Haas CNC G71 Bolt Hole Arc Command Example Program

By Date February 7, 2013

CNC program example code for the G71 Bolt Hole Arc command.

G71 bolt hole arc command makes it easy to drill/tap/bore evenly spaced holes in an arc.

Canned cycles G73, G74, G76, G77, or G81-G89 can be used with G71 bolt hole arc G-code.

G71 Bolt Hole Arc Format

G71 I J K L
I – Radius of the bolt hole arc
J – Starting angle of first hole ( 0 to 360° CCW from horizontal at the 3 o’clock position).
K – Angular spacing between holes (+ or -)
L – Number of evenly spaced holes around bolt hole arc.

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G71 Bolt Hole Arc Programming Example

G71 Bolt Hole Arc Example Program

G71 Bolt Hole Arc Example Program

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N20 G90 G54 G00 X2. Y-1.5
N30 S1451 M03
N40 G43 H02 Z1. M08
N50 G81 G99 Z-0.45 R0.1 F8. L0
N60 G71 I1.0 J15. K30. L7
N70 G80 G00 Z1. M09
N80 G53 G49 Z0. M05
N90 M30