104 smart.Turn Units
2.8 Units—Threads
"ICP thread" unit
The unit cuts a single or multi-start internal or external thread in
longitudinal or transverse direction. The contour on which the thread
is cut is defined with ICP.
Unit name: G31_ICP / Cycle: G31 (see page 272)
Access to the technology database:
Machining operation: Thread cutting
Affected parameters: F, S
Thread form
FK Auxiliary contour: see page 48
O1 Machine form element
0: No machining
1: At beginning
2: At end
3: At beginning and end
4: Only chamfer and rounding arc
O Thread location
0: Internal thread (infeed in +X)
1: External thread (infeed in –X)
J1 Thread orientation
From 1st contour element
0: Longitudinal
1: Transverse
F1 Thread pitch
U Thread depth (automatically for metric ISO threads)
A Approach angle (angle of infeed; reference in X axis
0°<A>60°, default 30°)
D No. of gears (threads per unit)
K Run-out length
I Maximum approach (radius)
IC Number of cuts (only if I is not programmed)