Siemens SINUMERIK 840D - Page 93

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10.04 Operation
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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition 2-93
 Select the "Workpiece" reference point.
Measuring the tool length on the edge of the workpiece
 Approach the workpiece in the Z direction and perform scratching
with a rotating spindle (see Sec. "Traversing the Machine Axes").
 Specify the setpoint position Z0 of the workpiece edge.
Set
length
 Press the "Set length" softkey.
The tool length is calculated automatically and entered in the tool list.
If you want to determine the tool length not with a workpiece, but with
a test socket instead, no work offset may be selected, or the basic
work offset must be zero.
Measuring length
Fixed point reference
point
 Attach the tool you want to measure to the spindle.
Jog
 Select the "Measure tool" softkey in "Machine Manual" mode.
Length
manual >
 Press the "Length manual" softkey.
 Select the tool cutting edge D and the duplo number DP for the
tool.
 Select the "fixed point" reference point.