Tapers

Taper is handled by XBUILD and can be configured several ways, depending upon the CNC control's requirements.

The reserved words <FIRST-ANG>, <TAP-ANG>, and <TAP VAL> are available to represent the various possible taper settings that might be used by the controls.

Use:

• <FIRST-ANG> to represent the taper angle at the beginning of the move;
• <TAP-ANG> to represent the taper angle at the end of the move.
• <TAP-VAL> to output a taper register.

All these words are defined in the Curves Contour manager, or in case of a continuous taper on the Toolpath Options page in the Segment Data dialog.

The following example of a linear move block is used for Fanuc controls:

{N<SEQ>} {T<FIRST-ANG >}<EOB>
{N<SEQ>} {<COMP-STAT>} {<MOTION>}
{X<X-COORD>} {Y<Y-COORD>} {T<TAP-ANG>}
<EOB>