
B-63874EN/05 OPERATION 4.EDITING CYCLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
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4.4 SELECTING FIGURES
In usual case, entering a cycle motion block displays continuously
the following figure menu exclusively used for the already entered
cycle machining.
(Example of figure menu for pocketing)
The cycle figure menu window is divided into two sections, one
section for selecting figure and the other for subprogram.
(Example of tab for pocketing)
When the figure selection window is selected, the characters of the tab
are displayed in blue. Select a desired figure by moving the cursor
with the cursor keys ↑ and ↓.
Pressing [SELECT] displays a data entry window for the selected
figure.
There are 2 types of figures used for cycle machining, fixed form
figure and free form figure.
The former one is predefined figure such as square and circle, and can
be specified by entering minimum data such as side length or circle
radius.
The later one is specified by entering figures by line or arc along the
figures written on a blue print one by one.
POCKET FIG SUBPROGRAM
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