Rockwell Automation 8520-GUM 9/Series CNC Grinder Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set User Manual

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Editing Programs On Line

Chapter 5

5-31

Determine if the next move is linear or circular.

LINEAR CIRCLE

3 PNT

CIRCLE

TANGNT

MODE

SELECT

(softkey level 4)

If the next move is:

Then press this softkey:

linear

{LINEAR} (see page 5-31)

circular

{CIRCLE 3 PNT} if 3 points on the arc are known (see page
5-33)
or
{CIRCLE TANGNT} if the endpoint of the arc and the line that
is tangent to the start point of the arc is known (see page 5-35).

To digitize a linear move:

Press the

{LINEAR}

softkey.

When you press the

{LINEAR}

softkey, the control sets the current

wheel position as the start point of a linear move. The screen changes
to display the current wheel location in large display characters:

STORE

END PT

EDIT &

STORE

E-STOP

DIGITIZE:

TARGET[ MM

]

0.000

0.000 MMPM S

5.4.1
Linear Digitizing