8 side finishing (cycle 24, din/iso: g124), Cycle run, Please note while programming – HEIDENHAIN TNC 320 (340 55x-05) Cycle programming User Manual
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Fixed Cycles: Contour Pocket
7.
8 SIDE FINISHING (Cy
c
le 24, DIN/ISO: G124)
7.8 SIDE FINISHING (Cycle 24,
DIN/ISO: G124)
Cycle run
The subcontours are approached and departed on a tangential arc. 
Each subcontour is finished separately. 
Please note while programming:
The sum of allowance for side (Q14) and the radius of the 
finish mill must be smaller than the sum of allowance for 
side (Q3, Cycle 20) and the radius of the rough mill.
This calculation also holds if you run Cycle 24 without 
having roughed out with Cycle 22; in this case, enter "0" for 
the radius of the rough mill.
You can use Cycle 24 also for contour milling. Then you 
must: 
define the contour to be milled as a single island 
(without pocket limit), and
enter the finishing allowance (Q3) in Cycle 20 to be 
greater than the sum of the finishing allowance Q14 + 
radius of the tool being used.
The TNC automatically calculates the starting point for 
finishing. The starting point depends on the available 
space in the pocket and the allowance programmed in 
Cycle 20.
The starting point calculated by the TNC also depends on 
the machining sequence. If you select the finishing cycle 
with the GOTO key and then start the program, the 
starting point can be at a different location from where it 
would be if you execute the program in the defined 
sequence.
