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Drill Wizard

The Drill wizard drills a hole on the lathe with set spindle speed, feed rate, bottom dwell and optional peck drilling.

Applies to

MASSO G3 and G3 Touch – Lathe

Hole depth

Z Start − Z End

Options

Peck drilling, bottom dwell

CAUTION

This wizard doesn't add safe tool change positions for automatic tool changers. Check the generated G-code before running so the tool moves clear before each change. Manual tool changes aren't affected.

Tool and spindle

Field	Parameter	Description
	Name	Describes the wizard; shown on the F5 – Conversational page.
	Tool No	Tool number of the drill.
	Spindle Spin-Up Delay (ms)	Wait time after the spindle starts, before drilling begins.
	Spindle Direction	Clockwise or counter-clockwise.
	Spindle RPM	Spindle speed while drilling.
	Drill Feedrate	Feed rate at which the drill advances into the material.

Drilling cycle

Field	Parameter	Description
	Bottom Dwell	Pause at the bottom of the hole, in milliseconds. 0 = no dwell.
	Peck Depth	How far the drill advances per peck before retracting slightly to break chips. The number of pecks follows from the hole depth (Z Start − Z End). Set it equal to the hole depth to drill in one continuous move with no pecking.
	Z Start	Z where drilling starts. Must be larger than Z End.
	Z End	Z at the bottom of the hole. Must be smaller than Z Start.
	Tool Clearance	Z distance before the material where the cutting move starts, so the drill is at the programmed feed rate before it touches. Always positive.

Buttons

	QR code help: opens this page for quick reference.
	Save: saves the parameters and returns to F5 – Conversational. If anything is missing or invalid, MASSO shows and highlights the field .
	Cancel: discards changes and returns to F5 – Conversational.
	Tab: on MASSO G3 with an external keyboard, moves to the next parameter.