M-Series Operator’s Manual 4/9/15
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rectangle and the solid block will appear in the arc operation on
the right.
ARROWS Move the block cursor to the End X field of the arc operation. As
before, use only <↑> and <↓>.
F8 - Copy >>> Transfer the tangent point T1 value for X into the end point X
coordinate. The active fields on both sides of the screen advance
automatically.
F8 - Copy >>> Transfer the tangent point T1 value for Y into the end point Y
coordinate.
ARROWS Move down to the radius field and enter the radius of the arc
labeled as ARC 1 in Figure 3. (This radius is 0.6250 in.).
Arc type :
EP&R
Mid X
:
Y
:
Z
:
End X
:
3.7746
Y
:
-0.5829
Z
:
-0.0500
Center: X
:
Y
:
Z
:
Angle :
Radius :
0.6250
Plane :
XY
Direction :
CW
Feedrate :
10.0000
Angle <= 180°
:
Yes
F6 - Hide Math Hide Math Help temporarily. (We will return later to pick up the
other tangent points.)
F8 - Graph Observe Figure 5. The graphics show a preview of the part up to
this point. This preview can be used to detect problems that may
occur if the part was cut now.