Measure Tool (Milling); General Information - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual

3.6

Measure tool (milling)

3.6.1

General information

The measuring cycles described in this chapter are intended for use on milling machines and
machining centers.
Note
Spindle
Spindle commands in the measuring cycles always refer to the active master spindle of the
control.
When using the measuring cycles at machines with several spindles, then the spindle involved
must be defined as master spindle before the cycle call.
Reference:/PG/"Programming Guide Fundamentals"
Plane definition
For milling machines and machining centers, the default setting is the actual machining plane
G17.
Measuring cycles
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Measuring variants
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