Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual page 8

Table of contents
5.16.3.1 General procedure ............................................................................................................... 156
5.16.3.2 Setting the tolerance ............................................................................................................ 157
5.16.3.3 Specifying a reference point ................................................................................................ 157
5.16.3.4 Accepting contours .............................................................................................................. 158
6 Simulating machining ........................................................................................................................... 161
6.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 161
6.2 Simulation prior to machining of the workpiece ................................................................... 168
6.3 Simultaneous recording prior to machining of the workpiece .............................................. 169
6.4 Simultaneous recording during machining of the workpiece ............................................... 170
6.5 Different views of the workpiece .......................................................................................... 171
6.5.1 Plan view .............................................................................................................................. 171
6.5.2 3D view ................................................................................................................................ 171
6.5.3 Side view .............................................................................................................................. 172
6.6 Editing the simulation display ............................................................................................... 173
6.6.1 Blank display ........................................................................................................................ 173
6.6.2 Showing and hiding the tool path ......................................................................................... 173
6.7 Program control during simulation ....................................................................................... 174
6.7.1 Changing the feedrate ......................................................................................................... 174
6.7.2 Simulating the program block by block ................................................................................ 175
6.8 Modifying and adapting the simulation graphics .................................................................. 176
6.8.1 Enlarging or reducing the graphical representation ............................................................. 176
6.8.2 Panning a graphical representation ..................................................................................... 177
6.8.3 Rotating the graphical representation .................................................................................. 177
6.8.4 Modifying the viewport ......................................................................................................... 178
6.8.5 Defining cutting planes ......................................................................................................... 179
6.9 Displaying simulation alarms ............................................................................................... 180
7 Creating a G code program .................................................................................................................. 181
7.1 Graphical programming ....................................................................................................... 181
7.2 Program views ..................................................................................................................... 181
7.3 Program structure ................................................................................................................ 184
7.4 Fundamentals ...................................................................................................................... 185
7.4.1 Machining planes ................................................................................................................. 185
7.4.2 Current planes in cycles and input screens ......................................................................... 186
7.4.3 Programming a tool (T) ........................................................................................................ 187
7.5 Generating a G code program ............................................................................................. 188
7.6 Blank input ........................................................................................................................... 189
7.6.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 189
7.6.2 Calling the input screen ....................................................................................................... 190
7.6.3 Blank input ........................................................................................................................... 190
7.7 Selection of the cycles via softkey ....................................................................................... 191
8 Multi-channel view (only 840D sl) ......................................................................................................... 193
8.1 Multi-channel view ............................................................................................................... 193
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