Effector coordinate system (#ECS ON/OFF)
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The effector coordinate system is mainly used to execute a withdrawal strategy after tool breakage, NC reset or program abort when machining takes place with a tool in any alignment. The ECS is determined by reversing the command TOOL ORI CS (section Orienting tool (#TOOL ORI CS)).. Instead of aligning the tool on the machining plane is determined here perpendicular to the tool axis.
Syntax: | |
#ECS ON | Select ECS |
#ECS OFF | Deselect ECS |
No other coordinate system (CS) may be active when ECS is activated.
The ECS is then determined from the positions of the alignment axes so that its Z axis is in parallel to the current tool axis. The position of the X and Y axes are then undefined (arbitrary) and must therefore be predefined internally. The origin of the ECS is generally located outside of the tool tip or tool axis, i.e. a collision-free tool withdrawal is only guaranteed by relative path motions along the effector Z axis.
Programming Example
Effector coordinate system (ECS)
(depending on position of the orientation)
(axes)