Overview

The control provides three cycles for machining point patterns:

Cycle

Call

Further information

220

POLAR PATTERN

  • Defining a circular pattern
  • Full circle or pitch circle
  • Input of start and end angles

DEF-active

221

CARTESIAN PATTERN

  • Defining a linear pattern
  • Input of an angle of rotation

DEF-active

224

DATAMATRIX CODE PATTERN

  • Converting text to a DataMatrix code to be used as a point pattern
  • Input of position and size

DEF-active

You can combine the following cycles with point pattern cycles:

Cycle 220

Cycle 221

Cycle 224

200 DRILLING

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201 REAMING

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202 BORING

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203 UNIVERSAL DRILLING

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204 BACK BORING

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205 UNIVERSAL PECKING

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206 TAPPING

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207 RIGID TAPPING

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208 BORE MILLING

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209 TAPPING W/ CHIP BRKG

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240 CENTERING

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251 RECTANGULAR POCKET

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252 CIRCULAR POCKET

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253 SLOT MILLING

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254 CIRCULAR SLOT

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256 RECTANGULAR STUD

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257 CIRCULAR STUD

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262 THREAD MILLING

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263 THREAD MLLNG/CNTSNKG

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264 THREAD DRILLNG/MLLNG

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265 HEL. THREAD DRLG/MLG

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267 OUTSIDE THREAD MLLNG

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Tip

If you have to machine irregular point patterns, use CYCL CALL PAT to develop point tables.

More regular point patterns are available with the PATTERN DEF function.

Point tables

Pattern definition with PATTERN DEF