Including And Skipping Positions - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming Manual

ShopTurn Functions
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5.2 Drilling

5.2.14 Including and skipping positions

Including / skipping any
positions
or
Skip pos.>
Position
+
Position
-
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You can skip any positions in the following position patterns:

Position pattern line

Position pattern matrix

Position pattern box

Full circle position pattern

Pitch circle position pattern
The suppressed positions are skipped during machining.
Press the "Drilling" and "Positions" soft keys.
Positions >
Press the "Line/Matrix/Box" or "Full/Pitch Circle" soft keys.
Press the "Skip pos." soft key.
The "Skip positions" window opens on top of the input form of the
position pattern.
The number of the current position is displayed along with its status
(on/off) and its coordinates (X, Y).
The current position is highlighted by a circle.
Enter the number of the point you want to skip in the "Position"
field (in accordance with the machining sequence).
- OR -
Press the "Position +" softkey to select the next position (in the
machining direction).
- OR -
Press the "Position -" softkey to select the previous position
(opposite direction to the machining direction).
Press the "Alternat." softkey to include or skip the current position.
The skipped positions are indicated by an enabled cross in the
graphic.
SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming ShopTurn (BAT) – 08/2005 Edition
08/2005
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