Cycle 404 SET BASIC ROTATION (#17 / #1-05-1)

ISO programming

G404

Application

With touch probe cycle 404, you can set any basic rotation automatically during program run or save it to the preset table. You can also use Cycle 404 if you want to reset an active basic rotation.

Notes

 
Notice
Danger of collision!
When running touch probe cycles 400 to 499, all cycles for coordinate transformation must be inactive. There is a danger of collision!
  1. The following cycles must not be activated before a touch probe cycle: Cycle 7 DATUM SHIFT, Cycle 8 MIRRORING, Cycle 10 ROTATION, Cycle 11 SCALING FACTOR, and Cycle 26 AXIS-SPECIFIC SCALING.
  2. Reset any coordinate transformations beforehand.
  • This cycle can only be executed in the FUNCTION MODE MILL machining mode.

Cycle parameters

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Parameter

Q307 Preset value for rotation angle

Angle value at which the basic rotation will be set.

Input: –360.000...+360.000

Q305 Preset number in table?:

Specify the number of the row in the preset table in which the control will save the calculated basic rotation. If you enter Q305 = 0 or Q305 = –1, the control additionally saves the calculated basic rotation in the basic rotation menu (Probing rot) of Manual Operation mode.

–1: Overwrite and activate the active preset

0: Copy the active preset to row 0 of the preset table, write the basic rotation to row 0 of the preset table, and activate preset 0

> 1: Save the basic rotation to the specified preset. The preset is not activated.

Input: –1...99999

Example

11 TCH PROBE 404 SET BASIC ROTATION ~

Q307=+0

;PRESET ROTATION ANG. ~

Q305=-1

;NUMBER IN TABLE