Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual page 123

Preconditions
● The probe must be active as tool.
● Tool type of the probe:
Starting position before the measurement
The probe should be positioned with the probe ball center approximately at the center of the
pocket at the measuring height.
For a protection zone, the probe ball center is positioned approximately centered to the
pocket and at a height above the protection zone.
With the infeed path that has been entered, it must be guaranteed that from this height the
desired measuring height in the pocket can be reached.
NOTICE
If too large a measurement path DFA has been selected so that the protection zone is
violated, then the distance is reduced automatically in the cycle. However, there must be
sufficient room for the probe ball.
Position after the end of the measuring cycle
Without activated protection zone, at the end of the measuring cycle, the probe ball is at the
measuring height in the center of the pocket.
With a protection zone, at the end of the measuring cycle, the probe ball is centered above
the pocket at the height of the starting position of the measuring cycles.
Procedure
The part program or ShopMill program to be processed has been created and you are in the
editor.
Measuring cycles
Programming Manual, 02/2011, 6FC5398-4BP40-0BA0
– 3D multi probe (type 710)
– Mono probe (type 712)
1. Press the "Meas. workpiece" softkey.
2. Press the "Hole" softkey.
3. Press the "Rectangular pocket" softkey.
The input window "Measure: rectangular pocket" is opened.
Measuring variants
2.3 Measure workpiece (milling)
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