Example

Programming Example

N10 X0 Y0
N20 G91 G01 F6000
N30 #CONTOUR MODE [DEV PATH_DEV=10 POST_ACTION]
N40 X100 G61 M25    (MVS_SNS)
N50 Y100 F3000
N60 X100 G61 F6000
N70 G04 X2
N80 Y100
N90 X0 Y0
N100 X100 G61
N110 Y100 M26       (MVS_SVS)
    
N120 G04 X1

Programming Example

Change the limit angle during contouring:

#CONTOUR MODE [DEV PATH_DEV=0.50 RELEVANT_PATH=0.1 TRACK_DEV=2 RELEVANT_TRACK=0.2]
F10000
G261
N5 #CONTOUR MODE [MAX_ANGLE=3]
N10 G01 X0 Y0 Z0 G61
N15 #CONTOUR MODE [MAX_ANGLE=4]
N20 G01 X100 Y0 Z0
N25 #CONTOUR MODE [MAX_ANGLE=5]
N30 G01 X100 Y100 Z0
N35 #CONTOUR MODE [MAX_ANGLE=6]
N40 G01 X0 Y0 Z0 G61
G260

Result:

Contouring the N<i> block always takes place at the limit angle of the previous N<i-5> block.

Programming Example

Variation of the contour angle with constant limit angle:

#CONTOUR MODE [DEV PATH_DEV=0.50 RELEVANT_PATH=0.1 TRACK_DEV=2 RELEVANT_TRACK=0.2]
#CONTOUR MODE [RELEVANT_TRACK=0.3]
P100 = 50
F10000
#CONTOUR MODE [MAX_ANGLE=73]
N10 G01 X-P100 Y0 Z0 C0 A0
$FOR P123 = 0, 90, 7.5
  N2 G01 X0 Y0 Z0 C0 A0 G61
  P1 = COS[P123]*P100
  P2 = SIN[P123]*P100
  NP123 XP1 YP2
  N100 G01 X-P100 Y0 Z0 C0 A0
$ENDFOR
$FOR P123 = 270, 370, 7.5
  N120 G01 X0 Y0 Z0 C0 A0 G61
  P1 = COS[P123]*P100
  P2 = SIN[P123]*P100
  NP123 XP1 YP2
  N400 G01 X-P100 Y0 Z0 C0 A0
$ENDFOR
M30