HEIDENHAIN TNC 406 - Manual (Page 152)

HEIDENHAIN TNC 406, TNC 416 131
8.1 Gener
a
l Ov
erview of Cy
cles
Programming a cycle
Press the CYCL DEF key to open the cycle directory. Select the
desired cycle and program it in the dialog. Using the DISK cycle as an
example, the flow chart illustrates how any cycle can be defined:
Open the cycle directory.
Select, for example, Cycle 17 with the vertical arrow
keys.
The control goes to the first available OEM cycle
when the GOTO OEM CYCLE soft key is pressed.
Address the desired cycle directly with GOTO.
Confirm your entry with the ENT key.
Open selected cycle
Enter the eroding axis and depth, e.g. Z = –5 mm.
Confirm your entry with the ENT key.
Enter a miscellaneous function, e.g. M36 (eroding
ON).
Enter expansion mode, e.g. 0.
CYCL DEF 1 GENERATOR
CYCL DEF 17 DISK
ERODING AXIS AND DEPTH ?
MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTION M ?
EXPANSION RADIUS ?
17
-5
36
0