Intuitive Programming
System For The Mill
Intuitive Programming
System (IPS) for Mill
This information
module gives a
brief overview of
the Intuitive
Programming
System.
Menus
The first thing to
note is the Tab
structure of the
Intuitive
Programming
System (IPS)
menus. If you press
any of the Display
or Mode keys other
than <HANDLE
JOG> you will
toggle to the full
CNC mode and not
see these menus.
If you press
<HANDLE JOG>
you will return to
the menus.
Note: if go into the WORK OFFSET display, you will have to
exit that Display, before pressing <HAND JOG>, to get back
to the IPS.
You will notice there
are 7 tabs and you are
currently at the
MANUAL tab. You can
press the Right or Left
cursor Keys or use
the Jog Handle to
change Tabs or press
<WRITE/ENTER> to
activate a Tab/Mode.
When in a Tab you will
need to press
<CANCEL> to back up
to change Tabs.
Cursor RIGHT to the
SETUP tab.
You may notice a
warning that the
machine has not been
zeroed.
Press <RESET> to
clear the alarms, then
Press <POWER UP/
RESTART>
Before using any of
the templates you
need to set up your
Work and Tool
Offsets. This Tab
will step you
through that
process.
Press
<WRITE/ENTER> to
select the WORK
template.
PRESS
<WRITE/ENTER>
to activate the
Work Offset
template.
Note there are
help menus at
the bottom right
of the screen
The number 54
should be in red.
If not, press
or
until the number
54 appears, then
press
You would now
need to touch off
your work piece
to get the X and Y
Offsets.
After entering
your offsets, you
can select the
Work Material.
This will be used
later to calculate
your speeds and
feeds. Use the
Right and Left
Arrow keys to
select and then
press
<WRITE/ENTER>.
Press
<CANCEL> to exit
this tab.
Cursor
to the TOOL
SETUP tab.
In this tab, you
will enter your
tool length
offsets and enter
data on the type
of tools you will
be using. Press
<WRITE/ENTER>.
Use the Right or
Left arrow keys
to select tool
type.
For this example
we will be using
a 2 in. SHELL
(Face) MILL for
Tool 1.
Press
<WRITE/ENTER>
to select.
Press
You can Select
Carbide, High
Speed Steel, or
User for the tool
material by using
the right or left
cursor keys and
press
<WRITE/ ENTER>.
Note: If you select “User” for Tool Material, you will
need to also input Spindle RPM and Feedrate,
otherwise theses values will be automatically
calculated and entered.
Press <TOOL
OFFSET MEAS>
and the Tool
Offset value
will be entered.
Press <NEXT
TOOL> and the
Tool Carousel
will do a tool
change. This
key is always
active in this
tab.
You now need to
load and touch off
your other tools.
For a Drill Tool
you will not need
to enter a Tool
Diameter or the
number of Flutes,
but you may want
to enter a point
angle.
Press
<CANCEL> twice
to exit this tab.
Press
1
to highlight the
FACE tab.
Press
<WRITE/ENTER>.
Enter 1 for the
END MILL TOOL
and press
<WRITE/ENTER>
This is a new feature being worked on.
It will show the tools you have set up.
After entering all
the required
data, you are
ready to run the
program
Before you do,
press
<F4>
to bring up the
RECORDER .
<F4> is a
shortcut to the
Recorder.
Cursor over to
RECORD and
press
<WRITE/ENTER>.
Now press <F4>
again to close the
Recorder.
Hold
the Hold-to-Run
Button then
Press
<CYCLE START>.
You should see
the word
RECORDING
flashing in red.
Any time that
you now press
<CYCLE
START>, the GCode will be
recorded. You
can also see the
G-Code in MDI.
Press <MDI>.
Press <HAND
JOG> to go back
to the IPS.
Press
<CANCEL>.
then
to highlight the
DRILL tab.
Press
<WRITE/ENTER>.
Press
to the BOLT LINE
tab. You will see
a graphic
representation of
what the tab is
for.
Press
<WRITE/ENTER>.
You have the
option of a
Center drill and a
Tap in these
routines
The Origin symbol
will change to
show your Work
Zero point.
Press
<CANCEL> twice
to exit the DRILL
tab.
Cursor right to
the POCKET
MILLING tab and
press
<WRITE/ENTER>
There are
templates for
both Circular and
Rectangular
pockets.
Toggle on the
RECORDER by
pressing <F4>.
You will see
the three
programs that
you created.
Cursor left to
PLAY. Press
<WRITE/ENTER>
You could now
run the programs
to cut another
part.
Press
<CYCLE/START>
without holding
THE HOLD TO
RUN button.
The program
will not run, but
the code will be
in MDI.
Press <MDI>.
You can now
save the G-code
as a program.
Enter O123 for a
program number
and press
<ALTER>.
There will be an M00 between each cycle. You may
want to remove these or replace them with M01s.
Prepared by Haas Automation
Training Department
Oxnard, CA 93030