HEIDENHAIN TNC 370 - 5.4 Path Contours - Cartesian Coordinates

5 Programming Tool Movements
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5.4 Path Contours - Cartesian Coordinates
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Straight line
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To program a straight line, you enter:
l The coordinates of the end point @
l If necessary:
Radius compensation, feed rate, miscellaneous function
The tool moves in a straight line from its starting position @ to the end
point 0. The starting position was reached in the previous block.
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0
Fig. 5.15: A linear movement
To program a straight line
e.g.
X
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e.g. 0 0
0
Identify coordinates as relative values.
Select the axis (by soft key or alphabetic keyboard), for example X.
Enter the coordinate of the end point.
If a coordinate is negative, press the - key once, for example
IX=-50 mm.
Enter all further coordinates of the end point
After entering all coordinates, close the dialog with the ENT key