Programming and Operating Manual (Milling) 
6FC5398-4DP10-0BA1, 01/2014 
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N30 POCKET3(5, 0, 0.5, -17.5, 60, 40, 8, 60, 40, 0, 4, 
0.75, 0.2, 1000, 750, 0, 11, 5, , , , , ) 
; Cycle call 
 
Milling a circular pocket - POCKET4 
Programming  
POCKET4 (_RTP, _RFP, _SDIS, _DP, _PRAD, _PA, _PO, _MID, _FAL, _FALD, _FFP1, _FFD, _CDIR, _VARI, _MIDA, _AP1, 
_AD, _RAD1, _DP1) 
_RTP  REAL  Retraction plane (absolute) 
_RFP  REAL  Reference plane (absolute) 
_SDIS  REAL  Safety clearance (to be added to the reference plane; enter without sign) 
_DP  REAL  Pocket depth (absolute) 
_PRAD  REAL  Pocket radius 
_PA  REAL  Starting point (absolute), first axis of the plane 
_PO  REAL  Starting point (absolute), second axis of the plane 
_MID  REAL  Maximum infeed depth (enter without sign) 
_FAL  REAL  Finishing allowance at the pocket edge (enter without sign) 
_FALD  REAL  Finishing allowance at the base (enter without sign) 
_FFP1  REAL  Feedrate for surface machining 
_FFD  REAL  Feedrate for depth infeed 
_CDIR  INT  Milling direction: (enter without sign) 
Values: 
0: Down-cut milling (in the spindle direction) 
1: Conventional milling 
2: With G2 (independent of spindle direction) 
3: With G3 
_VARI  INT  Machining type 
UNITS DIGIT 
Values: 
1: roughing, 2: finishing 
TENS DIGIT: 
Values: 
0: Perpendicular to the pocket center with G0 
1: Perpendicular to the pocket center with G1 
2: Along a helix 
The other parameters can be selected as options. They define the insertion strategy and the overlap for solid machining (to 
be entered without sign): 
_MIDA  REAL  Maximum infeed width as a value in solid machining in the plane 
_AP1  REAL  Pocket radius blank dimension 
_AD  REAL  Blank pocket depth dimension from reference plane 
_RAD1  REAL  Radius of the helical path during insertion (relative to the tool center point path) 
_DP1  REAL  Insertion depth per 360° revolution on insertion along helical path