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SECTION THREE - CONVERSATIONAL INPUT SCREENS
F4 (CGen) Mill-Geom-CGen
To use F4 (CGen), which is the circle generator function, fill in any three points on an arc. These
three points will be used to compute the center and radius of the specified arc.
The conversational screen for circle generator appears as follows.
Note: The circle generator screen does not move to the first point on the arc before cutting the
arc. In most cases, the circle generator screen is preceded by a line move to this position.
Depending on the arc direction, the arc that is generated may not go through the second
point.
See Section 6 for further information on circle generator screen.
F7 (Islnd) Mill-Geom-Islnd
The island screen is used to specify detached geometry in a mill cycle. It can be used in a
standard mill cycle or with any option (pocket clear, tapered walls or round walls).
There is no Z information on the start island screen. All of the Z dimension is specified in the
start mill cycle. The island is called from the end mill cycle screen.
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