CONTENTS Foreword …………………………………. 1Preface …………………………………. 7Cartesian Coordinate System …………………………………. 7Machines Using CNC …………………………………. 9Programming Systems …………………………………. 11Point-to-Point or Continuous Path …………………………………. 13Point-to-Point Positioning …………………………………. 14Continuous Path (Contouring) …………………………………. 15Interpolation …………………………………. 15Programming Format …………………………………. 17Programming for Positioning …………………………………. 23Work Settings and Offsets …………………………………. 26CNC Bench-Top Milling and Turning Centers …………………………………. 30CNC Programming Hints — Milling …………………………………. 32Milling and Drilling Programming …………………………………. 34CNC Programming Hints – Turning …………………………………. 38Fanuc Compatible Programming …………………………………. 39Turning Programming …………………………………. 40
Computer Numerical Control Programming Basics Writer Steve Krar and Arthur Gill
