thread_mill

o300 sub
  (Created by Adam Ziegler and SWpadnos                                                )
  (o300 call 	[1 x pos] [2 y pos] [3 safety height] [4 top] [5 depth]                ) 
  (		[6 tool diam] [7 minor diam] [8 thead depth] [9 turns per unit length] ) 
  (		[10 start angle] [11 right/left thread]                                )
  (		[12 helical infeed / radial infeed]                                    )

#14 = [#4-#5]		(bottom z of thread)
#15 = [#7/2+#8-#6/2]	(distance from center to cut depth of thread)
#16 = [#1+COS[#10]*#15]	(set x start)
#17 = [#2+SIN[#10]*#15]	(set y start)
#18 = [1/#9] 		(depth per revolution)
#19 = [#4]		(reset depth stop)

g0 z#3			(rapid to saftey height)
   x#1y#2 		(rapid to center)
g1 z#4 		
   x#16y#17

o301 if [#11 eq 1]
	#11 = [3]
o301 else
	#11 = [2]
o301 endif

(re does 303 twice since #19 becomes lt on a #19 =)

o302 while [#19 gt #14+#18/100]
	#19 = [#19-#18]
	o303 if [#19 lt #14]
		#20 = [#5*#9*360+#10]
		#21 = [#1+COS[#20]*#15]
		#22 = [#2+SIN[#20]*#15]
		g[#11] x[#21] y[#22] i[#1-#16] j[#2-#17] z[#14]
	o303 else
		g[#11] x[#16] y[#17] i[#1-#16] j[#2-#17] z#19
	o303 endif

o302 endwhile

g0 x#1y#2
g0 z#3

o300 endsub


(****** Example:                                             )
(  1.25" diameter hole centered on [1.5],[1]                 )
(  0.5" diameter tool saftey height of 2.25"                 )
(  Right hand 18 pitch screw with 0.01" deep thread 3" long  )
(  Thread starts 45 degrees clockwise from the 12:00 position)

F30
o300 call [0] [0] [.5] [0] [1] [0.5] [1.25] [0.01] [10] [0]
m30