Rockwell Automation 8520-MUM 9/Series CNC Mill Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 144)

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Chapter 5
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5. Determine if the next move will be linear or circular.
If the next move is to be linear press the {LINEAR} softkey
(section 5.4.1).
If the next move is to be circular press either the:
{CIRCLE 3 PNT} softkey if 3 points on the arc are known.
(section 5.4.2)
{CIRCLE TANGNT} softkeys if the endpoint of the arc and the
line that is tangent to the start point of the arc is known.(section
5.4.3)
LINEAR CIRCLE
3 PNT
CIRCLE
TANGNT
MODE
SELECT
(softkey level 4)
Press the exit {
•
} softkey to leave the digitize menu or press a different
digitize softkey to continue.
The following subsection assumes that steps 1-5 in section 5.4 have been
completed to initiate a digitizing operation.
If the next move is to be linear press the {LINEAR} softkey . When the
{LINEAR} softkey is pressed the control sets the current tool position as
the start point of a linear move. The screen changes to display the current
tool location in large display characters.
5.4.1
Linear Digitizing