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Turning Simple Contours
4.2 Turning with path dimension input
4.2
Turning with path dimension input
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Function
The following geometry elements are provided as modes for turning
simple contours:
• STRAIGHT for facing and longitudinal turning
• CONICAL for taper turning
• CIRCLE for radius machining
• You can specify absolute or incremental path dimensions in any of
the available modes.
• The direction pointer in the graphic display area indicates the
current standard direction of travel for the selected geometry
element.
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