Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Programming And Operating Manual page 25

...
Programming and Operating Manual (Turning)
6FC5398-5DP10-0BA2, 06/2015
5. Move the tool to approach the workpiece in the X direction.
6. Switch to handwheel control mode.
7. Select a suitable override feedrate, and then use the handwheel to move the tool to scratch
the required workpiece edge (or the edge of the setting block, if it is used).
8. Enter the workpiece diameter in the "Ø" field (for example, 50).
Note:
For a milling tool with edge position 5 or 7, the radius of the tool itself is displayed in the
following window:
9. Save the length value in the X axis. The tool diameter, radius, and cutting edge position are
all taken in to account.
10. Press this softkey and you can see that the compensation data values have been automati-
cally added to the tool data.
25