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6 c-axis contours – HEIDENHAIN CNC Pilot 4290 User Manual

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Circular arc in lateral surface contour

Use the menu symbol to select the direction of arc rotation and give
the arc a dimension.

Parameters ”end point of arc”
Z:

End point

P:

End point - polar

CY:

End point - angle as ”linear dimension”

C:

End point - angle

Center-of-arc parameters
K:

Center

CJ:

Center (angle as linear dimension - reference: unrolled
cylinder at ”reference diameter”)

PM:

Center point, polar

β:

Center (angle)

Other parameters
R:

Arc radius

Tangential/nontangential: Specify the transition to the
next contour element

Line segment in a lateral surface contour

Use the menu symbol to select the direction of the line and assign it a
dimension.

Parameters
Z:

End point of line

P:

End point of the line - polar

CY:

End point of the line - angle as ”linear dimension”

C:

End point of the line - angle

W:

Angle of the line (for reference see illustration)

WV:

Angle to the preceding element

WN:

Angle to the successor element

WV, WN:

The angle leads from the preceding/succeeding element

counterclockwise to the new element.

Arc as preceding/succeeding element: Angle to tangent.

L:

Length of line

Tangential/nontangential: Specify the transition to the
next contour element

6.6 C-Axis Contours