Siemens SINUMERIK 808D Programming And Operating Manual page 11

9. Press the "Set length" softkey.
10. Press the "Z" softkey.
11. To return to the main screen for "Manual Machine Plus", select softkey "Back".
NOTICE
New offset settings lost
If you exit the screen form at Point 8, the new offset will not take effect.
Manual Machine Plus (Turning)
Programming and Operating Manual, 12/2012, 6FC5398-3DP10-0BA0
The modified tool offset for the selected tool is applied in the X axis. Provided that the
"scratch position" in the X axis has not been moved, the measured diameter is now
displayed as the actual position in the position display of the tool measurement screen.
Figure 2-2 Measurement of turning tool in X axis completed
The screen for measuring the Z axis appears.
The Z axis can be measured in the same way as the X axis.
When measuring the tool in the Z axis, you may define a distance between the workpiece
and the turning tool tip in input field "a1" to avoid surface damage on the workpiece.
Setting-up
2.1 Measuring tools
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