The drill cycle adds the Clearance to the Z value.
The following examples show how the Clearance affects the Z value in the canned cycle.
Example 1
Clearance = 0 Initial Rapid = 1.0 Plunge Clearance = 0.2
% O0000 T0101 G98 G96 S1833 M3 G0 X-6. Z3. M8 G0 X0 Z1. G81 G98 Z-.5 R.2 F.55 G0 Z1. X-6. Z3. M5 M9 M30 %
Example 2
Clearance = 0.1 Initial Rapid = 1.0 Plunge Clearance = 0.2
% O0000 T0101 G98 G96 S1833 M3 G0 X-6. Z3. M8 G0 X0 Z1. G81 G98 Z-.6 R.2 F.55 G0 Z1. X-6. Z3. M5 M9 M30 %
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