Straight Or Circular Path Movements - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming Manual

08/2005
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5.1

Straight or circular path movements

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SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming ShopTurn (BAT) – 08/2005 Edition

5.1 Straight or circular path movements

When you want to perform straight or circular path movements or
machining without defining a complete contour, you can use the
functions "Straight" or "Circle" respectively.
To program simple machining operations, proceed as follows:
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Specify the tool and the spindle speed
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Select the machining plane
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Program the machining
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Program any further machining
The following machining options are available:
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Straight
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Circle with known center point
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Circle with known radius
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Line with polar coordinates
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Circle with polar coordinates
If you want to program a line or a circle using polar coordinates, you
must define the pole first.
Caution
If you use a straight or circular path movement to move the tool into
the retraction zone specified in the program header, you must also
move the tool out again. Otherwise a collision could occur as a result
of the traversing movements in a subsequently programmed
ShopTurn cycle.
ShopTurn Functions
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