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HD3 Save Program Type

—the program type used when exporting conversational programs to the HD3 file format.

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Choices for HWM and HD3 Program Types are:

Standard = 3-axis

Rotary A or Rotary B = 4-axis

Rotary A, Tilt B or Tilt A, Rotary C = 5-axis

Height

—the height of gauge or probe relative to the Z Reference.

Helix Radius

—the Helical Plunge radius as a percentage of the tool diameter. The range is from 0% to 100%. Choosing 0% results in a Straight Plunge. If a value of 50% or less is chosen, it will prevent a post (a thin cylinder of material formed after helical plunging) from being formed by the Helical Plunge. The default setting is 25%.

Applies to conversational programs.

Hole Diameter

—determines the default diameter for a hole in a DXF drawing.

Hole Ordering Strategy

—defines the order in which holes are drilled in a program.

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This setting applies for holes with locations only.

Options are as follows: 

  • Shortest Distance—once a group of holes is selected, drills each hole from the shortest to the longest distance away from the specified start hole. This is the default setting. Here are the basic steps for this strategy:

  1. The operator specifies a starting hole (or a random hole is assigned if none is selected).

  2. WinMax selects the closest hole to the starting hole. If more than one hole is the same distance away, the next hole is selected at random.

  3. This process is repeated, with the closest of the remaining holes repeatedly selected until no holes remain.

  • Grid Sort—holes are sorted based on location starting in the bottom left and moving to the right until all holes have been selected.

  • Manual Selection—the operator is asked to select each hole in the desired order.

This setting is used with the 3D DXF/Solid Model Import option.

Hydraulic Status

—indicates No Alarm or Alarm. An alarm will not allow programs to run or machine operation.