2 - 86 Conversational Part Programming v546CO WinMax Lathe Conversational Part Programming
Blend Arc
From the New Radial Contour Segment screen, select Blend Arc F3, and the Radial Mill
Contour Blend Arc Segment screen appears with fields based on your choice in the
Coordinates field (Rotary or Linear).
When Rotary is selected in the COORDINATES field, these fields appear:
Figure 2–74. Radial Mill Contour Blend Arc Segment screen: Rotary Coordinates
• RADIUS—defines the radius of the blend arc.
• FEED—contains the feed rate from the previous segment. This value can be
accepted or changed.
• DIRECTION—defines the direction, clockwise or counterclockwise, of the arc
from the start point.
• Z START—contains the Z start point for the segment. This read-only field is
carried forward from the previous segment and can only be edited in that
screen.
• C START (DEG)—contains the angle of the arc segment start point,
measured counterclockwise from the home position. This read-only field is
carried forward from the previous segment and can only be edited in that
screen.
• Z END—defines the Z end point of the blend arc segment. This read-only
field is carried forward from the previous segment and can only be edited in
that screen.
• C END (DEG)—defines the angle of the blend arc segment end point,
measured counterclockwise from the home position. This read-only field is
carried forward from the previous segment and can only be edited in that
screen.
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