5.3 Turning cycles

The machining plane must be defined prior to the cycle call. With turning, it is usually the G18 (ZX plane). The two axes of the current plane in turning are hereinafter referred to as the longitudinal axis (first axis of this plane) and transverse axis (second axis of this plane) in the Fig.5.11. In the turning cycles, with diameter programming active, the second axis is taken into account as the transverse axis in all cases.

                       Fig.5.11 Plane definition for turning cycles