Measure Grinding Tool Manually With The Work Piece Reference Point - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

Measuring the reference points for the dresser
Use the grinding wheel as reference point for manually measuring a dresser.
4.6.1.2

Measure grinding tool manually with the work piece reference point

Reference point
The workpiece edge serves as reference point when measuring length X and length Z.
You specify the position of the workpiece edge during the measurement.
Procedure
Grinding
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1. Select "JOG" mode in the "Machine" operating area.
2. Press the "Meas. tool" softkey.
3. Press the "Measure wheel" softkey.
4. Press the "Select tool" softkey.
The "Tool Selection" window opens.
5. In the "Tool Selection" window, select the grinding tool that you want to
measure and press the "OK" softkey.
The cutting edge location must be entered in the tool list.
- OR -
Press the "Tool list" softkey, select in the tool list the grinding tool that
you want to measure and press the "In manual" softkey.
The tool is transferred to the "Measure: "Grinding Wheel" window.
6. Select the "Workpiece" entry in the "Reference point" selection field.
7. Press the "X" or "Z" softkey, depending on which tool length you want to
measure.
8. Enter the position of the workpiece edge in X0 and Z0.
If no value is entered for X0 or Z0, the value is taken from the actual value
display.
Setting up the machine
4.6 Measuring a tool
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