Input coordinate system I-CS

Application

The programmed values in the NC program refer to the input coordinate system I-CS. You use positioning blocks to program the position of the tool.

Description of function

Properties of the input coordinate system I-CS

The input coordinate system I-CS is a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. You use transformations in the working plane coordinate system WPL-CS to define the coordinate origin of the I-CS.

Working plane coordinate system WPL-CS

If no transformations are defined in the WPL-CS, then the position and orientation of the WPL-CS and I-CS are identical.

Positioning blocks in the input coordinate system I-CS

In the input coordinate system I-CS you use positioning blocks to define the position of the tool. The position of the tool defines the position of the tool coordinate system T-CS.

Tool coordinate system T-CS

You can define the following positioning blocks:

  • Paraxial positioning blocks
  • Path functions with Cartesian or polar coordinates
  • Straight lines LN with Cartesian coordinates and surface normal vectors (#9 / #4-01-1)
  • Cycles

11 X+48 R+

; Paraxial positioning block

11 L X+48 Y+102 Z-1.5 R0

; Path function L

11 LN X+48 Y+102 Z-1.5 NX-0.04658107 NY0.00045007 NZ0.8848844 R0

; Straight line LN with Cartesian coordinates and surface normal vector

Position display

The following modes of the position display are referenced to the input coordinate system I-CS:

  • Nominal pos. (NOML)
  • Actual pos. (ACT)

Notes

  • The programmed values in the NC program refer to the input coordinate system I-CS. If you do not program any transformations in the NC program, then the origin and position of the workpiece coordinate system W-CS, the working plane coordinate system WPL-CS, and the I-CS are identical.
  • During pure 3-axis machining, the workpiece coordinate system W-CS and the working plane coordinate system WPL-CS are identical. In this case, all transformations influence the input coordinate system I-CS.
  • Working plane coordinate system WPL-CS