HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-01) - Manual (Page 392)

392 Programming: Multiple Axis Machining
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Selecting tilting axes: M138
Standard behavior
The TNC performs M128 and TCPM, and tilts the working plane, only
in those axes for which the machine tool builder has set the
appropriate machine parameters.
Behavior with M138
The TNC performs the above functions only in those tilting axes that
you have defined using M138.
Effect
M138 becomes effective at the start of block.
You can reset M138 by reprogramming it without entering any axes.
Example NC blocks
Perform the above-mentioned functions only in the tilting axis C:
If you restrict the number of tilting axes with the M138
function, your machine may provide only limited tilting
possibilities.
L Z+100 R0 FMAX M138 C