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Measuring
three spheres
2.7.2 Example measuring process in Automatic mode
The procedure will be illustrated for you on the basis of the Measure sphere and Determine WO
(CYCLE997) functions. The cycle can be used to measure one sphere or three spheres of the
same size. With "Measure 3 spheres", the angles in space of the sphere grouping can also be
determined.
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
Compensating the work offset with the "Measure 3 spheres" function
X Create a new program for measuring the workpiece or edit an existing one.
X Select the >> softkey first, followed by the Measure sphere softkey.
X Select the type of measurement and number of spheres; in this example: 3 spheres and axi-
ally parallel measurement ( ). The diameter of the spheres is determined during the mea-
surement process.
X You can define whether the result of the measurement should be a compensation or merely a
measuring process ( ).
Compensation in the work offset, specifying the WO
Compensation in the tool offset data
Measurement only
As you are setting up the workpiece here, the compensation is made in the WO.
Measure sphere (CYCLE997)
You can use the "Measure sphere" cycle to
measure one sphere or three spheres of the
same size. With a single sphere, you can
determine the position and diameter of the
sphere or implement a work offset compensa-
tion. If there are three spheres, you can also
determine the position of the spheres on the
plane.
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