Cuboid workpiece blank with BLK FORM QUAD

Application

With BLK FORM QUAD you define a cuboid workpiece blank. You use a MIN point and a MAX point to define a spatial diagonal.

Description of function

Cuboid workpiece blank with MIN point and MAX point

The sides of the cuboid are parallel to the X, Y and Z axes.

You define the cuboid by entering a MIN point for the bottom front left corner and a MAX point for the top rear right corner.

You define the coordinates of the points in the X, Y and Z relative to the workpiece preset. If you define a positive value for the MAX point in the Z coordinate, the blank is given an oversize.

Presets in the machine

Input

NC programs contained in this User's Manual are suggestions for solutions. The NC programs or individual NC blocks must be adapted before being used on a machine.

Change the following contents as needed:

  • Tools
  • Cutting parameters
  • Feed rates
  • Clearance height or safe position
  • Machine-specific positions (e.g., with M91)
  • Paths of program calls

Some NC programs depend on the machine kinematics. Adapt these NC programs to your machine kinematics before the first test run.

In addition, test the NC programs using the simulation before the actual program run.

 
Tip

With a program test you determine whether the NC program can be used with the available software options, the active machine kinematics and the current machine configuration.

1 BLK FORM 0.1 Z X+0 Y+0 Z-40

2 BLK FORM 0.2 X+100 Y+100 Z+0

; Cuboid workpiece blank

To navigate to this function:

Insert NC function Special functions Program defaults Workpiece blank definition (BLK FORM) BLK FORM QUAD

The NC function includes the following syntax elements:

Syntax element

Meaning

BLK FORM

Syntax initiator for cuboid workpiece blank

0.1

Designation of the first NC block

Z

Tool axis

Other possibilities might be available, depending on the machine.

X Y Z

Coordinate definition of the MIN point

0.2

Designation of the second NC block

X Y Z

Coordinate definition of the MAX point