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Multiple-Axis Machining | The PLANE function: Tilting the working plane (option 8)
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Defining the PLANE function
Show the soft-key row with special functions
Press the
TILT MACHINING PLANE
soft key
The control display the available
PLANE
functions
in the soft-key row.
Select the
PLANE
function
Selecting functions
Press the soft key linked to the desired function
The control continues the dialog and prompts you for the
required parameters.
Selecting the function while animation is active
Press the soft key linked to the desired function
The control plays the animation.
To apply the currently active function, press the soft key of that
function again or press the
ENT
key
Position display
As soon as a
PLANE
function (except
PLANE AXIAL
) is active, the
control shows the calculated spatial angle in the additional status
display.
In the Distance-To-Go display (
ACTDST
and
REFDST
) the control
shows, during tilting (
MOVE
or
TURN
mode) in the rotary axis, the
distance to go to the calculated final position of the rotary axis.