PtSA SHORT COURSE [04.006.01]
Heidenhain Q Parameter Programming
Short course description and information
The Q parameter programming course is an advanced training course whereby you can program entire families of parts in a single NC program, by programming variable Q parameters instead of fixed numerical values.
Objectives
The course participants can write cyclic machining processes, program milling operations of plane curves with mathematical functions and combine Q parameters and HEIDENHAIN cycles. Practical applications for the functions FN 15; 16; 17;18; etc will
be shown.
Duration
1 Day at a regional PtSA Centre of Excellence
Cost
*R 2 525 (excl. VAT) per attendee
Subject to minimum group size
*All required learning material and access to the relevant software during the course is included in the price.
Registration
Participants should register through the relevant PtSA (Production Technologies Association of South Africa) Regional Centre of Excellence offering the course.
Course content
- Fundamentals
- Basic functions
- Formulas
- Q parameter status
- Using formulas
- Program jumps
- Using jumps
- Hexagon exercise
- Truncated cone exercise
- System data
- Tool offset
- String formulas
- Using string formulas
- Protocols
- Help, tips and tricks
Outcomes/Understanding/Theory
- Q parameter programming
- BASIC ARITHM programming
- FORMULA programming
- Q parameter controls
- Bore line programming
- JUMP functions & programming
- Hexagon programming exercise
- Truncated cone programming
- System data programming
- Tool offsets & calculations
- Programming using STRING FORMULA
- Protocol understanding & programming
- Conditioning jumps & calculations
Assessment
Written exam with a minimum pass mark of 60%.
Training manual
NC Programming – Q parameter programming – WS TNC QP1.
