Arch Method

Description
Defines ARCH parameters (Z height to move before beginning horizontal motion) for use with the JUMP instructions.

Syntax
Sub Arch (ArchNumber As Integer, DepartDist As Integer, ApproDist As Integer)

Parameters

• ArchNumber
  An integer indicating the arch number from 0 to 6.
• DepartDist
  The depart distance in millimeters moved at the beginning of the Jump instruction before starting horizontal motion.
  For the Jump3 and Jump3CP commands: the depart distance in mm moved before starting span motion.
• ApproDist
  The approach distance in millimeters above the target position of the Jump instruction.
  For the Jump3 and Jump3CP commands: the approach distance in mm moved when span motion has completely finished.

Remarks
If an error occurs and the ErrorNumber property of the SpelException is 3101, see the remarks in the SetPoint method.

See Also
Jump Method, Jump3 Method, Jump3CP Method, SetPoint Method

Arch Example
VB Example:

Sub SetArchs()  
    With m_spel  
        .Arch(1, 30, 30)  
        .Arch(2, 60, 60)  
        .Jump("P1 C1")  
        .Jump("P2 C2")  
    End With  
End Sub  

C# Example:

void SetArchs()  
{  
    m_spel.Arch(1, 30, 30);  
    m_spel.Arch(2, 60, 60);  
    m_spel.Jump("P1 C1");  
    m_spel.Jump("P2 C2");  
}