Command Formatting for G Codes (Part 2)
5. G05, G06,G07,G09 (Mirror Image and Cancel) Function : the mirror image function reveres the signs of the command values for each axis during machining. G05 function : X mirror image ON G06 function : Y mirror ON G07 function : Z mirror ON G09 function : mirror image / X-Y exchange cancel When the mirror image function is applied to only one of the X-and Y-axes, the direction of wire electrode offset and the direction of taper machining are reversed. Note also that a mirror image status that is in effect before execution of a new mirror image command remains in effect after the command is executed. Example : N0003 M98P1000; G05; X mirror ON N0005 M98P1000; G06 Y mirror ON (mirror image ON for both X and Y) N0007 M98P1000;