HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 49x-04) ISO programming - Manual (Page 496)

496 9 Programming: Special Functions
9.6 Defining the Mac
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PLANE
Input parameters
 X component of base vector?: X component BX of the
base vector B (see figure at top right). Input range:
-99.9999999 to +99.9999999
 Y component of base vector?: Y component BY of the
base vector B (see figure at top right). Input range:
-99.9999999 to +99.9999999
 Z component of base vector?: Z component BZ of the
base vector B (see figure at top right). Input range:
-99.9999999 to +99.9999999
 X component of normal vector?: X component NX of
the normal vector N (see figure at center right). Input
range: -99.9999999 to +99.9999999
 Y component of normal vector?: Y component NY of
the normal vector N (see figure at center right). Input
range: -99.9999999 to +99.9999999
 Z component of normal vector?: Z component NZ of
the normal vector N (see figure at lower right). Input
range: -99.9999999 to +99.9999999
 Continue with the positioning properties (see
“Specifying the positioning behavior of the PLANE
function” on page 502).
NC block
Abbreviations used
N50 PLANE VECTOR BX0.8 BY-0.4 BZ-
0.4472 NX0.2 NY0.2 NZ0.9592 ...
Abbreviation Meaning
VECTOR Vector
BX, BY, BZ Base vector: X, Y and Z components
NX, NY, NZ Normal vector: X, Y and Z components