tap — Tapping cycleMachining cycles

Rigid-tap a thread (synchronised feed/spindle).

tap at (x,y)… depth <d> pitch <p>

Equivalents: Fanuc G84 · Siemens CYCLE84

ParameterTypeDefault
atmmhole positions
depthmmthread depth
pitchmm/revthread pitch

Rigid tapping: the feed is locked to the spindle (`feed = pitch × rpm`) and the spindle reverses to retract. The active spindle speed/direction drives it.

M6×1 to 15 mm
units mm
tool 9
spindle 800
tap at (0,0) depth 15 pitch 1.0

See also: drill · spindle

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