HEIDENHAIN IK 5294 - Manual (Page 158)

138 QC5200 Series User’s Guide
Circles constructed from two circles
Circles will be constructed tangent to the two parent circles, or as an average
of the two parent positions and sizes. The user will be prompted for the circle
radius each time a new circle feature type is selected. Select the desired circle
features, click Measure Circle and then click OK. The new circle feature
will be constructed and will be shown in the Features template, Part View
window and Results window. Right-click the Results window to select a dif-
ferent circle feature type.
User prompt for radius
Right-click the Results
window to display
alternative features
Tangent 1 Tangent 2
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