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pattern repeating cycle

Usually the G73 word, this cycle repeats a turning/facing pattern on a CNC lathe as shown below.

Example%
O0000(PATTERN)
G20
G28U0.V0.W0.
G50X10.Y0.Z10.
G0T0101
G18
G97S35M13
G0X21.636Z.3909
G50S3600
G96S200
G73U6.9717W.3909R8
G73P100Q102U.02W.01F.01
N100X9.1615S200
G3X10.424Z-.6313R.6313
G1Z-5.4408
G2X10.9587Z-5.9231R.5688
G1X13.5321Z-6.7273
G3X14.1207Z-7.3176R.6313
G1X13.9075Z-8.5363
G3X13.6632Z-8.8577R.6313
G1X10.0818Z-11.2683
G2X10.0707Z-11.2759R.5688
G1Z-14.0778
G2X10.4406Z-14.4976R.5688
G1X14.2537Z-16.2407
G3X14.6643Z-16.7066R.6313
N102G1Z-23.1449
G28U0.V0.W0.M5
T0100
M30
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