Swivel - Cycle800 - Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Manual

3.4
Important functions for 3- to 5-axis machining
3.4

Swivel - CYCLE800

Function
You can use swivel heads or swivel tables to set up and machine inclined planes. Swiveling is
possible in JOG mode and AUTOMATIC mode. Swivel operation parameter assignment and
programming are facilitated by the clearly laid out graphics. You can either program all the swivel
axes directly on the machine (A, B, C) or you can simply specify the rotations around the
geometry axes (X, Y, Z) of the workpiece coordinate system as described in the relevant
workpiece drawing. The rotation of the workpiece coordinate system in the program is then
automatically converted to a rotation of the relevant swivel axis of the machine during machining.
The swivel axes are always rotated in such a way that the machining plane is perpendicular to
the tool axis for machining. The machining plane then remains fixed during machining.
When the axes are swiveled, the active zero points and tool compensations are automatically
converted for the swiveled state; this results in a new coordinate system.
Machine kinematics
Swivel head Swivel table Swivel head + swivel table
(type T) (type P) (type M)
Swiveling tool carrier Swiveling workpiece holder Mixed kinematics
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