Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Series

Commissioning Manual
6FC5397-4EP10-0BA8, 07/2018
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Move t
he cursor to the input field for Length X with the cursor keys and then press this soft-
key.
12.
Enter the distance measured in Step 9 in the input field (for e
xample, 48).
If you desire to use the relative coordinate, press t
his softkey.
13.
Press this softkey to confirm your input. The system calculates the offset and e
n
ters it in the
geometry input field of the currently active too
l automatically.
Measuring the Y axis of the tool
1.
Select the ma
chining operating area.
2.
Switch to "MDA" mode and enter "SPOS=0" in the program editor window to fix the spindle.
→
3.
Switch to handwheel control mode.
4.
Select a suitable override feedrate.
5.
Use t
he handwheel to move the tool to approach the workpiece and cut the surface of the
workpiece for about 1 mm along the X axis. Then retract the tool along the X axis.
Note:
Make sure you do not move the tool along the Y axis afterwards.
6.
Switch to "MDA" mode and continue to enter "SPOS=180" in the program editor window.
7.
Press this key to rotate the spindle 180 degrees.
8.
Repeat Steps 3 to 5.
9.
Measure the distance between the two cutting surfaces machined in the previous steps with
a calliper.