Chapter 9 NC Control Function
This command specifies two planes to perform the circular interpolation.
Z
X
Y
G18: ZX plane
G17: XY plane
G03/MCC
G02/MCW
G03/MCC
G02/MCW
G02/MCW
G03/MCC
Y
X
G17 plane
G03(MCC)
G02(MCW)
X
Z
G18 plane
G03(MCC)
G02(MCW)
Z
Y
G19 plane
G03(MCC)
G02(MCW)
The parameters related to the command to select planes for circular interpolation are as follows.
Group name and parameter name
8) Metric unit input (G21)
G21: Metric unit input
This command sets the unit of position to be entered in the future as a meter.
Since the motion controller currently support only the metric unit, the default position unit is the metric unit if
the G21 is not used.