Setting The Tolerance; Selecting The Machining Range / Deleting The Range And Element - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

6.11.3.4

Setting the tolerance

To allow even inaccurately created drawings to be used, i.e. to compensate for gaps in the
geometry, you can enter a snap radius in millimeters. This relates elements.
Note
Large snap radius
The larger that the snap radius is set, the larger the number of available following elements.
Procedure
6.11.3.5

Selecting the machining range / deleting the range and element

You can select ranges in the DXF file and therefore reduce the elements. After accepting the
2nd position, only the contents of the selected rectangle are displayed (contours are cut to the
rectangle).
Requirement
The DXF file is open in the editor.
Procedure
Select the machining range from the DXF file
Turning
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1. The DXF file is opened in the editor.
2. Press the "Details" and "Snap radius" softkeys.
The "Input" window appears.
3. Enter the desired value and press the "OK" softkey.
1. Press the "Reduce" and "Select range" softkeys if you want to select
specific ranges of the DXF file.
An orange rectangle is displayed.
2. Press the "Range +" softkey to enlarge the section or press the "Range
-" softkey to reduce the section.
3. Press the "Arrow right", "Arrow left", "Arrow up" or "Arrow down" softkey
to move the selection tool.
Machining the workpiece
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