Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual page 311

Measuring variant
Example 4:
Radial position,
Milling cutter, R ≠ 0,
Measuring without
reversal,
calculation of the length
in X
_MVAR=110001
_MA=2
Example 5:
Axial position,
Milling cutter, R ≠ 0,
measuring with reversal,
calculate radius
_MVAR=101101
_MA=2
In this case, L1 must be
known.
Measuring cycles
Programming Manual, 03/2009 Edition, 6FC5398-4BP10-2BA0
6.3 CYCLE982 tool: Measure turning and milling tools
Specified Offset applied
geometry in
L1=... L1
L2=...
R=...
L1=.... R
L2=...
R=...
Measuring Cycles for Turning Machines
Milling tools, drills
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