Parameter
Description
Unit
Preferred direction
(for ShopMill pro‐
gram)
Preferred direction of the swivel axis for several possible alignments of the machine
FX
Feedrate in X direction
*
FZ
Feedrate in Z direction
*
Machining
● ∇ (roughing)
● ∇∇∇ (finishing)
● ∇+∇∇∇ (complete machining)
Machining
direction
● face
● longitudinal
RP
Retraction plane – (only for machining direction, longitudinal, inner)
mm
Position
● front
● back
● inside
● outside
D
Maximum depth infeed - (only for ∇)
mm
XDA
First grooving limit tool (abs) – (only for face machining direction)
mm
XDB
Second grooving limit tool (abs) – (only for face machining direction)
mm
UX or U
Finishing allowance in X or finishing allowance in X and Z – (only for ∇)
mm
UZ
Finishing allowance in Z – (only for UX)
mm
BL
Blank description (only for ∇)
● Cylinder (described using XD, ZD)
● Allowance (XD and ZD on the finished part contour)
● Contour (additional CYCLE62 call with blank contour – e.g. cast iron mold)
XD
- (only for ∇ machining)
- (only for blank description, cylinder and allowance)
● For blank description, cylinder
– Version, absolute:
Cylinder dimension ∅ (abs)
– Version incremental:
Allowance (inc) to maximum values of the CYCLE62 finished part contour
● For blank description, allowance
– Allowance on the CYCLE62 finished part contour (inc)
mm
Programming technological functions (cycles)
10.5 Contour turning - Milling/turning machine
Milling
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