Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual page 30

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Introduction
1.2 Workstation
Single Block
Repos
Ref Point
VAR
1 10000
...
Cycle Start
Cycle Stop
X
5th Axis
...
+
Rapid
WCS MCS
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Single Block
Executes the program block by block (single block).
Repos
Repositions, re-approaches the contour.
Ref Point
Approaches the reference point.
Inc Var (incremental feed variable)
Incremental mode with variable increment size.
Inc (incremental feed)
Incremental mode with predefined increment size of
1, ..., 10000 increments.
A machine data code defines how the increment value is interpreted.
Please refer to the machine manufacturer's instructions.
Cycle Start
Starts execution of a program.
Cycle Stop
Stops execution of a program.
Axis keys
Selects an axis.
Direction keys
Traverses axis in negative or positive direction.
Rapid
Traverses axis at rapid traverse (fastest speed).
WCS MCS
Switches between the workpiece coordinate system (WCS = work)
and machine coordinate system (MCS = machine).
SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
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