Example: Measure Tool In Jog - Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Manual

2.7
Measuring function: Measure tool in JOG
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General information on workpiece production

2.7.6 Example: Measure tool in JOG

Function
You can execute the following functions with "Measure tool":
Calibrate a dynamometer
Determine the tool length or the radius of milling tools or the tool length of drills, and enter this
data into the tool compensation memory.
Requirements for using measuring functions
The tool must have been loaded.
The dynamometer is calibrated and active.
Procedure
In JOG mode, select the Measure tool softkey
whether you want to measure automatically or manually.
Click the associated Radius/diameter auto softkey
offset, especially for tools with rounded cuts, for example.
As of SW 4.5, you can specifically measure individual teeth of the tool in order, for example,
to identify a broken cutting edge. The single cutting edge measurement
remeasuring and initial measuring. A check is made as to whether the measured values of all
cutting edges are within a defined tolerance range.
As of SW 4.7, a tool offset
in automatic mode, a measurement log
Click NC Start to initiate the measuring process; the tool compensations for radius and length
1 will be entered in the active tool compensation data.
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. In the horizontal softkey bar, select
1
or Length auto
2
can be specified in the +/- direction. When measuring the tool
5
can be created after each measuring process.
6
1
and enter the
3
can be used for
4
3
2