Calibrating The Swivel Axis - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

Grinding with a B axis (only for cylindrical grinding machines)
10.3 Measuring in JOG
10.3.4

Calibrating the swivel axis

Requirement
The grinding wheel must be loaded before the calibration.
Procedure
Note
The calibration is possible only with an active tool.
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1. Select "JOG" mode in the "Machine" operating area.
2. Press the "Meas. tool" softkey.
3. Press the "Swivel axis" softkey.
The "Calibration: Swivel Axis" window opens.
7. Select the required swivel data set in the "TC" selection field, and select
on which side of the cutting edge position the machining is to be performed
with "Yes" or "No" button in the "Machining opposite" selection field.
8. Select the measuring axis (X or Z).
9. Press the <CYCLE START> key.
The first β angle is automatically swung in to the fixed default angle of 0°.
10. Then scratch the workpiece and press the "Save β0" softkey.
11. Enter the required angles in the "ß1" and "ß2" fields, scratch the workpiece
and press the corresponding "Save ß1" and "Save ß2" softkeys.
The calculation can be performed when all the measurements have been
made.
12. Press the "Calculate" softkey.
The offset vector L3 (X and Z) of the swivel data set is displayed as meas‐
urement result.
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