Straight line L

Application

With a straight line L you program a straight traverse motion in any direction.

Description of function

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The control moves the tool in a straight line from its current position to the defined end point. The starting point is the end point of the preceding NC block.

Depending on the kinematics of your machine, you can program up to six axes in a linear L block.

Programming a straight line L

  1. To program a straight line:
L

  1. Select L
  2. Define the coordinates of the end point
  3. Select radius compensation, if necessary
  4. Define the feed rate, if necessary
  5. Define a miscellaneous function, if necessary

Example