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Creating the program blocks with the path function keys
The gray path function keys initiate the plain language dialog. The
TNC asks you successively for all the necessary information and
inserts the program block into the part program.
Example — programming a straight line:
Initiate the programming dialog (here, for a
straight line).
Coordinates ?
<
10
Enter the coordinates of the straight-line end
point.
5
Radius comp. R /RR/no comp. ?
<
Select the radius compensation (here, press the
RL soft key — the tool moves to the left of the
programmed contour).
Feed rate F=? / F MAX = ENT
<
100
Enter the feed rate (here, 100 mm/min), and
confirm your entry with ENT. For programming
in inches, enter 100 for a feed rate of 10 ipm.
Move at rapid traverse: press the FMAX soft key,
or
Move at automatically calculated speed (cutting
data table): press the FAUTO soft key.
Miscellaneous function M ?
<
3
Enter a miscellaneous function (here, M3), and
terminate the dialog with ENT.
The part program now contains the following line:
X+10 Y+5 R
F100 M3
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