Format Cycle Ream

This command can be added by right-clicking on the “Drilling Cycle” heading inside “Commands” tab.

It is used to print standard boring cycles (i.e. the boring cycle type in which the boring tool cuts both when entering and retracting) or reaming drilling cycles (G85 etc.) in the appropriate format in NC program.

In an APT/CL file, this drilling cycle usually starts with statements like “CYCLE/BORE” or “CYCLE/BORE,DRAG” and ends with the statement CYCLE/OFF.

The CYCLE/BORE statement also contains the parameters of the drilling cycle. Drilling positions (points) are also given in subsequent GOTO lines.

Boring or reaming drilling cycle lines, expressed by the lines “CYCLE/BORE” in the APT/CL file, first activate the “Event Cycle Start” and “Event Cycle” in MANUSpost.

“ActionCycleMotion” is included as standard in “Event Cycle”. “ActionCycleMotion” will run the “Format Cycle Ream”, if the detected drilling cycle type is boring or reaming drilling cycle type (G85).

IMPORTANT NOTE: At the start of each drilling cycle (i.e. in the CYCLE/BORE statement in APT/CL), the Event Cycle Start. will run automatically at first for once. Later, “Event Cycle” becomes active for all drilling points in the same drilling cycle (i.e. all GOTO lines coming after CYCLE/BORE and up to CYCLE/OFF).