Siemens sinumerik 840D sl Operating Manual page 376

Programming technology functions (cycles)
8.4 Milling
Note
Entering the engraving text
Only single-line entries without line break are permissible!
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<####,_VAR_NUM>
<#,_VAR_NUM>
<#.,_VAR_NUM>
<#.#,_VAR_NUM>
<#.##,_VAR_NUM>
<#.####,_VAR_NUM>
If there is insufficient space in front of the decimal point to display the
number entered, it is automatically extended. If the specified number
of digits is larger than the number to be engraved, the output format is
automatically filled with the appropriate number of leading and trailing
zeroes.
You can optionally use blanks to format before the decimal place.
Instead of _VAR_NUM you can use any other numeric variable (e.g.
R0).
7. Press the "Variable" and "Variable text" softkeys if you want to take
the text to be engraved (up to 200 characters) from a variable.
The format text <Text, _VAR_TEXT> is inserted and you return to the
engraving field with the softkey bar.
You can use any other text variable instead of _VAR_TEXT.
0012 4 places before decimal point,
leading zeros, no places after
the decimal point
12 4 places before decimal point,
leading blanks, no places after
the decimal point
12.35 Places before and after the
decimal point not formatted.
12.4 Places before decimal point
unformatted,
1 place after the decimal point
(rounded)
12.35 Places before decimal point
unformatted,
2 places after the decimal point
(rounded)
12.3500 Places before decimal point
unformatted,
4 places after the decimal point
(rounded)
Operating Manual, 07/2010, 6FC5398-8CP40-0BA0
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