Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual page 113

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10.04
Changing the default
settings
Jog
Retraction plane
Safety clearance
Setup feedrate
Variable increment
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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
Select the "Expand" softkey in "Machine Manual" mode to expand
the softkey bar.
Press the "ShopM. sett." softkey.
The ShopMill settings menu opens.
In the "Retraction plane" box enter the retraction position above
the workpiece to be approached during face milling in rapid
traverse in manual mode.
In the "Safety clearance" box, enter the position to which the axis
is to traverse in rapid traverse.
The safety clearance is the distance between the tool tip and the
workpiece surface. As soon as the safety clearance is reached,
the programmed face milling cycle is executed at machining
feedrate.
In the "setup feedrate" box enter the feedrate with which you want
to traverse the axes in manual mode.
In the "variable increment" box enter an increment for traversing
the axes in manual mode not at a fixed increment but at a variable
increment.
Press the "Back" softkey.
The "ShopMill settings" menu box closes.
These settings remain valid until you change them.
These settings are made for the programs in the program header.
Operation
2.8 Manual mode
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