Table Of Contents - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual

Table of contents

Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Description................................................................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Basics.............................................................................................................................................9
1.2 General prerequisites...................................................................................................................11
1.3 Behavior on block search, dry run, program testing, simulation..................................................12
1.4 Reference points on the machine and workpiece........................................................................13
1.5 Definition of the planes, tool types ...............................................................................................15
1.6 Probes that can be used ..............................................................................................................18
1.7 Probe, calibration body, calibration tool.......................................................................................22
1.7.1 Measuring workpieces on milling machines, machining centers .................................................22
1.7.2 Measuring tools on milling machines, machining centers ...........................................................23
1.7.3 Measuring workpieces at the turning machines...........................................................................25
1.7.4 Measuring tools at lathes .............................................................................................................28
1.8 Measurement principle.................................................................................................................30
1.9 Measuring strategy for measuring workpieces with tool offset ....................................................35
1.10 Parameters for checking the measurement result and offset ......................................................38
1.11 Effect of empirical value, mean value, and tolerance parameters...............................................43
1.12 Measuring cycle help programs ...................................................................................................44
1.12.1 CYCLE116: Calculation of center point and radius of a circle.....................................................44
1.12.2 CUST_MEACYC: User program before/after measurements are performed..............................46
1.13 Miscellaneous functions...............................................................................................................46
1.13.1 Measuring cycle support in the program editor............................................................................46
1.13.2 Measuring result screens.............................................................................................................47
2 Measuring variants .................................................................................................................................. 49
2.1 General requirements ..................................................................................................................49
2.1.1 Overview of the measuring cycles ...............................................................................................49
2.1.2 Selection of the measuring variants via softkeys (turning) ..........................................................51
2.1.3 Selection of the measuring variants via softkeys (milling) ...........................................................53
2.1.4 Result parameters........................................................................................................................55
2.2 Measure workpiece (turning) .......................................................................................................56
2.2.1 General information .....................................................................................................................56
2.2.2 Calibrate probe - length (CYCLE973)..........................................................................................57
2.2.3 Calibrate probe - radius on surface (CYCLE973) ........................................................................60
2.2.4 Calibrate probe - calibrate in groove (CYCLE973) ......................................................................63
2.2.5 Turning measurement - front edge (CYCLE974).........................................................................67
2.2.6 Turning measurement - inside diameter (CYCLE974, CYCLE994) ............................................71
2.2.7 Turning measurement - outside diameter (CYCLE974, CYCLE994) ..........................................76
2.2.8 Extended measurement...............................................................................................................81
Measuring cycles
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