Programming Motion Commands
4.5 Circular interpolation types, (G2/G3, CIP, CT)
Fundamentals
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N10 G17 S400 M3 ;Select working plane, spindle clockwise
N20 G0 X40 Y-6 Z2 ;Approach start position
N30 G1 Z-3 F40 ;Tool infeed
N40 X12 Y-20 ;Travel along inclined
;straight line
N50 G0 Z100 M30 ;Retract to tool change point
4.5 Circular interpolation types, (G2/G3, CIP, CT)
Possibilities of programming circular movements
The control provides a range of different ways to program circular movements. This allows
you to implement almost any type of drawing dimension directly. The circular movement is
described by the:
• center point and end point in the absolute or incremental dimension (default)
• Radius and end point in Cartesian coordinates
• Arc angle and end point in Cartesian coordinates or center point under the addresses
• Polar coordinates with the polar angle AP= and the polar radius RP=
• Intermediate and end point
• End point and tangent direction at the start point.