Programming example

Programing Example

Cycle call with call pattern

The example below describes the milling of a rectangular pocket at three different positions using the call pattern call. The second call pattern definition also includes a rotation that rotates the rectangular pocket at this position by 60 degrees about the Z axis.

T8 D8                                 ( Tool data )

M6                                    ( Tool change )

G54 G90 S6000 M03                     ( Technology data )

#VAR

  ; parameters for pattern:

  V.CYC.PatternRetract      = 100

  V.CYC.PatternID           = 1

  ; input parameters:

  V.L.SurfacePosition  = 0            ( Z position of workpiece surface )

  V.L.RetractionPlane  = 50           ( Z position of retraction plane )

  V.L.SafetyClearance  = 2            ( Relative value of safety clearance in Z )

  V.L.DepthOfPocket    = 12           ( Depth of pocket )

  V.L.MaxIncrementZ    = 4            ( Maximal infeed in Z )

  V.L.MaxIncrementXY   = V.G.WZ_AKT.R ( Maximal infeed in XY )

  V.L.FeedRateXY       = 6000         ( Machining feedrate in XY )

  V.L.FeedRateZ        = 4000         ( Plunging feedrate )

  V.L.MachiningMode    = 1            ( Machining mode )

  V.L.PocketLength     = 20           ( Length of pocket )

  V.L.PocketWidth      = 20           ( Width of pocket )

#ENDVAR

; pattern data

#PATTERN BEGIN [ID=V.CYC.PatternID]

#AT [100,   0,  0]

#AT [100, 100,  5, 0, 0, 60]

#AT [0  , 100, 10]

#PATTERN END

; polynomial contouring for smooth movements

#CONTOUR MODE [DEV, PATH_DEV = V.G.WZ_AKT.R / 100]

G261

G00 Z60

G00 X50 Y50                           ( Positioning to the start point )

L CYCLE [NAME=SysMillRectangularPocket.ecy  \

    @P1  = V.L.SurfacePosition              \

    @P2  = V.L.RetractionPlane              \

    @P3  = V.L.SafetyClearance              \

    @P4  = V.L.DepthOfPocket                \

    @P5  = V.L.MaxIncrementZ                \

    @P6  = V.L.MaxIncrementXY               \

    @P20 = V.L.FeedRateXY                   \

    @P21 = V.L.FeedRateZ                    \

    @P31 = V.L.MachiningMode                \

    @P72 = V.L.PocketLength                 \

    @P73 = V.L.PocketWidth                  \

    PATTERN_ID     =V.CYC.PatternID         \

    PATTERN_RETRACT=V.CYC.PatternRetract    ]

G260

M05

M30