Miscellaneous - Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE sl Commissioning Manual

9 Additional Functions
9.3 Cylinder surface transformation
9.3 Cylinder surface transformation
9.3.1 Function
Option
General
Enable cylinder
surface
transformation
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The function "Cylinder surface transformation" can only be used if the function
"Tracyl" (option) is used in the standard.
The Order No. is: 6FC5 800--0AM27--0YB0.
The cylinder surface transformation is required in order to machine the following:
S Longitudinal grooves on cylindrical bodies,
Transverse grooves on cylindrical bodies
S
Grooves with any path on cylindrical bodies.
S
The groove contour is programmed in relation to the developed, plane surface
of the cylinder. The program can include line/circle, drilling or milling cycles or
profiling (free contour programming).
There are two variants of cylinder surface transformation, i.e.
S with groove wall offset (ON)
without groove wall offset (OFF)
S
Longitudinal slot
Without groove side compensation
Fig. 9-1 Grooves with and without groove wall offset
The function "Cylinder surface transformation" is displayed on the ShopMill op-
erator interface if the display MD 9721 $MM_CMM_ENABLE_
TRACYL=1 is used. The rotary axis involved in the cylinder surface transforma-
tion is displayed and programmed via display MD 9653
$MM_CMM_ENABLE_A_AXIS or 9720 $MM_CMM_ENABLE_B_AXIS.
The cylinder surface transformation function is selected and deselected via
"Miscellaneous", "Transformations", "Cylinder surface" softkey on the ShopMill
Operator interface and is described in:
References: /BASsl/, Operation/Programming ShopMill
SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual CNC: ShopMill - - 11/2006 Edition
Transverse groove
Parallel limited longitudinal
groove with groove wall offset
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