Warp

Definition

W angle,radius[,heading]

W	Warp command
angle	Range -360 to [+]360. Angle of the warp. -ve moves in a CCW direction and +ve in a CW direction.
radius	Radius of the warp in working units
heading	Range -360 to [+]360 sets the heading relative to the current heading.

Usage

Warp is used for making arc type movements above the cutting plane and translate to G00 moves in a straight line. The blue line in the graphic below is the arc created by the warp and the red line is the path the tool would take in positioning to the end of the warp move.


w90,1


Example

Warp is most useful for rotating a shape about a point. Creating bolt circle uses warp in the following way.

1.	A Jump, for the distance of the radius, from the center of the circle to the circumference and setting the heading in the direction of rotation.

2.	A Warp along the circumference by the number of degrees equal to 360 / number of holes or in this example 60 with a radius the same as the initial jump from the center

3.	Draw line of zero length which makes a point. When defining a path, even for drilling operations, material removal is only possible for segments of a shape created with the Draw, Arc and the ConVex,ConCave commands.

4.	Repeat steps 2 & 3 a total of the number of holes.

j1,90
w60,1d0
w60,1d0
w60,1d0
w60,1d0
w60,1d0
w60,1d0

or

j1,90
r{
w60,1
d0
}6