Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual page 192

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Programming with ShopMill
3.5 Contour milling
Polar starting point
Pole
Parameters
Tool axis Select Z as the tool axis, if the starting point/pole is in X / Y
Select X as the tool axis, if the starting point/pole is in Y / Z
Select Y as the tool axis, if the starting point/pole is in X / Z
The coordinates also change for contour elements
Cartesian:
X Start point in X direction (abs.)
Y Start point in Y direction (abs.)
Polar:
X Pole position in X direction (abs.)
Y Pole position in Y direction (abs.)
L1 Distance between pole and start point for contour (abs.)
ϕ1 Polar angle between pole and start point for contour (abs.)
Additional Any additional command in G code format
command
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Press the "Pole" softkey.
Enter the pole position in Cartesian coordinates.
Enter the starting point for the contour in polar coordinates.
Enter any additional commands in G code format, as required.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
Enter the individual contour elements (see Sec. "Creating contour
elements").
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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
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