
B–63294EN/02
2. MACHINING MENU DESCRIPTIONS
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B MOVEMENT
DIRECTION
½ ¾ ¼ ¿
H HORIZON-
TAL/RIGHT
ANGLE
HORIZON-
TAL
RIGHT
ANGLE
(1) Screen explanation
When the [½], [¾], [¼], or [¿] soft key is pressed on the figure selection screen, this screen appears.
(2) Explanation of input items
I : ANGLE X COMPONENT
Enter the X component of the angle.
J/K:ANGLE Y COMPONENT/ANGLE
Enter the angle or the Y component of the angle.
Usually, the angle can be specified in 0.001° units, with the angle of the right side of the X axis on the
screen being assumed 0° and the counterclockwise direction being assumed the positive direction.
Depending on the movement direction, however, the angle can be calculated as follows:
H : HORIZONTAL/RIGHT ANGLE
Select between the [HORIZONTAL] and [VERTICAL] soft keys to specify which of horizontal or right–
angle straight lines is to be defined in a previous block.
P : REFERENCE BLOCK NUMBER
When a horizontal or right–angle straight line is to be defined in a previous block, enter the block num-
ber.