Circular path in another plane

Application

You can also program circular paths that do not lie in the active working plane.

Description of function

You program circular paths that lie in another plane by entering one axis of the working plane and the tool axis.

Designation of the axes of milling machines

You can program circular paths that lie in another plane with the following functions:

  • C
  • CR
  • CT
 
Tip

If you want to use the function C for circular paths in another plane, you must first define the circle center point CC by entering one of the axes of the working plane and the tool axis.

Spatial arcs are created when these circular paths rotate. When machining spatial arcs, the control moves in three axes.

Example

3 TOOL CALL 1 Z S4000

4 ...

5 L X+45 Y+25 Z+25 RR F200 M3

6 CC X+25 Z+25

7 C X+45 Z+25 DR+