Qualifiers



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Qualifiers are added by the system to the block name, defined by the Cimatron E NC application, to further qualify the conditions under which the lines following it will be executed. The same block name may be used a number of times, each time with a different qualifier.

The qualifier must appear in the same line as the block name, after the colon (:) which follows the block name. The qualifier name must also be followed by a colon (:).

Example:

Cutter Compensation: Coff:

Keep Cutcom_off;

In the example, the block CUTTER COMPENSATION has the qualifier Coff added to it. If the CUTTER COMPENSATION is off when this block is encountered, the next line will be executed. Otherwise it will be skipped.

The available qualifiers and the block names with which they are associated are:

Block Name

Qualifier

Execution Condition

BEGINNING OF TAPE:

aftercut:

The tape was too long and was cut. This is the beginning of a segment of the tape, but is not the first segment.

CIRCULAR MOTION:

tangretr:

Circular movement is a tangential retract from contour.

 

ctangappr:

Circular movement is a tangential approach to contour.

CUTTER COMPENSATION:

coff:

Cutter compensation flag is "off."

CYCLE:

off:

Drill cycle is turned "off."

 

on:

Drill cycle is turned "on" and retract is to clearance.

 

toinit:

Drill cycle is turned "on" and retract is to initial plane.

END OF TAPE:

beforecut:

The tape was too long and was cut. This is the end of a segment of the tape, but is not the last segment.

Note:

The tape will be cut automatically if the maximum length or number of blocks set in the DFPOST questions is exceeded. The tape will not be cut in the middle of a string.

LINEAR MOTION:

3d:

Linear motion is parallel to the Z axis.

 

fast3d

Linear motion is at the maximum speed and parallel to the Z axis.

 

fast:

Linear movement is at maximum speed.

 

fastfull3d

Linear motion is at the maximum speed that affects the X, Y and Z coordinates.

 

full3d:

Linear movement affects X, Y and Z coordinates.

 

nibbling:

Linear movement (for PUNCH segments) is in NIBBLING mode "on."

 

normappr:

Linear movement is a normal approach to contour.

 

normretr:

Linear movement is a normal retract from contour.

 

tangappr:

Linear movement is a motion before a tangential approach to contour.

 

ltangretr:

Linear movement motion after tangential retraction from contour.

NURBS MOTION:

3d:

Linear motion is parallel to the Z axis.

 

fast3d

Linear motion is at the maximum speed and parallel to the Z axis.

THREAD CANNEDCYCLE:

finish:

Finish tool motions are being performed.

 

spring:

Spring (chase) tool motions are being performed.

TOOL CHANGE:

first:

This is the first tool change.

 

last:

This is the last tool change.

WIRE:

no:

Movement when the wire is cut.

Z SURFACE:

lower:

The change in Z is to a lower level (for drill movements).

Using a block with a qualifier will result in statements if the condition is met. To ensure that the required block layout description will be found, even if none of the conditions is met, it is advisable to include another block with the same name, but without a qualifier as in the following example. In this example, the KEEP statement is used.

Example:

CUTTER COMPENSATION: Coff:

KEEP Cutcom_off;

CUTTER COMPENSATION:

KEEP Cutcom_on;

 

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