Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual page 568

Path traversing behavior
8.8 Programmable contour/orientation tolerance (CTOL, OTOL, ATOL)
Example
Program code
COMPCAD G645 G1 F10000
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
CTOL=0.02
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
ASCALE X0.25 Y0.25 Z0.25
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
CTOL=–1
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
X... Y... Z...
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Comment
; Activate COMPCAD compressor function.
; The machine and setting data is applied here.
; A contour tolerance of 0.02 mm is applied
starting from here.
; A contour tolerance of 0.005 mm is applied
starting from here.
; The machine and setting data is applied again
starting from here.
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