Cylindrical control areas “CIRC”

When cylindrical control areas are defined, two NC motion commands according to DIN 66025 are required.

The 1st motion command defines the starting point of the full circle and thus the absolute position of the control area.

A circular NC motion command (G02/G03) is expected as mandatory as the 2nd motion command. For the 3rd dimension (3rd main axis), the minimum and maximum limits are defined in the start command.

Defining a cylindrical protection space:

Programing Example

Cylindrical protection area

N10 #CONTROL AREA BEGIN [ID4 PROT CIRC MIN_EXCUR=-70 MAX_EXCUR=70]

N20 G01 X0 Y0 F10000    (Start point for cyl. protection space)

N30 G02 G162 I0 J75     (Definition of the full circle)

N40 #CONTROL AREA END