5X Drill

5X drill procedures are often characterized by a different orientation for each hole. Two points need to be taken into account regarding 5X drill cycles:

Connections: A full connection may be required between two cycles if they differ by the axes angles by more than given values. These values are determined by the CYC_CON_ALPHA and CYC_CON_BETA variables. See a detailed discussion about cycle connections in the GPP2 Theory of Operation manual.
Work planes: for rotating head machines, it may be necessary to define a work plane that will be aligned with the hole orientation (or the machine will not be able to execute the drill cycle). In 5X drill procedures, GPP2 calculates a UCS at the center of each hole. The UCS parameters may be used to define a work plane in the hole point. See discussions on work planes below.

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