Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE Programming Manual page 216

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6.3 Programmable zero offset
Parameters
TRANS
ATRANS
X Y Z
Example of milling
With this workpiece, the illustrated shapes recur several times in the same program.
The machining sequence for this shape is stored in a subprogram.
You use the translation to set only those workpiece zeroes and then call up the subprogram.
N10 G1 G54
N20 G0 X0 Y0 Z2
N30 TRANS X10 Y10
N40 L10
N50 TRANS X50 Y10
N60 L10
N70 M30
6-8
Absolute zero offset, with reference to the currently valid
workpiece zero set with G54 to G599
as TRANS, but with additive zero offset
Offset value in the direction of the specified geometry axis
;Working plane X/Y, workpiece zero
;Approach starting point
;Absolute offset
;Subprogram call
;Absolute offset
;Subprogram call
;End of program
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