Mitsubishi Electric C80 Series Instruction Manual page 235

C80 Series Instruction Manual
5 Setting a Tool and a Workpiece
<Simple measurement (without the touch probe)>
(5) Move the tool to the arbitrary position and press the
menu [SkipPos take in].
(6) Similarly, position the tool against the opposite side.
(7) Select the workpiece coordinate system offset in
which the measurement data will be set.
(Example) To select G55
Press the menus [Coord G54-G59] [G55].
(8) Press the menu [Coord write].
(9) Carry out the operations in steps (4) to (8) in the
same way for the Y and Z axes.
(10) Return the tool to the reference position, and turn the
measurement switch OFF.
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The skip position is calculated and the results displays in
the movement axis section of the measurement counter
A point.
The cursor moves to point B. For point B, the cursor
moves to point A.
Upon contact, the axis automatically contacts the work-
piece again. The skip position displays in the measure-
ment counter point B.
The width center position is measured, and based on the
"#8709 Ext work sign rvs", value achieved by adding or
subtracting the external workpiece offset to or from the
measurement result is set in workpiece coordinate sys-
tem offset G55 (coordinate system selected at (7)). The
measurement counter displays blank.
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