Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual page 8

Table of contents
2.5.4 Fixed point calibration ................................................................................................................. 72
2.5.5 Measuring a tool with an electrical tool probe............................................................................. 73
2.5.6 Calibrating the electrical tool probe............................................................................................. 75
2.6 Measuring the workpiece zero .................................................................................................... 76
2.6.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 76
2.6.2 Sequence of operations .............................................................................................................. 80
2.6.3 Examples with manual swivel ..................................................................................................... 81
2.6.4 Calibrating the electronic workpiece probe ................................................................................. 82
2.6.5 Setting the edge .......................................................................................................................... 84
2.6.6 Edge measurement..................................................................................................................... 86
2.6.7 Measuring a corner ..................................................................................................................... 89
2.6.8 Measuring a pocket and hole ...................................................................................................... 92
2.6.9 Measuring a spigot...................................................................................................................... 98
2.6.10 Aligning the plane...................................................................................................................... 104
2.6.11 Defining the measurement function selection ........................................................................... 106
2.6.12 Corrections after measurement of the zero point ..................................................................... 107
2.7 Work offsets .............................................................................................................................. 109
2.7.1 Display active zero offset .......................................................................................................... 110
2.7.2 Displaying the work offset "overview" ....................................................................................... 111
2.7.3 Displaying and editing base zero offset .................................................................................... 112
2.7.4 Displaying and editing settable zero offset ............................................................................... 113
2.7.5 Displaying the zero offset details. ............................................................................................. 114
2.7.6 Deleting a work offset................................................................................................................ 115
2.7.7 Measuring the workpiece zero .................................................................................................. 116
2.8 Monitoring axis and spindle data .............................................................................................. 117
2.8.1 Specify working area limitations................................................................................................ 117
2.8.2 Editing spindle data................................................................................................................... 118
2.9 Displaying setting data lists....................................................................................................... 119
2.10 Handwheel assignment............................................................................................................. 119
2.11 MDA .......................................................................................................................................... 122
2.11.1 Loading an MDA program from the Program Manager ............................................................ 122
2.11.2 Saving an MDA program........................................................................................................... 123
2.11.3 Executing an MDA program ...................................................................................................... 124
2.11.4 Deleting an MDA program......................................................................................................... 124
3 Execution in manual mode..................................................................................................................... 125
3.1 General...................................................................................................................................... 125
3.2 Selecting a tool and spindle ...................................................................................................... 125
3.2.1 T, S, M windows........................................................................................................................ 125
3.2.2 Selecting a tool.......................................................................................................................... 127
3.2.3 Starting and stopping a spindle manually ................................................................................. 127
3.2.4 Position spindle ......................................................................................................................... 128
3.3 Traversing axes......................................................................................................................... 130
3.3.1 Traverse axes by a defined increment...................................................................................... 130
3.3.2 Traversing axes by a variable increment .................................................................................. 131
3.4 Positioning axes ........................................................................................................................ 132
3.5 Swiveling ................................................................................................................................... 133
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Operating Manual, 09/2011, 6FC5398-7CP40-2BA0
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