Operational Sequence - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual

5.2.3.4

Operational sequence

Position before measuring cycle call
The calibration tool must be prepositioned as shown in the figure and for the selected
variant. The tool must have reached a permissible starting position.
With incremental calibration, there is no generation of traversing movements before the
actual measured block. The calibration tool must be positioned in front of the tool probe such
that the calibration tool traverses to the tool probe when the measuring axis and a signed
incremental measuring path up to the expected edge are entered in FA.
In normal calibration the measuring cycle calculates the approach path to the probe
independently from the starting position and then generates the appropriate traverse blocks.
Measuring cycles
Programming Manual, Release 04/2006, 6FC5398-4BP10-0BA0
Measuring Cycles for Milling and Machining Centers
5.2 CYCLE971 tool: Measuring milling tools, drills
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