Work space Protection spacemonitoring
The use of control areas prevents, that specific axes constellations can cause collisions between the tool and machine or workpiece parts. A control area can be designed as a work space or a protection space.
Control areas can be defined as three dimensional bodys in cylindrical or polygonal form. The third dimension is defined with minimum and maximum constant values. The assignment of the axes depends on the currently active working plane (e.g. G17).
It is not allowed to move out of a work space and it is not allowed to move into a protection space. The current tool data are included, and the tool tip can be checked for validity in the control area.
Work and protection spaces are defined, selected and deselected in the NC program. Several control areas can be active at the same time. If a control area is deselected, it can be redefined.
The work space/ protection space monitoring is possible for:
- Linear interpolation
- Circular interpolation (independent of orientation G17/G18/ G19).
- Cinematic transformations (monitoring of tool center point).
- Polynomial contouring
- Helical interpolation
Not allowed are:
- Cartesian transformations ( #(A)CS )