
B-64254EN/02 OPERATION 7.FREE FIGURE
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7.2 CREATION OF A NEW FREE FIGURE
(1) When the free figure input screen is opened, the start point block
is inserted automatically.
(2) The cursor moves to the next edit box when data is input, and
then MDI INPUT (
) key is pushed.
(3) The figure being edited is always automatically scaled in order to
fit into the drawing area.
(4) If any of the figure elements button is pushed, then the
corresponding figure element is inserted just below the figure
element where the cursor is positioned.
NOTE
1 TURN MATE i can machine only monotonic free
figures. If the free figure contains pockets or
overhang then an alarm will occur during
machining.
Free figures with following characteristics can be
machined:
- Outer free figure → monotonously decreasing
- Outer back figure → monotonously increasing
- Inner free figure → monotonously increasing
2 If there is a wrongly defined figure element then the
cursor moves on to the wrong block and a
message alarm is displayed.
3 If there is a wrongly defined figure element, then
only the preceding defined figure elements are
drawn in the drawing area, the rest are discarded.