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Abstract

A method for defining and executing customized canned cycles for a numerically controlled machine in which the end user or original equipment manufacturer can define a sequence of actions or tasks to do precisely what a particular application warrants. The customized sequence of tasks can be subsequently edited or modified or desired. A set of executable tasks capable of being carried out by a machine are defined with an assigned number associated with each task. The desired customized sequence to be performed by a canned cycle command code is entered by the user into memory. A part program containing the command code is loaded into the computer numerical control. The command code is processed to retrieve the desired customized sequence of tasks from memory. The desired tasks are then executed in sequence to cause the commanded action in the controlled machine.

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