HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 49x-01) ISO programming User Manual
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HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530
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7.
4 Miscellaneous F
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Behavior with M120
The TNC checks radius-compensated paths for contour undercuts and 
tool path intersections, and calculates the tool path in advance from 
the current block. Areas of the contour that might be damaged by the 
tool are not machined (dark areas in figure at right). You can also use 
M120 to calculate the radius compensation for digitized data or data 
created on an external programming system. This means that 
deviations from the theoretical tool radius can be compensated.
Use LA (Look Ahead) behind M120 to define the number of blocks 
(maximum: 99) that you want the TNC to calculate in advance. Note 
that the larger the number of blocks you choose, the higher the block 
processing time will be.
Input
If you enter M120 in a positioning block, the TNC continues the dialog 
for this block by asking you the number of blocks LA that are to be 
calculated in advance. 
Effect
M120 must be located in an NC block that also contains radius 
compensation RL or RR. M120 is then effective from this block until
radius compensation is canceled, or
M120 LA0 is programmed, or
M120 is programmed without LA, or
another program is called with PGM CALL.
M120 becomes effective at the start of block.
Limitations
After an external or internal stop, you can re-enter the contour with 
M120 only with the RESTORE POS. AT N function.
If you are using the path functions G25 and G24, the blocks before 
and after G25 or G26 must contain only coordinates of the working 
plane.
Before using the functions listed below, you have to cancel M120 
and the radius compensation:
Cycle G60 Tolerance
Cycle G80 Working Plane
M114
M128
M138
M144
PLANE function (only conversational format)
TCPM FUNCTION (only conversational)
WRITE TO KINEMATIC (only conversational format)
