Siemens SINUMERIK Series Operating Manual page 122

Setting up the machine
4.6 Measuring the workpiece zero
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Press the "Distance between 2 edges" softkey.
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If these softkeys are not listed, press any vertical softkey (with the excep‐
tion of "Set edge") and in the drop-down list, select the desired measure‐
ment version.
4. Select "Measuring only" if you only want to display the measured values.
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5. In the selection box, select the desired zero offset in which you want to
store the zero point.
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Press the "Select ZO" softkey to select an settable zero offset.
In the window "Zero Offset – G54 ... G599", select a zero offset, in which
the zero point should be saved and press the "In manual" softkey.
You return to the measurement window.
6. Under "Measuring axis", select the axis in which you want to approach
the workpiece, and the measuring direction (+ or -).
7. Enter the setpoint angle between the workpiece edge and the reference
axis.
8. Traverse the tool to the workpiece edge.
9. Press the "Save P1" softkey.
10. Reposition the tool and repeat the measuring procedure (step 7) to meas‐
ure the second point, and then press the "Save P2" softkey.
11. Press the "Calculate" softkey.
The angle between the workpiece edge and reference axis is calculated
and displayed.
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Press the "Set ZO" softkey.
With "Set ZO", the workpiece edge now corresponds to the setpoint angle.
The calculated rotation is stored in the zero offset.
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