Contour configuration machining method
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorSatoru Shinozaki
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Abstract
A contour configuration machining system of an interactive numerical control apparatus is provided for carrying out a machining operation by a lathe by programming a predetermined contour configuration based on configuration data of straight lines, arcs and the like. A cutting direction (9) is independently set on a display (1) for each of the above configuration data and the machining operation is carried out by moving a tool according to the set cutting direction, whereby the machining efficiency is improved when a configuration composed of a series of contours is to be machined.
Claims4
A contour configuration machining method of an interactive numerical control apparatus for carrying out a machining operation by a lathe by programming a predetermined contour configuration based on configuration data of straight lines, arcs and other data, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing with each of said configuration data optimally efficient tool cutting direction information for a tool associated with said configuration data;
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- (b) carrying out the machining operation by moving the tool according to the optimally efficient tool cutting direction information stored with each of said configuration data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.