Table of contents
Milling
8 Operating Manual, 03/2010, 6FC5398-7CP20-1BA0
2.5.6 Calibrating the electrical tool probe............................................................................................. 68
2.6 Measuring the work
piece zero .................................................................................................... 69
2.6.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 69
2.6.2 Sequence of operations
.............................................................................................................. 72
2.6.3 Examples with manual
swivel ..................................................................................................... 73
2.6.4 Calibrating the electronic
workpiece probe................................................................................. 74
2.6.5 Setting the edge
.......................................................................................................................... 76
2.6.6 Edge measurement..................................................................................................................... 78
2.6.7 Measuring a corner ..................................................................................................................... 80
2.6.8 Measuring a pock
et and hole...................................................................................................... 83
2.6.9 Measuring a
spigot...................................................................................................................... 90
2.6.10 Aligning the plane
........................................................................................................................ 95
2.6.11 Defining the measurement func
tion selection............................................................................. 97
2.6.12 Corrections after measurement of the zero point
....................................................................... 98
2.7 Work offsets .............................................................................................................................. 100
2.7.1 Display active zero offset .......................................................................................................... 101
2.7.2 Displaying the work offset "ov
erview" ....................................................................................... 102
2.7.3 Displaying and editing base zero offset .................................................................................... 103
2.7.4 Displaying and editing settable zero offset
............................................................................... 104
2.7.5 Displaying the zero offset details. ............................................................................................. 105
2.7.6 Deleting a work
offset................................................................................................................ 106
2.7.7 Measuring the work
piece zero .................................................................................................. 107
2.8 Monitoring axis and
spindle data .............................................................................................. 108
2.8.1 Specify working area limitations
................................................................................................ 108
2.8.2 Editing spindle data................................................................................................................... 109
2.9 Displaying setting data lis
ts....................................................................................................... 110
2.10 Handwheel assi
gnment............................................................................................................. 111
2.11 MDA .......................................................................................................................................... 113
2.11.1 Loading an MDA program from the Program Manager
............................................................ 113
2.11.2 Saving an MDA program........................................................................................................... 114
2.11.3 Executing an MDA program...................................................................................................... 115
2.11.4 Deleting an MDA program
......................................................................................................... 116
3 Execution in
manual mode..................................................................................................................... 117
3.1 General...................................................................................................................................... 117
3.2 Selecting a tool and spindl
e ...................................................................................................... 117
3.2.1 T, S, M windows........................................................................................................................ 117
3.2.2 Selecting a tool.......................................................................................................................... 119
3.2.3 Starting and stopping a spindle manuall
y ................................................................................. 120
3.2.4 Position spindle ......................................................................................................................... 121
3.3 Traversing axes......................................................................................................................... 122
3.3.1 Traverse axes by a defined increment...................................................................................... 122
3.3.2 Traversing axes by a v
ariable increment .................................................................................. 124
3.4 Positioning axes ........................................................................................................................ 125
3.5 Swiveling ................................................................................................................................... 126
3.6 Simple face milling of workpiece
............................................................................................... 130
3.7 Default settings for manual
mode ............................................................................................. 133
4 Machining the wor
kpiece ....................................................................................................................... 135