Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual page 93

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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
Select the "Workpiece" reference point.
Measuring the tool length on the edge of the workpiece
Approach the workpiece in the Z direction and perform scratching
with a rotating spindle (see Sec. "Traversing the Machine Axes").
Specify the setpoint position Z0 of the workpiece edge.
Press the "Set length" softkey.
The tool length is calculated automatically and entered in the tool list.
If you want to determine the tool length not with a workpiece, but with
a test socket instead, no work offset may be selected, or the basic
work offset must be zero.
Attach the tool you want to measure to the spindle.
Select the "Measure tool" softkey in "Machine Manual" mode.
Press the "Length manual" softkey.
Select the tool cutting edge D and the duplo number DP for the
tool.
Select the "fixed point" reference point.
Operation
2.7 Measuring a tool
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