10.1 CAM Programming

The Circle button remains selected until another Toolbar button is selected.

Select the Create Circle button for the method to be used to define the geometry from the side Toolbar.

Enter the following information on the Create Circle pop-up dialogue.

Start X field: Enter 4.2

Start Y field: Enter -4

Radius field: Enter .75

Touch the USE button on the pop-up dialogue, or Enter from the numeric key pad.

With the Circle button still selected.

Select the Circle Tangent button for the method to be used to define the geometry from the side Toolbar.

Select both circles (previously created). Multiple geometry solutions appear (see page 332) regarding multiple geometry.

Enter the following information on the Create Circle pop-up dialogue.

Radius field: Enter 2, touch Use.

Select the circle highlighted in the example shown.

Touch on an empty area in the display.

The required tangent circle is now added, and all other possible solutions are removed from the display.

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