Siemens SINUMERIK 828D - Page 396

Programming technology functions (cycles)
9.3 Contour turning
Turning
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2.3
The input scre
en to enter the contour opens, in which you initially enter
a starting point for the contour. This is marked in the lefthand navigation
bar using the "+" symbol.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
3.
Enter the individual contour elements of the machining direc
tion.
Select a contour element via softkey.
The "Straight line (e.g. Z)" input window open
s.
- OR
The "Straight line (e.g. X)" input window opens.
- OR
The "Straight line (e.g. ZX)" input window opens.
- OR
The "Circle" input window opens.
4.
Enter all the data available from the workpiece drawing in the input
screen (e.g. length of straight line,
target position, transition to next
element, angle of lead, etc.).
5.
Press the "Accept"
softkey.
The contour element is added to the contour.
6.
When entering data for a contou
r element, you can program the transi-
tion to the preceding element as a tangent.
Press the "Tangent to prec. elem." softkey. The "tangential" selection
appears in the parameter α2 entry field.
7.
Repeat the procedure until the contour is complete.
8.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
The programmed contour is transferred into the process plan (prog
ram
view).
9.
If you want to display further parameters for certain contour elements,
e.g.
to enter additional commands, press the "All parameters" softkey.