Setting up the machine
2.4 Settings for the machine
2.4
Settings for the machine
2.4.1
Switching over the coordinate system (MCS/WCS)
The coordinates in the actual value display are relative to either the machine coordinate
system or the workpiece coordinate system.
By default, the workpiece coordinate system is set as a reference for the actual value
display.
The machine coordinate system (MCS), in contrast to the workpiece coordinate system
(WCS), does not take any zero-point offsets into consideration.
Proceed as follows
2.4.2
Switching the unit of measurement
You can set millimeters or inches as the unit of measurement. Switching the unit of
measurement always applies to the entire machine. All required information is automatically
converted to the new unit of measurement, for example:
● Positions
● Tool offsets
● Work offsets
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1.
Select the "Machine" operating area.
2.
Press the "JOG" or AUTO" key.
...
3.
Press the "Act.vls. MCS" softkey.
The machine coordinate system is selected.
The title of the actual value window changes in the MCS.
Operating Manual, 01/2008, 6FC5398-6AP10-2BA0
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