Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming

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Programming with ShopMill 10.04
3.5 Contour millin
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3-192 SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
Polar starting point
Pole
 Press the "Pole" softkey.
 Enter the pole position in Cartesian coordinates.
 Enter the starting point for the contour in polar coordinates.
 Enter any additional commands in G code format, as required.
 Press the "Accept" softkey.
 Enter the individual contour elements (see Sec. "Creating contour
elements").
Parameters Description Unit
Tool axis
Select Z as the tool axis, if the starting point/pole is in X / Y
Select X as the tool axis, if the starting point/pole is in Y / Z
Select Y as the tool axis, if the starting point/pole is in X / Z
The coordinates also change for contour elements
X
Y
Cartesian:
Start point in X direction (abs.)
Start point in Y direction (abs.)
mm
mm
X
Y
L1
ϕ1
Polar:
Pole position in X direction (abs.)
Pole position in Y direction (abs.)
Distance between pole and start point for contour (abs.)
Polar angle between pole and start point for contour (abs.)
mm
mm
mm
Degr.
Additional
command
Any additional command in G code format

Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Specifications

General

Series	SINUMERIK 840D
Axes	Up to 31
Channels	Up to 10
Operating System	Windows-based
Power Supply	24 V DC
Control Unit Type	CNC
Interface	Ethernet, PROFIBUS
Display	TFT color display
Interpolation	Spline
PLC	Integrated PLC
Data Storage	CompactFlash, USB