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CYCLE61 Face milling cycle
Siemens 840D 828D G-code · Mill
Faces a rectangular area in several passes with roughing or finishing. The area corners, depth, infeed and step over are set in the call, usually from the face milling screen.
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Format
CYCLE61(RTP, RFP, SDIS, DP ...)
Addresses
| Address | What it does |
|---|---|
RTP | Retract plane, absolute |
RFP | Reference plane, absolute, top of the raw part |
SDIS | Safety distance |
DP | Final depth, absolute |
How it works
Non modal.
Example program
T1 D1 ; 50 MM FACE MILL
M6
G0 X-40 Y0 S1200 M3 ; START OUTSIDE PART
Z50
…
M6
G0 X-40 Y0 S1200 M3 ; START OUTSIDE PART
Z50
…
The full 6-line example is in the app. Example is in inch. Check offsets and clearances first.
Watch out for
- Build the call from the face milling input screen. The parameters after DP differ between software versions.
- Set the area a little larger than the part so the cutter clears the edges.
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