
B-63424EN/03 TYPES OF CYCLE MOTIONS 4. SIDE CUTTING
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CUT
DIRECTION
: Select the cutting direction from the following
soft-keys.
[DOWNCT (down-cut)], [UPCUT (up-cut)]
Down-cut : Rotation of the cutting tool in the
forward direction.
Up-cut : Rotation of the cutting tool in the
reverse direction.
APPROACH
GAP
: The gap between the tool edge in the cutting feed
start point and the workpiece. The default data is
5mm.
( For ROUGH or B-FIN only )
APPROACH /
ESCAPE
: The radius of approach or escape. The movement
is performed as a quarter arc. It is calculated
automatically if not input.
( For S-FIN or CHAMF only )
START POINT
SEL.
: Select the starting position of the machining from
the following soft-keys.
[1], [2]
MOVEMENTS
: Except for the shape of the circle, the basic
movements are similar to those of Square Side.
After inputting the necessary data, by pushing INSERT, pop-up
window is closed and inputted data are displayed in a program window
as the following ISO code program.
1
2
Out-side
In-side
1
2
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