Orienting Milling Tools - Only For G Code Program (Cycle800) - Siemens sinumerik 840D sl Operating Manual

Procedure
Parameters Description
TC Name of the swivel data set
No: No retraction before swiveling
Retract 
Z: Retraction in the direction of machine axis Z

Tool direction, max.: Maximum retraction in tool direction

Tool direction, inc.: Incremental retraction in tool direction

ZR Retraction path - (only for incremental retraction in the tool direction)
β Rotation around the 3rd geometry axis (for G18 Y)
γ Rotation around the turning tool
Follow up
Tool 
The position of the tool tip is maintained during swiveling.
No follow up

The position of the tool tip is not maintained during swiveling.
8.6.2.2

Orienting milling tools - only for G code program (CYCLE800)

Procedure
Turning
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1. The part program to be executed has been created and you are in the
editor.
2. Select the "Miscellaneous" softkey.
3. Press the "Swivel tool" and "Align turning tool" softkeys.
The "Align turning tool" input window opens.
1. The part program to be executed has been created and you are in the
editor.
2. Press the "Various" softkey.
3. Press the "Swivel tool" and "Align milling tool" softkeys.
The "Align milling tool" input window opens.
Programming technology functions (cycles)
8.6 Further cycles and functions
Unit
Degrees
Degrees
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