Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming Manual page 264

ShopTurn Functions
5
5.5 Milling
Entering a variable text
Variable
Variable >
text
Deleting text
Delete text
Parameters
T, D, F, S, V See Sec. "Creating program blocks".
Position You can select 8 different positions:
Clamp/release spindle (for End face Y and Peripheral surface Y only)
The function must be set up by the machine manufacturer.
Alignment
Reference Position of reference point within text
point
Engraving text a maximum of 91 characters
End face/End face C:
X0 Reference point in X direction (abs.)
L0 Reference point on longitudinal polar axis (alternative to X0)
Y0 Reference point in Y direction (abs.)
C0 Reference point on angular polar axis (alternative to Y0)
Z0 Reference point in Z direction (abs.)
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Press the "Variable" and "Variable text" softkeys if you want to
take the text to be engraved (up to 200 characters) from a
variable.
The format text <Text, VARTEXT> is inserted and you return to the
engraving field with the softkey bar.
You can use any other text variable instead of VARTEXT.
Press the "Delete text" softkey to remove the entire text.
The format text for the variables is always inserted at the current
cursor position.
The "Lowercase", "Special characters", "Variable", and "Delete text"
softkeys only appear when you place the cursor in the input field for
engraving text.
 End face/End face C – Front
 End face/End face C – Rear
 Peripheral surface/Peripheral surface C – Inner
 Peripheral surface/Peripheral surface C – Outer
 End face Y – Front (only when Y axis exists)
 End face Y – Rear (only when Y axis exists)
 Peripheral surface Y – inner (only when Y axis exists)
 Peripheral surface Y – Rear (only when Y axis exists)
Align text to line
Align text to arc
Align text to arc
Description
SINUMERIK 840D sl Operation/Programming ShopTurn (BAT) – 08/2005 Edition
08/2005
5
Unit
mm
mm
mm
Degrees
mm
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