
1. CREATING MACHINING
PROGRAMS FOR TWO–PATH
4–AXIS(X1, Z, X2, AND Z2) LATHES
B–62444E–1/04
EXAMPLES OF CREATING
PROGRAMS
474
(1) Registering a right–hand outside surface cutting tool (HEAD–L)
On the screen with a registered–tool directory displayed, press:
[TOOL ENTRY]
After making sure the tool data is displayed on the screen, specify:
[GENERAL OUTTER] (Tool type)
[HEAD–L] (Tool post)
[ ] (Direction of the tool)
[COMMON] (Roughing or finising)
0101
INPUT (T–code)
[NORMAL] (Direction of rotation)
0.4
INPUT (Tool tip radius)
90
INPUT (Cutting edge angle)
60
INPUT (Tool angle)
20
INPUT (Tool width)
3
INPUT (Virtual tool tip)
[CARBID] (Tool material)
NOTE
1 Pressing the [TOOL LIST] soft key redisplays the
registered–tool directory.
(2) Registering a left–hand outside surface cutting tool (HEAD–R)
On the screen with a registered–tool directory displayed, press:
[TOOL ENTRY]
After making sure the tool data is displayed on the screen, specify:
[GENERAL OUTTER] (Tool type)
[HEAD–R] (Tool post)
[ ] (Direction of the tool)
[COMMON] (Roughing or finising)
1111
INPUT (T–code)
[NORMAL] (Direction of rotation)
0.4
INPUT (Tool tip radius)
90
INPUT (Cutting edge angle)
60
INPUT (Tool angle)
20
INPUT (Tool width)
3
INPUT (Virtual tool tip)
[CARBID] (Tool material)
1.2
SETTING TOOL DATA
AND CUTTING
CONDITION DATA
1.2.1
Setting Tool Data