Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Manual page 25

General information on workpiece production
Requirements for using cycles
The measuring cycles must have been installed
The workpiece must have been clamped
The probe must have been calibrated and must be active; the tool offset must have been acti-
vated
Examples of measuring cycles
Align plane
The Tool and Mold Making (3 axes) manual contains detailed examples of how to set up
machines with two rotary axes.
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Align plane (CYCLE998)
The plane's position within the machine coor-
dinate system is determined using 3-point
measurement. If the Swivel/5-axis transforma-
tion option has been set up, the table/head will
be aligned in accordance with the compensa-
tion values when the WO is determined.
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