Programming example

This example describes a drilling operation along a grid pattern using the example of the "SysDrillDeepHole” cycle

#VAR

; input parameters for pattern

; RefCycle = "SysDrillDeepHole"

V.L.DiffX = 5 ( distance of the positions in X )

V.L.DiffY = 5 ( distance of the positions in Y )

V.L.NumPositionsX = 4 ( number of positions in X )

V.L.NumPositionsY = 4 ( number of positions in Y )

; input parameters for drilling cycle:

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

V.L.RetractionPlane = 20 ( Z position of retraction plane )

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

V.L.DrillingDepth = 30 ( depth )

V.L.NumberOfFeeds = 3 ( number of feeds )

V.L.MachiningMode = 2 ( machining mode )

V.L.ReturnClearance = 0.5 ( return clearance for chip breaking/evac.)

#ENDVAR

T2 D2 ( Tool data )

M6 ( Tool change )

G17 G90 G54 S1000 M03 F800 ( Technology data )

G00 Z100 ( Go to z start position )

G00 X0 Y0 ( 1st drilling position )

; cycle call

L CYCLE [NAME=SysDrillPatternGrid.ecy \

; drill parameter of SysDrillDeepHole.ecy:

@P1 = V.L.SurfacePosition \

@P2 = V.L.RetractionPlane \

@P3 = V.L.SafetyClearance \

@P4 = V.L.DrillingDepth \

@P11 = V.L.NumberOfFeeds \

@P31 = V.L.MachiningMode \

@P61 = V.L.ReturnClearance \

; pattern parameter and ref cycle:

@P100 = "SysDrillDeepHole" \

@P104 = V.L.DiffX \

@P105 = V.L.DiffY \

@P107 = V.L.NumPositionsX \

@P108 = V.L.NumPositionsY \

]

G00 Z200 M5 ( Final position, stop of spindle )

M30