Manually Measuring The Tool - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming Manual

Setting Up the Machine
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2.5 Tools

2.5.3 Manually measuring the tool

Reference point
workpiece edge
Jog
Manual >
X
-or-
Tools
Back to
manual
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When measuring manually, manually traverse the tool to a known
reference point in order to determine the tool dimensions in the X and
Z directions. ShopTurn then calculates the tool offset data from the
position of the tool-carrier reference point and the reference point.
You can also use the workpiece edge as a reference point or, when
measuring in the Z direction, you can also use the main spindle or
counter-spindle collets.
Specify the position of the workpiece edge during the measurement.
However, you must make the position of the collet known before the
measurement (see Sec. "Spindles").
Select the "Meas. Tool" softkey in "Machine Manual" mode.
Press the "Manual" softkey.
Press the "X" or "Z" softkey, depending on which tool length you
Z
want to measure.
Press the "Tools" softkey.
Select the tool to be measured from the tool list. The cutting edge
position and the radius or diameter of the tool must be entered in
the tool list.
Press the "Back to manual" softkey.
The tool is accepted into the Measure Tool screen form.
Select the tool cutting edge D and the duplo number DP for the
tool.
Traverse the tool in the direction that is to be measured and
scratch it (see Sec. "Traversing the axes").
SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming ShopTurn (BAT) – 08/2005 Edition
08/2005
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