on the next page was created in program O00001. Open the memory directory,
highlight O0001 and press Select Key

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Square Contouring

Next go to the VPS directory and select the next operation which will be square contour milling.

Fill in the appropriate information such as center of the square or rectangle such as X3.0, Y-1.5
as seen below.

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On the second page the 6”x3” width and length are given along with.06 radius.

Instead of creating a new

Program, key in 1 (Insert to
Clipboard)

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This will put the contour milling code in the clipboard which than can be pasted at the end of the
original program using the F4 key.

Code created in the other options in the VPS directory may be similarly added. This may be
pocket milling, engraving or drilling.

The code created then may be checked for accuracy by running the program in graphics as
below.

Circular Pocket Milling:

Below information has been keyed in for a 1.5” diameter, .3” deep circular pocket using the
VPS.
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The upper left hand corner is G54. Center of the pocket is X1.5, Y-1.5. For low carbon steel
with a four flute high speed end the recommended speed is 175 ft./min chip load of .002”/rev-
tooth. This gives a 1330 RPM, feed of 11 in/min.

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With the VPS a start drill hole is not required. The end mill circular ramps (helical interpolates)
down to create a starting hole. The largest diameter an end mill can circular ramp down is 2
times the diameter. For a .5 inch end mill that gives B value of 1. K is the final diameter of 1.5”
if the pocket.
L is the number of circular passes to get to the bottom. The center of the end mill will make a
.5” diameter circular pass. This gives a circumference .5 x  which equals 1.57. The
recommended ramp angle is 2° for steel. Tan 2° x 1.57 equals .055 depth per turn or pitch.
The total depth of .3/.055=5.45 passes. Rounding up to 6 gives the L value of number of
circular interpolation passes to depth. A step over of .1” is given for the J value. No finish pass
is given for the Z depth or ID of the pocket. The code for pocket created is put in the clipboard
and pasted at the end of the program.

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Square Pocket Milling:

Next a 2” x 2” square pocket is the created with the center location at X4.5 and Y-1.5.

Going back to the VPS directory the square pocket option is highlighted and entered to give the
above menu to be filled in. The same feeds and speeds as the circular pocket are entered along
with the location of the middle of the pocket and the size of each side. A step over of .1 is
entered for the J value.

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On the second page a finish pass of .01” is inserted for K. Depth information is given for the Z.
The square pocket also circular interpolates to give a starting hole similar to the circular pocket.
The size is indicated in B. The number of step downs is given in B. Radii will be created in the
corners of .26.

Drill Routines:

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Below shows all the options with respect to drill type operations. These include CB counter
bore operation, tapping boring and reaming. Once a tool# is indicated information about
speeds, feeds,
and depths must be given.

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 Below information on feeds and speed for spot drill T4 and drill T5 are indicated.

Below the depth, peck length, feed and thru the spindle coolant (M88) are indicated.
M gives the different hole placement options that may be used. In option 1 the X and Y
locations of all the holes may be given. Option 2 bolt circle with holes equally spaced may be

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indicated. Option 3 holes equally spaced along an angle may be given. Option 4 bolt hole
circles equally spaced by an angle may be created. Option 5 holes along a grid may be given.

Below information on bolt hole location, radial size, starting angle, and number of holes is
indicated.

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 Below gives the graphics for the complete part.

Engraving:

Below gives the template for engraving. Special engraving tools, spot drills, and ball
end mills are used for engraving. The tool that is being used here is the spot drill T5.
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High rpm’s are used for engraving because just the tip is engaged with the material.
The X and Y coordinates describe the location of the lower left hand corner of the first
letter to be engraved. The P value indicates if engraving text (0) is desired or serial
number (1). J is the height in inches of the letters to be engraved. I is the angle in
degrees desired to text. The degree is the counterclockwise angle from 3 o’clock. In
the text line just type in the text desired. With texting the alphabet letters will be upper
case. If lower case is desired key in yellow shift key first. The shift key will also get
you to special characters like # or $.

Running the program in graphics gives below

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Final program created using VPS.

%
O00001 (FACE MILL)
(Face Milling)
( FACING, STARTING FROM BACK LEFT )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
T1 M06
G00 G90 G54 X-1.2 Y-0.5 S1500 M03
G43 H01 Z0.1 M08
G01 Z0. F5.
M97 P51
M99 P62 ( GO TO END )
N51 ( FACING PASSES )
X7.2 F10.
G91 Z0. F5.
G00 G90 X-1.2
Y-2.
G01 G91 Z0. F5.
G90 X7.2 F10.
G00 Z0.1
X-1.2 Y-0.5
M99 ( END OF FACING PASSES )
N62 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M01 ( END VPS FACING )

(Square Contour Milling)

( TOOL 2 / DIA 0.5 )
( SPINDLE 1500 RPM / FEED 15. IPM )
( DEPTH -0.3 )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90

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G10 L12 P1 R0.5 (THIS LINE SETS D1 OFFSET)
T2 M06
G00 G90 G54 X6.75 Y-1.5 S1500 M03
G43 H02 Z0.1 M08
G01 Z-0.3 F7.5
G01 G41 D02 X6.5 Y-1. F15.
G03 X6. Y-1.5 R0.5
( RADIUS CORNERS - OUTSIDE )
G01 G90 Y-3. ,R0.0600
G01 X0. ,R0.0600
G01 Y0. ,R0.0600
G01 X6. ,R0.0600
G01 Y-1.5
G03 X6.5 Y-2. R0.5
G01 G40 X6.75 Y-1.5
G00 Z0.1 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M01 ( END VPS SQUARE CONTOUR )

(Circle Pocket Milling)

( TOOL = 2 / DIA. 0.5 )
( SPINDLE 1330 RPM / FEED 11. IPM )
( DEPTH -0.3 / STEPOVER .1 / FINISH 0. )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
G10 L12 P2 R0.5 (THIS LINE SETS D2 OFFSET)
T2 M06
G00 G54 X1.5 Y-1.5
S1330 M03
G43 H02 Z0.1
M08
G01 X1.75 Y-1.5 F11.
G01 Z0. F5.5
(BORE DOWN TO DEPTH)
G03 G91 Z-0.05 I-0.25 F11. L6
(FINAL BORE PASS AT DEPTH)
G03 G90 I-0.25 Z-0.3 F11.
G01 G90 X1.5 Y-1.5 Z0.1 F5.5
( ROUGH AND FINISH POCKET )
G13 G90 D02 I0.5 K0.75 Q0.1 F11. Z-0.3
G00 Z0.1 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M01 ( END VPS CIRCLE POCKET )

(Square Pocket Milling)

( POCKET - 2.0 X 2.0 INCH )
( TOOL 2 / DIA 0.5 )
( SPINDLE 1330 RPM / FEED 11. IPM )
( DEPTH -0.3 / STEPOVER .1 )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
G10 L12 P2 R0.5 (THIS LINE SETS D1 OFFSET)
T2 M06
G00 G90 G54 X5.04 Y-1.22 S1330 M03
G43 H02 Z0.1 M08
G01 G91 X0.2 F5.5
G01 Z0. F5.5
G03 G91 Z-0.05 I-0.2 F5.5 L6
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G03 G90 Z-0.3 I-0.2 F5.5
G01 G90 X5.04 Y-1.22 Z0. F11.
G150 P125 Z-0.3 G41 I0.1 K0.01 R0. D02 Q0.0967 F11.
G40 X4.5 Y-1.5 Z0.1
M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M99 P135
N125 ( SUBROUTINE FOR VPS SQUARE POCKET )
G01 X5.5
Y-0.5
X3.5
Y-2.5
X5.5
G01 Y-1.22
M99
N135 M01 ( END VPS SQUARE POCKET )

(Drilling)
( BOLT HOLE CIRCLE )
( 1. RADIUS / 30. START ANGLE / 7 HOLES )
( *** TOOL LIST *** )
( SPOT - T4 / 1500 RPM / F10. )
( R PLANE 0.1 / Z DEPTH -0.04 )
( DRILL - T5 / 1500 RPM / F15. )
( G83 / R PLANE 0.1 / Z DEPTH -1.1 )
( *** )
( SPOT - T4 / 1500 RPM / F10. )
( R PLANE ::R_SPOT / Z DEPTH -0.04 )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
T4 M06
M01
G00 G90 G54 X1.5 Y-1.5
S1500 M03
G43 H04 Z0.1
M08
G82 G98 Z-0.04 F10. R0.1 P0. L0
G70 I1. J30. L7
G80 Z0.1 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05

( DRILL - T5 / 1500 RPM / F15. )

( G83 / R PLANE 0.1 / Z DEPTH -1.1 )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
T5 M06
M01
G00 G90 G54 X1.5 Y-1.5
M88
S1500 M03
G43 H05 Z0.1
M08
G83 G98 Z-1.1 Q0.25 F15. R0.1 P0. L0
G70 I1. J30. L7
G80 Z0.1 M09
M89
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
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M01 ( END VPS DRILLING PROGRAM )

(Engraving)
( TEXT ENGRAVING: PRODUCTIVITY INC )
( TOOL 4 / DEPTH -0.008 )
( SPINDLE 2000 RPM / FEED 15. IPM )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G50 G69 G80 G90
T4 M06
G00 G90 G54 X0.9 Y-0.3 S2000 M03
G43 Z0.05 H04
G47 E7.5 F15. I0. J0.25 P0 R0.05 Z-0.008 (PRODUCTIVITY INC)
G00 Z0.05 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M01 ( END VPS ENGRAVING )
(Engraving)
( TEXT ENGRAVING: PRODUCTIVITY INC )
( TOOL 5 / DEPTH -0.008 )
( SPINDLE 2000 RPM / FEED 15. IPM )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G50 G69 G80 G90
T4 M06
G00 G90 G54 X0.9 Y-0.35 S2000 M03
G43 Z0.05 H04
G47 E7.5 F15. I0. J0.25 P0 R0.05 Z-0.008 (PRODUCTIVITY INC)
G00 Z0.05 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M01 ( END VPS ENGRAVING )

Thread Milling:

Thread Milling may be selected in the VPS directory as shown below

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Note internal threads with major diameters of less than an inch are not possible with this
application. Also when the code turns on the cutter compensation the thread mill tool must
smaller than ½ the diameter of the major diameter in ID threads. 1.5”-12 thread using VPS is

The following example shows using VPS to create the code for a 1.5”-12 internal thread.
Thread minor 1.439”.
For mild steel a recommended surface feed is 450 ft/mn and feed rate of .002”/rev-tooth. The
tool being used is a Carmex single flute thread mill with a diameter of .538. This gives a
RPM=3195 and a feed rate of

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6.4 in/min. When calculating feed rate for thread mills the difference in size of the thread mill
and the thread
major being cut must be considered. If D1= diameter of the thread mill and D2 = the diameter of
the thread major to be cut the feed rate must be taken times the ratio of (D2-D1)/D2. In the
example (1.5-.538)/1.5 which equals .64. 6.4 in/min x .64 = 4.1 in/min

The pitch of the thread must be entered as below. The pitch for 12 threads/in =1/12=.0833.

To get the number of passes the depth of the thread must divided by the pitch.
For a .5” deep thread .5/.0833=6.0. The control will put in the Z depth. I is the major for a 1.5”
-12 thread and it is 1.5.

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The code for circular pocket milling the minor and thread milling created is using VPS
Note with the VPS thread milling the cutting starts at top using G2 (clockwise radius) which is
conventional milling. To use climb milling the thread milling starts at the bottom and G3 or
counter clockwise radius is thrown going in the positive Z direction.

Thread Milling Program

%
O00012 (THREAD MILL 1.5-12 INT)

(Circle Pocket Milling)

( TOOL = 2 / DIA. 0.5 )
( SPINDLE 1330 RPM / FEED 11. IPM )
( DEPTH -0.6 / STEPOVER .1 / FINISH 0. )

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(MILL POCKET MINOR 1.419)
G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90
G10 L12 P2 R0.5 (THIS LINE SETS D2 OFFSET)
T2 M06
G00 G54 X0. Y0.
S1330 M03
G43 H02 Z0.1
G01 X0.25 Y0. F11.
G01 Z0. F5.5
(BORE DOWN TO DEPTH)
G03 G91 Z-0.0545 I-0.25 F11. L11
(FINAL BORE PASS AT DEPTH)
G03 G90 I-0.25 Z-0.6 F11.
G01 G90 X0. Y0. Z0.1 F5.5
( ROUGH AND FINISH POCKET )
G13 G90 D02 I0.5 K0.7095 Q0.1 F11. Z-0.6
G00 Z0.1 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M01 ( END VPS CIRCLE POCKET )

(Thread Milling)
( INTERNAL RIGHT HAND THREAD MILLING )
( TOOL 9 / DIA .538 )
( SPINDLE 3195 RPM / FEED 4.1 IPM )
( TOP OF THREAD 0. / PITCH .0833 )
G00 G17 G40 G49 G50 G69 G80 G90
G10 L12 P9 R0.538 (THIS LINE SETS D9 OFFSET)
T9 M06
G00 G90 G54 X0. Y0. S3195 M03
G43 H09 Z0.1
G01 Z0. F2.05
G01 G42 X0.375 Y0.375 D09 F4.1
G02 X0.75 Y0. R0.375
G02 G91 I-0.75 Z-0.0833 L6
G02 G90 X0.375 Y-0.375 R0.375
G01 G40 X0. Y0.
G01 Z0.1 F2.05 M09
G00 G90 G53 Z0 M05
M01 ( END VPS THREAD MILLING )

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