
8. EDITING MACHINING PROGRAMS
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If a two–path lathes is used, a process can be moved between the two tool
posts.
When the process is moved to the other tool post, the tools used in the
destination tool post is automatically selected. The tools required for the
process to be moved must be registered in advance.
Moving the process to the other tool post is the same as moving the
process for a tool post, except that the former requires the move
destination to be specified to the other tool post.
NOTE
1 A process can be moved to the other tool post only in an
automatically scheduled program. For automatic
scheduling, see Section 8.7, “Automatic Scheduling.”
2 Only the following processes can be moved between tool
posts:
D Bar machining (outer and inner + automatic residual
machining)
D Pattern repeating (outer and inner middle)
D Threading
D Grooving (ordinary grooves in outer and inner surfaces,
regular trapezoid groove, right and left tapered grooves)
D Necking (outer and inner surfaces)
3 If a process of bar machining or pattern repeating is moved
to the other tool post (switchable only in residual and
intermediate machining), the contour of the process is
automatically adjusted to the coordinate system used for
the destination tool post.
If the contour data has been entered with automatic
calculation of intersections, the figure data entered for the
automatic calculation is all deleted and the end point data
of each figure is automatically entered instead.
Chamfering and rounding are replaced with a slanted line
and arc respectively.
Even if the moved process is returned to the original tool
post, the replaced figure data will not return to the original
data.
8.6.3
Moving a Process
between the Two Tool
Posts