What is the setting range of Mazak parameter F103?

0 to 99999999 (unit: 0.0001 mm/0.00001 in). A changed value takes effect: Immediate.

PARAMUser parameter · EIA/ISO (F)

F103

Spline interpolation fairing block length, 5-axis spline interpolation small block length

Q: What does Mazak parameter F103 do?

F103 is a User parameter in the EIA/ISO group of the MAZATROL SmoothX control (INTEGREX e-670H). Spline interpolation fairing block length, 5-axis spline interpolation small block length. If a block whose length is less than the value of F103 is detected during fine spline interpolation, that block will be skipped and integrated (faired) into the preceding and succeeding blocks to create a spline curve. Suppose that the i-th block in the fine spline interpolation mode has a block length of l: If I is greater than F103 × 2 i – 1 I is equal to or less than F103 i I is greater than F103 × 2 i + 1 then the ending point of the “i – 1” th block and the starting point of the “i + 1” th block will be modified to the middle point of the i-th block and this block will be deleted. A spline curve will be created from the sequence of points updated this way. If the length of the starting block or ending block in the fine spline interpolation mode is smaller than the value of F103, processing will slightly differ from that described above. This parameter is effective when bit 1 of F96 is 1. If the distance between blocks is less than the value of F103 in the 5-axis spline interpolation mode, the 5-axis spline interpolation mode will be canceled only between these blocks. When F103 is set to 0, the value of parameter F104 is used.

Machine-specific. This parameter list is specific to the Mazak INTEGREX e-670H / e-670H-S with the MAZATROL SmoothX control (manual HA64HA0035E). Other Mazak models and control generations use different addresses, ranges and meanings — verify on your own control before changing anything.

What it does

If a block whose length is less than the value of F103 is detected during fine spline interpolation, that block will be skipped and integrated (faired) into the preceding and succeeding blocks to create a spline curve. Suppose that the i-th block in the fine spline interpolation mode has a block length of l: If I is greater than F103 × 2 i – 1 I is equal to or less than F103 i I is greater than F103 × 2 i + 1 then the ending point of the “i – 1” th block and the starting point of the “i + 1” th block will be modified to the middle point of the i-th block and this block will be deleted. A spline curve will be created from the sequence of points updated this way. If the length of the starting block or ending block in the fine spline interpolation mode is smaller than the value of F103, processing will slightly differ from that described above. This parameter is effective when bit 1 of F96 is 1. If the distance between blocks is less than the value of F103 in the 5-axis spline interpolation mode, the 5-axis spline interpolation mode will be canceled only between these blocks. When F103 is set to 0, the value of parameter F104 is used.

Setting

Setting range0 to 99999999

Unit0.0001 mm/0.00001 in

Program typeE

Takes effectImmediate

Source

Mazak PARAMETER LIST / ALARM LIST / M-CODE LIST, manual HA64HA0035E, p. 36, 216. Reference and explanation only — not a reproduction of the manual.

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