Detailed Description; General Information - Siemens sinumerik 840D sl Function Manual

Detailed description

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General information

If a machine tool has 2 or more mutually independent traversing machining heads (in this
case K1 (Y/ Z/ C/ A/ W or K2 (Y2/ Z2/ C2/ A2/ W2)), and if a transformation needs to be
activated for the machining operation, the orientation axes cannot be coupled by means of
the standard coupling functions (COPON, TRAILON). The only coupling function currently
available in the machine coordinate system (MCS) is the GANTRY function. However, this
cannot be activated in a part program and only permits 1:1 couplings.
Figure 2-1
The compile cycle function "MCS coupling" allows a 1:1 or 1:-1 coupling in the machine
coordinate system to be switched ON and OFF by part program commands.
Special functions: MCS Coupling (TE6)
Function Manual, 11/2006, 6FC5397-2BP10-2BA0
Compile cycle function "MCS coupling"
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