Representation Of The Contour - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual

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3.5.1 Representation of the contour

Symbolic representation
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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
ShopMill represents a contour as one program block in the machining
plan. If you open this block, the individual contour elements are listed
symbolically and displayed in broken-line graphics.
The individual contour elements are represented by symbols adjacent
to the graphics window. They appear in the order in which they were
entered.
Contour element
Start point
Straight line up
Straight line down
Straight line left
Straight line right
Straight line in any
direction
Arc
Right
Arc
Left
Finish contour
The different color of the symbols indicates their status:
Foreground Background Meaning
- red
black red
black white
red white
Programming with ShopMill
3.5 Contour milling
Symbol
Start point of contour
Straight line in 90° matrix
Straight line in 90° matrix
Straight line in 90° matrix
Straight line in 90° matrix
Straight line with any gradient
Circle
Circle
END End of contour definition
Cursor on new element
Cursor on current element
Normal element
Element not currently evaluated
(element will only be evaluated when
it is selected with the cursor)
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