Milling an arc, I – 6 pr ogr amming positip 880 – HEIDENHAIN PT 880 User Manual

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I Operating Instructions

I – 6 Pr

ogr

amming POSITIP 880

Enter the to point for X. Press ENT.

Enter the to point for Y. Press ENT.

Enter the cut depth. Press ENT.

Enter the tool offset. Press ENT.

Press USE.

Milling an Arc

In the operating mode PROGRAMMING you can use the POSITIP 880 for
milling an arc. See Fig. I.50.

There are two ways you can program an arc:

With a from point, to point and a radius

With a from point, to point and a center point

Choose a method based upon the information available from your
print.

TO X2

TO Y2

DEPTH

TOOL OFFSET

Fig. I.50 MILL ARC form