Example: Pilot drilling, roughing and finishing overlapping contours with SL Cycles

0 BEGIN PGM 2 MM

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

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

3 TOOL CALL 204 Z S2500

; Tool call: drill (diameter: 12)

4 L Z+250 R0 FMAX M3

; Retract the tool

5 CYCL DEF 14.0 CONTOUR

6 CYCL DEF 14.1 CONTOUR LABEL1 /2 /3 /4

7 CYCL DEF 20 CONTOUR DATA ~

Q1=-20

;MILLING DEPTH ~

Q2=+1

;TOOL PATH OVERLAP ~

Q3=+0.5

;ALLOWANCE FOR SIDE ~

Q4=+0.5

;ALLOWANCE FOR FLOOR ~

Q5=+0

;SURFACE COORDINATE ~

Q6=+2

;SET-UP CLEARANCE ~

Q7=+100

;CLEARANCE HEIGHT ~

Q8=+0.1

;ROUNDING RADIUS ~

Q9=-1

;ROTATIONAL DIRECTION

8 CYCL DEF 21 PILOT DRILLING ~

Q10=-5

;PLUNGING DEPTH ~

Q11=+150

;FEED RATE FOR PLNGNG ~

Q13=+0

;ROUGH-OUT TOOL

9 CYCL CALL

; Cycle call: pilot drilling

10 L Z+100 R0 FMAX

; Retract the tool

11 TOOL CALL 6 Z S3000

; Tool call: roughing/finishing (D12)

12 CYCL DEF 22 ROUGH-OUT ~

Q10=-5

;PLUNGING DEPTH ~

Q11=+100

;FEED RATE FOR PLNGNG ~

Q12=+350

;FEED RATE F. ROUGHNG ~

Q18=+0

;COARSE ROUGHING TOOL ~

Q19=+150

;FEED RATE FOR RECIP. ~

Q208=+99999

;RETRACTION FEED RATE ~

Q401=+100

;FEED RATE FACTOR ~

Q404=+0

;FINE ROUGH STRATEGY

13 CYCL CALL

; Cycle call: rough-out

14 CYCL DEF 23 FLOOR FINISHING ~

Q11=+100

;FEED RATE FOR PLNGNG ~

Q12=+200

;FEED RATE F. ROUGHNG ~

Q208=+99999

;RETRACTION FEED RATE

15 CYCL CALL

; Cycle call: floor finishing

16 CYCL DEF 24 SIDE FINISHING ~

Q9=+1

;ROTATIONAL DIRECTION ~

Q10=-5

;PLUNGING DEPTH ~

Q11=+100

;FEED RATE FOR PLNGNG ~

Q12=+400

;FEED RATE F. ROUGHNG ~

Q14=+0

;ALLOWANCE FOR SIDE ~

Q438=-1

;ROUGH-OUT TOOL

17 CYCL CALL

; Cycle call: side finishing

18 L Z+100 R0 FMAX

; Retract the tool

19 M30

; End of program

20 LBL 1

; Contour subprogram 1: left pocket

21 CC X+35 Y+50

22 L X+10 Y+50 RR

23 C X+10 DR-

24 LBL 0

25 LBL 2

; Contour subprogram 2: right pocket

26 CC X+65 Y+50

27 L X+90 Y+50 RR

28 C X+90 DR-

29 LBL 0

30 LBL 3

; Contour subprogram 3: left square island

31 L X+27 Y+50 RL

32 L Y+58

33 L X+43

34 L Y+42

35 L X+27

36 LBL 0

37 LBL 4

; Contour subprogram 4: right triangular island

38 L X+65 Y+42 RL

39 L X+57

40 L X+65 Y+58

41 L X+73 Y+42

42 LBL 0

43 END PGM 2 MM