HEIDENHAIN POSITIP 880 User Manual page 67

Operating mode: PROGRAMMING
Press the PROGRAMMING FEATURES soft key.
Press the MORE soft key twice.
Press the BLEND soft key.
The "FROM" and "TO" fields are read only. They are
automatically filled when the BLEND form is opened.
The "TO" field changes with the CLOSE CONTOUR soft
key state.
BLEND ARC RADIUS
Enter the blend arc radius by using the numeric keys.
BLEND TYPE
Enter type of radius (normal, inverted).
CLOSE CONTOUR
Press CLOSE CONTOUR to set the first step in the
continuous path.
Pressing the CLOSE CONTOUR soft key causes the
blend to connect the first block in the current path
instead of the next block. The block number shown in
the "TO" field will change.
When the desired data has been entered, press USE.
POSITIP 880
Line 1 Line 1
Blend Blend
Lines Lines
1 and 3 1 and 3
Overlap
Touch
Close Contour
Blend
First
Last
Line
Line
Second
Line
Blend Blend
Fig. I.53 Examples of how blend can be used
Line 1
Blend
Lines
1 and 3
Do Not Touch
Blend
Inverted
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