Installation guide

Programming Commands 145
RADIUS Motion Parameter
ACTION: Sets or returns the ARC radius for Path blending.
PROGRAM SYNTAX: RADIUS = expression
RADIUS - used in an expression
REMARKS: Blending only occurs between lines in a path.
The first syntax type sets the ARC radius for Path blending equal to the
expression. The second syntax type (expression = RADIUS) returns
the current value of Radius.
EXAMPLES: X=RADIUS 'sets X equal to the current RADIUS value
RADIUS=.25 'sets the RADIUS for Path blending to .25 units
PATH=1,2
RADIUS=.25
LINE=1, 1
LINE=2, -.5 'bending occurs
LINE=.5, .5 'bending occurs
PATH END
READ Miscellaneous Command
ACTION: Reads numbers from data statements and assigns them to the variables
in the list.
PROGRAM SYNTAX: READ variable, variable, etc
REMARKS: All numbers in the data statements are floating point numbers.
The data statements are contained in the BASIC program. Refer to the
DATA statement description for more detail.
The DATA statement must always appear ahead of the READ state-
ment.
EXAMPLES: DATA 1,2,3,4
READ a, b, c, d 'reads next four values from the data statement into
variables a, b, c and d
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