12.1.2
Engraving cycle
The engraving cycle is used to engrave a text on a workpiece along a line or arc. You can
enter the text as fixed text or assign it via a variable as variable text.
Examples of variable texts:
● Date and time
● Quantity
● Numbers
● Text
Highlights
● Reduction of set-up times by complete machining on one machine
● Simple program input of engraving
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The values for the date and time are read from the CNC.
The "Quantity" variable is available as a pre-defined user variable
When outputting numbers (e.g. measurement results), you can select the output format
(digits before and after the point) of the number to be engraved.
Instead of entering a fixed text in the engraving text field, you can specify the text to be
engraved via a text variable (e.g., _VAR_TEXT="ABC123").
CNC technology cycles
12.1 Highlights of machining cycles
☑ Basic configuration
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