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When Linear is selected in the COORDINATES field, these fields appear:
Figure 2–72. Live-Tooling Radial Mill Contour Arc Segment screen: Linear Coordinates
• DIRECTION—defines the direction, clockwise or counterclockwise, of the arc
from the start point.
• X’ END—defines the X location of the arc’s end point. The X’ axis will move in
the physical Z direction.
• Y’ END—defines the Y location of the arc’s end point. The Y’ axis will be
wrapped on the cylinder diameter.
• X’ START—contains the X start point for the segment. The X’ axis will move
in the physical Z direction. This read-only field is carried forward from the
previous segment and can only be edited in that screen.
• Y’ START—contains the Y start point for the segment. The Y’ axis will be
wrapped on the cylinder diameter. This read-only field is carried forward from
the previous segment and can only be edited in that screen.
• X’ CENTER—defines the X location of the arc’s center point.
• Y’ CENTER—defines the Y location of the arc’s center point. The Y’ axis will
be wrapped on the cylinder diameter.
• RADIUS—defines the radius of the arc.
• FEED—contains the feed rate from the previous segment. This value can be
accepted or changed.
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