Te1: Clearance Control; Brief Description; General Information; Function Description - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Function Manual

TE1: Clearance control

11.1

Brief description

11.1.1

General information

Function Description

The "clearance control" technological function is used to maintain a one-dimensional (1D) or
three-dimensional (3D) clearance required for technological reasons during a defined
machining process. The clearance to be maintained may be e.g. the distance of a tool from
the workpiece surface to be machined.
Function code
The code for the "clearance control" technological function for function-specific identifiers of
program commands, machine data, etc. is:
CLC = Clearance Control
Availability
The "clearance control" technological function is available for the following systems:
• SINUMERIK 840D
• SINUMERIK 840Di
Compile cycle
The "clearance control" technological function is a compile cycle.
A description of the system-specific availability of compile cycles and information on how to
deal with them can be found in:
References:
/FB3/ Function Manual, Special Functions;
Installation and Activation of Loadable Compile Cycles (TE01)
/HBi/ SINUMERIK 840Di Manual; NC Installation and Startup with HMI Advanced,
"Loadable compile cycles"
11.1.2 Function description
Laser cutting technology is used as an example for the detailed description of the "clearance
control" functionality .
Special Functions
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