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
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
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.
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.
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+ |