FANUC Series 30i/300i/300is-MODEL A. Machining Center System. User's manual - page 247

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GRAPHIC

 FUNCTION

 OPERATION 

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Explanation 

Use the following procedure to check the tool position during 
operation on the PATH GRAPHIC (TOOL POSITION) screen: 
 
(1)  Select a drawing target program for operation. 
(2)  Draw the tool path of the selected program on the PATH 

GRAPHIC screen. 

(3)  After the end of drawing, switch the screen display to the PATH 

GRAPHIC (TOOL POSITION) screen. 

(4)  Start automatic operation with the program executed for tool path 

drawing. 

 
After automatic operation is started, the blinking cursor moves along 
the drawn tool path as the tool moves.  The cursor blinking rate is 
fast when the tool is moving, and the cursor blinking rate is slow when 
the tool is stopped. 
 
The following items displayed on the screen are provided for the 
program under automatic operation: 

•

 Current 

coordinates 

•

 

Feedrate and M/S/T/D code specification information 

 

NOTE 

1  A tool path drawn by setting the tool offset 

parameter to 1 (to disable the tool offset function) is 
different from the actual tool path.    In this case, 
the cursor indicating the tool position may not move 
along the drawn tool path. 

2  The tool path cannot be drawn correctly if a 

command not supporting drawing or a command 
that specifies operation different from operation 
performed during drawing is specified or if an 
operation dependent on the operation state or 
setting on the machine side is performed.    So, the 
tool path in actual operation may differ from a 
drawn tool path.    In this case, the cursor indicating 
the tool position does not move along the drawn 
tool path. 

3  When the graphic parameter of the graphic 

coordinate system, scale, graphic range center, 
blank figure / position / dimensions and rotation 
angle is changed, the drawn tool path drawn is 
erased.  
Therefore, please draw the tool path again on the 
PATH GRAPHIC screen to display the tool position 
by setting the changed graphic parameter. 

 

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13.2.2 

Animation 

 

Overview 

For animation drawing, make necessary settings and perform 
operations for drawing execution on the following screens: 
 

•

 

GRAPHIC PARAMETER (DYNAMIC GRAPHIC) screen 
On this screen, data required to execute animation drawing can 
be set. 

•

 

ANIMATION GRAPHIC screen 
This screen is used for animation drawing. 
On this screen, the graphic range can be reduced/enlarged, and 
the graphic coordinate system can be rotated. 
 

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13.2.2.1 

GRAPHIC PARAMETER (DYNAMIC GRAPHIC) SCREEN 

 
This screen is used to set graphic parameters needed for animation 
drawing. 
Data set using this screen is made valid by displaying the 
ANIMATION GRAPHIC screen or executing drawing.   
Graphic parameter data once set is preserved even if the power is 
turned off. 
 

Graphic Parameter (Dynamic Graphic) Screen Procedure 

Procedure 

1 Press 

the 

function 

key   (or 

  when a small MDI unit 

is used) to display the GRAPHIC PARAMETER (DYNAMIC 
GRAPHIC) screen. 

 

 

Fig. 13.2.2.1 (a)    GRAPHIC PARAMETER screen (first page) 

 

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Fig. 13.2.2.1 (b)    GRAPHIC PARAMETER screen (second page) 

 
2 

Two screens are used for the GRAPHIC PARAMETER screen. 
Use the MDI page keys to switch between the screens for display 
of a desired setting item. 

 
3 

Move the cursor to a desired setting item with the MDI cursor 
keys then key in a desired value with the numeric keys. 

 
4 

For direct input of the value set in step 3, press the 

 key or 

the [INPUT] soft key. 
For incremental input of the value set in step 3, press the 
[+INPUT] soft key. 
 

For each setting item, see the explanation. 
 

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Explanation 

The setting items on the GRAPHIC PARAMETER screen are 
described below. 
However, the graphic parameters listed below are shared for tool path 
drawing.  So, refer to the explanation of the GRAPHIC 
PARAMETER screen for tool path drawing. 

•

 

Graphic coordinate system 

•

 Scale 

•

 

Graphic range center 

•

 

Rotation angles (vertical plane, horizontal plane, screen center) 

 

 - Blank figure 

With a drawing program, set the figure, position, and dimensions of a 
blank to be machined. 
 

NOTE 

1  With a lathe system, no rectangular parallelepiped 

can be set. 

2  With a lathe system, the Y-axis, one of the basic 

three axes, may not exist.    In such a case, the 
Y-axis for the reference position of a blank need 
not be set. 

3  When a figure or dimension is set, a scale value 

and screen center coordinates are automatically 
set as the initial graphic range values so that the 
blank figure is located within the graphic range on 
the screen.    Until a modification is made to the 
blank figure, dimension or the setting of the graphic 
coordinate system, the graphic range is determined 
by the set scale and screen center coordinates. 

 

    Figure 

Select a type of blank figure from the following and set the 
corresponding value: 
 

Setting Figure 

0 

Column or cylinder 

(parallel with the Z-axis) 

1 Rectangular 

parallelepiped 

 

    Position 

Set the reference position of a blank with coordinates (X,Y,Z) in the 
workpiece coordinate system. 
 

NOTE 

 

Set the reference position of a blank with 
coordinates (X,Y,Z) in the machine coordinate 
system in case of bit 3 (BGM) of parameter 
No.11329=1. 

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    Dimensions 

Set the dimensions of each type of blank figure as indicated below. 
 

Type of 

blank figure

Dimension I 

Dimension J 

Dimension K 

Rectangular 

parallelepiped

Length in X-axis 

direction 

Length in Y-axis 

direction 

Length in Z-axis 

direction 

Column 

Diameter of 

column 

0 

Length of 

column 

Cylinder 

Diameter of outer 

circle of cylinder 

Diameter of inner 

circle of cylinder 

Length of 

cylinder 

 
The relationship between the position and dimensions of a blank is 
shown below. 
 

ｖ

 

J

K

: Reference position (X,Y,Z)

I

X

Z

Y

X

Z 

Y

I 

J

K

 

 

 - Graphic color 

Set colors to be used for animation drawing. 
The colors that can be set are indicated below together with their 
setting values: 

Graphic 

color 

White

Red

Green Yellow

Blue Purple 

Light 

blue

White

Setting 

value 

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

 

    Blank 

Set the color of a blank to be drawn in animation drawing. 
 

    Tool 

Set the color of a tool to be drawn in animation drawing. 
 

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  - Tool length offset (Anime) 

For animation drawing, whether to enable or disable the tool length 
offset can be selected. 
Setting 0:    The tool length offset is disabled for drawing. 

1:    The tool length offset is enabled for drawing. 

 

NOTE 

 

In animation drawing, the cutter/tool-noise radius 
compensation is always enabled for drawing. 

 

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13.2.2.2 

ANIMATION GRAPHIC screen 

 
The ANIMATION GRAPHIC screen is used to draw a animation.  
The following operations can be performed: 

•

 

Starting/ending animation drawing 

•

 

Rewind of a drawing target program 

•

 

Initializing a blank 

•

 

Enlarging/reducing/moving the graphic range 

•

 

Rotating the graphic coordinate system 

 
The screen configuration is as follows: 
(1) Drawing 

area 

(2)  Status display of Background operation 
(3)  Program name and sequence number for drawing execution 
(4)  Current coordinates (absolute coordinates) 
(5)  Feedrate and M/S/T/D code instruction information 
(6)  Graphic coordinate system 
(7)  Material position, Material dimension, Scale, Graphic range 

center of graphic Parameter 

(8) Tool 

name 

 

 

Fig. 13.2.2.2 (a)    ANIMATION GRAPHIC screen