Cuboid workpiece blank with BLK FORM QUAD

Application

With BLK FORM QUAD you define a cuboid workpiece blank. You use a MIN point and a MAX point to define a spatial diagonal.

Description of function

Cuboid workpiece blank with MIN point and MAX point

The sides of the cuboid are parallel to the X, Y and Z axes.

You define the cuboid by entering a MIN point for the bottom front left corner and a MAX point for the top rear right corner.

You define the coordinates of the points in the X, Y and Z relative to the workpiece preset. If you define a positive value for the MAX point in the Z coordinate, the blank is given an oversize.

Presets in the machine

Input

1 BLK FORM 0.1 Z X+0 Y+0 Z-40

2 BLK FORM 0.2 X+100 Y+100 Z+0

; Cuboid workpiece blank

The NC function includes the following syntax elements:

Syntax element

Meaning

BLK FORM

Start of syntax for cuboid workpiece blank

0.1

Designation of the first NC block

Z

Tool axis

Other possibilities might be available, depending on the machine.

X Y Z

Coordinate definition of the MIN point

0.2

Designation of the second NC block

X Y Z

Coordinate definition of the MAX point