Point table *.pnt

Application

In a point table, you save randomly distributed points on a workpiece. The control calls a cycle at each point. You can hide individual points and define a clearance height.

Related topics

  • Calling point tables, effect with different cycles
  • Point tables

Description of function

Parameters in point tables

The point table provides the following parameters:

Parameter

Meaning

NR

Row number in the point table

Input: 0...99999

X

X coordinate of a point

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

Y

Y coordinate of a point

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

Z

Z coordinate of a point

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

FADE

Hide? (yes=ENT/no=NO ENT)

Y=Yes: The point is hidden during machining. Points that have been hidden will remain hidden until they are manually shown again.

N=No: The point is shown for machining.

All points of a point table are shown for machining by default.

Input: Y, N

CLEARANCE

Clearance height?

Safe position in the tool axis to which the control retracts the tool after machining a point.

If you do not define a value in the CLEARANCE column, the control will use the value of the cycle parameter Q204 2ND SET-UP CLEARANCE. If you have defined values in both the CLEARANCE column and the Q204 parameter, the control will use the higher of the two values.

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

Hiding individual points during machining

In the FADE column of the point table, you can specify if the defined point will be hidden during the machining process.

To hide points:

  1. Select the desired point in the table
  2. Select the FADE column

  1. Activate Edit

  1. Enter Y
  2. The control hides the point at the cycle call.

If you enter Y in the FADE column, you can use the Skip block toggle switch to skip this point in Program Run operating mode.

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