HEIDENHAIN TNC 426B (280 472) ISO programming - Manual (Page 50)

34 4 Programming: Fundamentals of NC, File Management,
Programming Aids, Pallet Management
Polar coordinates
If the production drawing is dimensioned in Cartesian coordinates,
you also write the part program using Cartesian coordinates. For
parts containing circular arcs or angles it is often simpler to give the
dimensions in polar coordinates.
While the Cartesian coordinates X, Y and Z are three-dimensional
and can describe points in space, polar coordinates are two-
dimensional and describe points in a plane. Polar coordinates have
their datum at the so-called pole. A position in a plane can be clearly
defined by the
■ Polar radius R: the distance from the pole to the position, and the
■ Polar angle H, the size of the angle between the reference axis
and the line that connects the pole with the position.
See figure at lower right.
Definition of pole and angle reference axis
The pole is set by entering two Cartesian coordinates in one of the
three planes. These coordinates also set the reference axis for the
polar angle H.
Coordinates of the pole (plane) Reference axis of the angle
I and J +X
J and K +Y
K and I +Z
4.1 Fundamentals of NC
X
Y
0°
30
10
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R
H
1
H
2
R
R
H
3
X
Z
Y
X
Z
Y
X
Z
Y
I
J
K
K
J
I
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