Example: Roughing-out and fine-roughing a pocket with SL Cycles

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.

0 BEGIN PGM 1078634 MM

1 BLK FORM 0.1 Z X+0 Y+0 Z-20

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

3 TOOL CALL 15 Z S4500

; Tool call: coarse roughing tool (diameter: 30)

4 L Z+100 R0 FMAX M3

; Retract the tool

5 CYCL DEF 14.0 CONTOUR

6 CYCL DEF 14.1 CONTOUR LABEL 1

7 CYCL DEF 20 CONTOUR DATA ~

Q1=-5

;MILLING DEPTH ~

Q2=+1

;TOOL PATH OVERLAP ~

Q3=+0

;ALLOWANCE FOR SIDE ~

Q4=+0

;ALLOWANCE FOR FLOOR ~

Q5=+0

;SURFACE COORDINATE ~

Q6=+2

;SET-UP CLEARANCE ~

Q7=+50

;CLEARANCE HEIGHT ~

Q8=+0.2

;ROUNDING RADIUS ~

Q9=+1

;ROTATIONAL DIRECTION

8 CYCL DEF 22 ROUGH-OUT ~

Q10=-5

;PLUNGING DEPTH ~

Q11=+150

;FEED RATE FOR PLNGNG ~

Q12=+500

;FEED RATE F. ROUGHNG ~

Q18=+0

;COARSE ROUGHING TOOL ~

Q19=+200

;FEED RATE FOR RECIP. ~

Q208=+99999

;RETRACTION FEED RATE ~

Q401=+90

;FEED RATE FACTOR ~

Q404=+1

;FINE ROUGH STRATEGY

9 CYCL CALL

; Cycle call: coarse roughing

10 L Z+200 R0 FMAX

; Retract the tool

11 TOOL CALL 4 Z S3000

; Tool call: fine roughing tool (diameter: 8)

12 L Z+100 R0 FMAX M3

13 CYCL DEF 22 ROUGH-OUT ~

Q10=-5

;PLUNGING DEPTH ~

Q11=+150

;FEED RATE FOR PLNGNG ~

Q12=+500

;FEED RATE F. ROUGHNG ~

Q18=+15

;COARSE ROUGHING TOOL ~

Q19=+200

;FEED RATE FOR RECIP. ~

Q208=+99999

;RETRACTION FEED RATE ~

Q401=+90

;FEED RATE FACTOR ~

Q404=+1

;FINE ROUGH STRATEGY

14 CYCL CALL

; Cycle call: fine roughing

15 L Z+200 R0 FMAX

; Retract the tool

16 M30

; End of program run

17 LBL 1

; Contour subprogram

18 L X+5 Y+50 RR

19 L Y+90

20 RND R19

21 L X+60

22 RND R8

23 L X+90 Y+80

24 RND R10

25 L Y+40

26 RND R20

27 L X+60 Y+10

28 RND R8

29 L X+5

30 RND R10

31 L X+5 Y+50

32 LBL 0

33 END PGM 1078634 MM