Plane Definition - Siemens SINUMERIK 840 User Manual

1 Introduction

1.8 Plane definition

1.8 Plane definition
Planes can be selected with G17, G18 and G19 or arbitrarily defined with G16. Length 1 and
length 2 are allocated to the axes depending on the type of tool used as follows:
Plane selec-
Y
Ordinate
G17
Abscissa X
Z
Applicate
Plane selec-
tion accor-
ding to DIN
X
Ordinate
G18
Abscissa Z
Y
Applicate
Plane selec-
Z
Ordinate
G19
Abscissa Y
X
Applicate
1–26
Arbitrary plane
tion accor-
selection
ding to DIN
G17 G16 XY
G16 XYZ
G16 XYZ
G16 XYZX
G16 XYZY
Arbitrary plane
selection
G18 G16 ZX
G16 ZXY
G16 ZXY
G16 ZXYZ
G16 ZXYX
Arbitrary plane
tion accor-
selection
ding to DIN
G19 G16 YZ
G16 YZX
G16 YZX
G16 YZXY
G16 YZXZ
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Length 1
Tool type
effective in
axis
Types 1...9
Y
Turning tool
Types 10..19
Z
Drill
Types 20..29
Z
Milling tool
Types 30..39 Z
Angle head Z
Length 1
Tool type
effective in
axis
Types 1...9 X
Types 10..19 Y
Types 20..29 Y
Y
Types 30..39
Y
Length 1
Tool type
effective in
axis
Types 1...9 Z
Types 10..19 X
Types 20..29 X
X
Types 30..39
X
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Length 2
effective in
axis
X
X
Y
Length 2
effective in
axis
Z
Z
X
Length 2
effective in
axis
Y
Y
Z
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