User Stock Removal Programs; Generate Contour Table (Contpron) - Siemens Sinumerik 840D sl Programming Manual

User stock removal programs

15.2 Generate contour table (CONTPRON)

15.2 Generate contour table (CONTPRON)
Function
Contour preparation is activated using the command CONTPRON. The NC blocks that are
subsequently called are not executed, but are split-up into individual movements and stored
in the contour table. Each contour element corresponds to one row in the two-dimensional
array of the contour table. The number of relief cuts is returned.
Syntax
Activate contour preparation:
CONTPRON(<contour table>,<machining type>,<relief cuts>,
<machining direction>)
Deactivate contour preparation and return to the normal execution mode:
EXECUTE(<ERROR>)
See " Deactivate contour preparation (EXECUTE) "
Significance
CONTPRON
<contour table>
<machining type>
<relief cuts>
<machining direction>
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Command to activate contour preparation to generate
a contour table
Names of contour table
Parameter for the machining type
Type: CHAR
Value: Longitudinal turning: Inside
"G"
machining
Longitudinal turning: External
"L"
machining
Face turning: Inside machining
"N"
Face turning: External machining
"P"
Result variable for the number of relief cut elements
that occur
Type: INT
Parameters for the machining direction
Type: INT
Value: 0 Contour preparation, forwards
(default value)
1 Contour preparation in both
directions
Programming Manual, 02/2011, 6FC5398-2BP40-1BA0
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