Sinumerik LONGHOLE: Create Precise Elongated Holes on a Circular Layout
Sinumerik LONGHOLE Elongated holes on a circle
With Sinumerik LONGHOLE cycle, elongated holes can be produced arranged on a circle.
The width of the elongated hole is determined by the tool diameter.
Programming
LONGHOLE (RTP, RFP, SDIS, DP, DPR, NUM, LENG,
CPA, CPO, RAD, STA1, INDA, FFD, FFP1, MID)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| RTP | Return plane (absolute) |
| RFP | Reference plane (absolute) |
| SDIS | Safety distance (enter without sign) |
| DP | Final drilling depth/elongated hole depth/slot depth/pocket depth (absolute) |
| DPR | Final drilling depth/elongated hole depth/slot depth/pocket depth relative to reference plane (enter without sign) |
| NUM | Number of holes/elongated holes/slots |
| LENG | Length of elongated hole/slot length/pocket length (without sign) |
| CPA | Center point circle/pocket, abscissa (absolute) |
| CPO | Center point circle/pocket, ordinate (absolute) |
| RAD | Radius of circle (enter without sign) |
| STA1 | Starting angle Values: -180 to 180 degrees |
| INDA | Indexing angle |
| FFD | Feedrate for depth infeed |
| FFP1 | Feedrate for surface machining |
| MID | Maximum insertion depth for insertion (enter without sign) |
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