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General

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Basics

General information
Measuring cycles are general subroutines designed to solve specific measurement tasks.
They can be adapted to specific problems via parameter settings.
When taking general measurements, a distinction is made between
● tool measurements and
● workpiece measurements.
Workpiece measurements
In workpiece measurement, a measuring probe is moved up to the clamped workpiece in the
same way as a tool and the measured values are acquired. The flexibility of measuring
cycles makes it possible to perform nearly all measurements required on a milling or turning
machine.
An automatic tool offset or ZO correction can be applied to the workpiece measurement
result.
Measuring cycles
Programming Manual, 03/2009 Edition, 6FC5398-4BP10-2BA0
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