Programming example

Programming 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 ( maximum infeed in Z )

V.L.MaxIncrementXY = V.G.WZ_AKT.R ( maximum 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 the pocket )

V.L.PocketWidth = 20 ( width of the 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 starting 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