Manually Measuring Drilling And Milling Tools - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

Setting up the machine
4.5 Measure tool
Logging the measurement result
After you have completed the measurement, you have the option to output the displayed values
in a log. You can define whether the log file that is generated is continually written to for each
new measurement, or is overwritten.
See also
Logging tool measurement results (Page 89)
Settings for the measurement result log (Page 118)
4.5.2

Manually measuring drilling and milling tools

For manual measurement, move the tool manually to a known reference point to determine
the tool length and the radius or diameter. The control system then calculates the tool offset
data from the position of the tool carrier reference point and the reference point.
Reference point
When measuring the tool length you can either use the workpiece or a fixed point in the
machine coordinate system, e.g. a mechanical test socket or a fixed point in combination with
a distance gauge as the reference point.
When determining the radius/diameter, the workpiece is always used as the reference point
In the machine data, you define whether the radius or the diameter of the tool is to be measured.
Note
You can enter the position of the workpiece during measurement.
However, you must declare the position of the fixed point before the measurement.
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Machine manufacturer
Please refer to the machine manufacturer's specifications.
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