Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual page 183

● Tool type 5xx
● Cutting edge position, cutting edge radius
● Length 1, length 2
The tool to be measured must be active with its tool offset values when the cycle is called.
Starting position before the measurement
Before the cycle is called, the tool must be moved to the tool tip starting position, as shown
in the following diagram.
Figure 2-23
The center of the tool probe and the approach distance are calculated automatically and the
required traversing blocks generated. The center of the cutting edge radius is positioned at
the center of the probe.
Figure 2-24
Measuring cycles
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Cutting edge positions 1 to 4 and suitable starting positions for both axes
Measuring the length of a turning tool: Offset by the cutting edge radius, example SL=3
Measuring variants
2.4 Measure tool (turning)
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