Siemens SINUMERIK 840D - Including and Skipping Positions

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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition 3-257
3.7.15 Including and skipping positions
You can skip any positions in the following position patterns:
• Position pattern line
• Position pattern matrix
• Position pattern box
• Position pattern rhombus
• Position pattern full circle (XY only)
• Position pattern pitch circle (XY only)
The suppressed positions are skipped during machining.
Including / skipping any
positions
Positions >
Skip pos. >
 Select the required position pattern and press the "Skip pos."
softkey.
The "Skip positions" window opens on top of the input form of the
position pattern.
The number of the current position is displayed along with its status
(on/off) and its coordinates (X, Y).
The diagram shows the skipped positions dotted. The current position
is highlighted by a circle.
 Enter the number of the point you want to skip in the "Position"
field (in accordance with the machining sequence).
- OR -
Position
+
 Press the "Position +" softkey to select the next position (in the
machining sequence).
- OR -
Position
-
 Press the "Position -" softkey to select the previous position
(opposite direction to the machining sequence).
 Press the "Alternat." softkey to include or skip the current position.