Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Operating Manual page 69

Procedure
HMI sl Milling
Operating Manual, 06/2009, 6FC5398-7CP20-0BA0
1. Select the "Machine" operating area and press the <JOG> key.
2. Press the "Workpiece zero" softkey.
3. Press the "Align edge" softkey.
- OR -
Press the "Distance between 2 edges" softkey.
- OR -
If these softkeys are not listed, press any vertical softkey (with the
exception of "Set edge") and in the drop-down list, select the desired
measurement version.
4. Select "Measuring only" if you only want to display the measured
values.
- OR -
Select the desired work offset in which you want to store the zero
point (e.g. basis reference).
- OR -
Press the "Select WO" softkey and select the work offset in which the
zero point is to be saved in the "Work Offset – G54 ... G599" window
and press the "In manual" softkey.
You return to the appropriate measurement window.
5. Under "Measuring axis", select the axis in which you want to approach
the workpiece, and the measuring direction (+ or -).
6. Enter the setpoint angle between the workpiece edge and the
reference axis.
7. Traverse the tool to the workpiece edge.
8. Press the "Save P1" softkey.
9. Reposition the tool and repeat the measuring procedure (step 7) to
measure the second point, and then press the "Save P2" softkey.
Setting up the machine
2.6 Measuring the workpiece zero
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