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G80 – Canned Cycle Cancel

The G80 command in Fanuc CNC programming is used to cancel any active drilling, boring, or tapping canned cycle (such as G81, G82, G83, G84, etc.). Once a canned cycle is active, it will keep repeating at every new X-Y coordinate until it is explicitly stopped. If not canceled, the cycle may unintentionally continue at the wrong positions, causing tool crashes or part damage.

What are Canned Cycles in VMC Programming?

When programming a Vertical Machining Center (VMC), certain operations like drilling, boring, tapping, and reaming are repetitive. Writing full toolpath codes (G01, G00, G02, G03) for each step would be time-consuming.

To simplify this, Fanuc controls (and most CNC controls) use Canned Cycles – pre-programmed subroutines that perform common machining operations with just one command line.