Note
Active grinding tool
Tool measurement is possible only with an active grinding tool.
4.6.1.4
Measuring the dressing tool manually with the grinding tool reference point
Reference point
A grinding wheel serves as reference point for the measurement of length X or Z.
Procedure
Grinding
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The tool is transferred to the "Measure: "Grinding Wheel" window.
6.
Select the "Dresser" entry in the "Reference point" selection field.
7.
Position the cursor in the "TR" field, press the "Select dresser" softkey,
select the dresser for measuring the tool length and press the "OK" soft‐
key.
- OR -
Position the cursor in the "Zero offset" field and press the "Select ZO"
softkey.
Select in the "Zero Offset - G54 ... G509" window the desired zero offset
and press the "In manual" softkey.
8.
Press the "X" or "Z" softkey, depending on which tool length you want to
measure.
9.
Scratch the dresser using the tool.
10.
Press the "Set length" softkey.
The tool length is calculated automatically and entered in the tool list.
The cutting edge location is considered automatically.
1.
Select "JOG" mode in the "Machine" operating area.
Setting up the machine
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