Programming and Operating Manual (Milling) 
6FC5398-4DP10-0BA1, 01/2014 
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8.14.4  Jump destination for program jumps ......................................................................................................... 110 
8.15  Subroutine technique ................................................................................................................................ 110 
8.15.1  General information................................................................................................................................... 110 
8.15.2  Calling machining cycles ........................................................................................................................... 112 
8.15.3  Modal subroutine call ................................................................................................................................ 113 
8.15.4  Execute external subroutine (EXTCALL) .................................................................................................. 113 
8.16  Timers and workpiece counters ................................................................................................................ 114 
8.16.1  Runtime timer ............................................................................................................................................ 114 
8.16.2  Workpiece counter .................................................................................................................................... 116 
8.17  Smooth approach and retraction ............................................................................................................... 117 
9    Cycles ................................................................................................................................................................ 121 
9.1  Overview of cycles .................................................................................................................................... 121 
9.2  Programming cycles .................................................................................................................................. 122 
9.3  Graphical cycle support in the program editor ........................................................................................... 124 
9.4  Drilling cycles ............................................................................................................................................ 125 
9.4.1  General information................................................................................................................................... 125 
9.4.2  Requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 125 
9.4.3  Drilling, centering - CYCLE81 ................................................................................................................... 126 
9.4.4  Drilling, counterboring - CYCLE82 ............................................................................................................ 128 
9.4.5  Deep-hole drilling - CYCLE83 ................................................................................................................... 130 
9.4.6  Rigid tapping - CYCLE84 .......................................................................................................................... 135 
9.4.7  Tapping with compensating chuck - CYCLE840 ....................................................................................... 139 
9.4.8  Reaming 1 - CYCLE85 .............................................................................................................................. 144 
9.4.9  Boring - CYCLE86..................................................................................................................................... 145 
9.4.10  Boring with stop 1 - CYCLE87 .................................................................................................................. 148 
9.4.11  Drilling with stop 2 - CYCLE88 .................................................................................................................. 150 
9.4.12  Reaming 2 - CYCLE89 .............................................................................................................................. 151 
9.5  Drilling pattern cycles ................................................................................................................................ 153 
9.5.1  Requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 153 
9.5.2  Row of holes - HOLES1 ............................................................................................................................ 154 
9.5.3  Circle of holes - HOLES2 .......................................................................................................................... 157 
9.5.4  Arbitrary positions - CYCLE802 ................................................................................................................ 160 
9.6  Milling cycles ............................................................................................................................................. 161 
9.6.1  Requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 161 
9.6.2  Face milling - CYCLE71 ............................................................................................................................ 162 
9.6.3  Contour milling - CYCLE72 ....................................................................................................................... 167 
9.6.4  Milling a rectangular spigot - CYCLE76 .................................................................................................... 177 
9.6.5  Milling a circular spigot -
 CYCLE77 ........................................................................................................... 181 
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.6.6  Long holes located on a circle - LONGHOLE ............................................................................................ 184 
9.6.7  Slots on a circle - SLOT1 .......................................................................................................................... 187 
9.6.8  Circumferential slot - SLOT2 ..................................................................................................................... 192 
9.6.9  Milling a rectangular pocket - POCKET3 ................................................................................................... 197 
9.6.10  Milling a circular pocket - POCKET4 ......................................................................................................... 203 
9.6.11  Thread milling - CYCLE90 ........................................................................................................................ 206 
9.6.12  High speed settings - CYCLE832.............................................................................................................. 210 
9.7  Error messages and error handling ........................................................................................................... 211 
9.7.1  General Information .................................................................................................................................. 211 
9.7.2  Error handling in the cycles ....................................................................................................................... 211 
9.7.3  Overview of cycle alarms .......................................................................................................................... 211 
9.7.4  Messages in the cycles ............................................................................................................................. 211 
10  Typical milling program ....................................................................................................................................... 212 
A  Appendix ............................................................................................................................................................ 218 
A.1  Creating a new cutting edge ..................................................................................................................... 218 
A.2  Calibrating the tool probe .......................................................................................................................... 219 
A.3  Measuring the tool with a probe (auto) ...................................................................................................... 220 
A.4  Entering/modifying work offsets ................................................................................................................ 222