Table 1. SETUP DETAIL Screen and UTILITIES DETAIL Screen Common Items
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Start Axis(+/-X or +/-Y) |
This item is defined as the axis on the shape at which that the robot will begin its cut. Each of the four (4) start axis choices are shown. Note: Half circle orientation depends on which start axis is implemented. ![]() |
X-Work angle Range: +/- 45° |
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Y-Work angle Range: +/- 45° | |
Blend-in angle Range: ± 45° |
This item is the angle from the start axis to the start position. |
Blend-in distance Range: ± 20 mm |
This item is the distance from the shape edge to start position. |
Overlap angle Range: ± 45° |
This item is the angle between the start axis and end position. |
Blend-off angle Range: ± 45° |
This item is the angle from the start axis to the end position inside the shape. |
Blend-off dist Range: ± 20mm |
This item is the distance from the shape edge to the end position. |
Num of circ points This item appears only in Circle, Slot, Keyhole, Rectangle, and Pommel shapes |
This item is the number of points you choose to define around the circle. For rectangle shapes, normally this is set to 0 and CR is used with a single point in the corner. If this is a non 0 value, the corner will be turned into circular motion and the number indicates how many points will be used in each corner. |
Cut direction |
This item is the direction the TCP travels around the shape. |
Rotation |
This item allows the shape to rotate around the TCP. |
Tool cut diameter |
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Plunge distance |
This item is the distance the tool travels down into the workpiece. |
Plunge speed |
This item is the speed of the tool as it travels down into the workpiece. |
Retract distance |
This item is the distance the tool travels up out of the workpiece when the cut is completed. |
Retract speed |
This item is the speed of the tool as it travels up out of the workpiece when the cut is completed. |
Speed units |
This item is the speed measurement in mm/sec, cm/min, or in/min. |
Table 2. UTILITIES Shape Gen DETAIL Screens Additional Items
Item | Description |
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Create or Edit Program | This item allows you to create a new program name for the shape program that will be created. At this item you can also select an existing program to edit. Press F4, [CHOICE] to bring up a list of existing programs. |
Center position | This item appears near the end of the table. It indicates whether a center position has been recorded. By moving to this item you can move to the recorded center position or touch up the position. If Step to shape center (set up on the SETUP Shape screen) is enabled, the robot will step to the center position. |
Servo schedule This item appears only if the Small Circle Accuracy option is installed. |
This item is the number of the servo schedule that will be used to cut this shape. You can define up to 20 servo schedules to improve the cut quality if required. The default value is 0 and the maximum value is 20. |
Table 3. Circle DETAIL Items (Circle-Specific Items)
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Diameter Range: 1 - 500 mm |
This item is the diameter in mm of the current circle/half circle. |
Circular Speed Range: 1 - 9999 cm/sec |
This item is the cutting speed of the circle/half circle. |
Linear Speed Range: 1 - 9999 cm/sec |
This item is the cutting speed of the circle/half circle. |
Circle Type Full/D_Shape |
This item specifies whether the circle is a full circle or D-shape circle. |
Edge Distance Range: -250 - 250 mm |
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Table 4. Hexagon DETAIL Items (Hexagon-Specific Items)
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Diameter Range: (1 - 500 mm) |
This item is the diameter in mm across the corners of the current hexagon. |
Corner Radii |
This item specifies the radius of the corners (all corners are identical). |
Speed Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec) |
This item is the cutting speed of the current hexagon. |
Table 5. Rectangle DETAIL Items (Rectangle-Specific Items)
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Length Range: (1 - 500 mm) |
This item is the length in mm across the longer side of the current rectangle. |
Width Range: (1 - 500 mm) |
This item is the width in mm across the shorter side of the current rectangle. |
Speed Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec) |
This item is the cutting speed of the current rectangle. |
Radius 1 |
This item specifies the radius of the first corner encountered in the rectangle depending on the cut direction. |
Radius 2 |
This item specifies the radius of corner 2. |
Radius 3 |
This item specifies the radius of corner 3. |
Radius 4 |
This item specifies the radius of corner 4. |
Table 6. Slot DETAIL Items (Slot-Specific Items)
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Length Range: (1 - 500 mm) |
This item is the length in mm across the longer side of the current slot. |
Width Range: (1 - 500 mm) |
This item is the width in mm across the shorter side of the current slot. |
Speed Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec) |
This item is the cutting speed of the current slot. |
Table 7. Keyhole DETAIL Items (Keyhole-Specific Items)
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Major Diameter Range: (0 - 500 mm) |
This item specifies the diameter of the large circle. |
Minor Diameter Range: (0 - 500 mm) |
This item specifies the diameter of the small radius, which is also the width of the slot. |
Length Range: (0 - 500 mm) |
This item specifies the overall length of the keyhole. |
Circular Speed Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec) |
This item is the cutting speed of the current keyhole. |
Linear Speed Range: (1 - 9999 cm/sec) |
This item specifies the weld speed. You can also specify the speed units: mm/sec, cm/min, and in/min. NOTE: In the CUT_TML.TP program, the mm/sec speed units are always used, after converting the specified units to mm/sec. |
Table 8. Pommel DETAIL Items (Pommel-Specific Items)
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Diameter Min.: 0.00 mm Default: 0.00 mm Max: 500.00 mm |
This item specifies the diameter of the circle to process on the pipe. |
Object Diameter Min.: 0.00 mm Default: 0.00 mm Max: 500.00 mm |
This item specifies the diameter of the pipe. This must be larger than the diameter of the circle. |
Tool-Face Default: Parallel |
This item specifies the direction the face of the tool will point during rotation:
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Circular Speed Min: 0 Default: 390 cm/min, 154 in/min, 65 mm/sec Max: 9999 cm/min, 9999 in/min, 9999 mm/sec |
This item specifies the weld speed. You can also specify the speed units: mm/sec, cm/min, and in/min. NOTE: In the CUT_TML.TP program, the mm/sec speed units are always used, after converting the specified units to mm/sec. |
Linear Speed Min: 0 Default: 390 cm/min, 154 in/min, 65 mm/sec Max: 9999 cm/min, 9999 in/min, 9999 mm/sec |
This item specifies the weld speed. You can also specify the speed units: mm/sec, cm/min, and in/min. NOTE: In the CUT_TML.TP program, the mm/sec speed units are always used, after converting the specified units to mm/sec. |
Circle type Default: FULL |
This item specifies the
kind of circle:
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Table 9. Cust Shape DETAIL Screen Items
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Program Name |
This item requires you to press F4, [CHOICE], to select the program to be used for the custom shape. |
Template Name This item appears only on the UTILITIES Cust Shape screen. |
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X Work Angle |
This item provides a bias angle relative to the X axis for a bevel cut. |
Y Work Angle |
This item provides a bias angle relative to the Y axis for a bevel cut. |
Rotation |
This item allows the shape to rotate about the TCP. |