
1. Outline
If you want to perform roughing or semi-finishing with a single tool, you may fine-adjust
the tool length compensation or cutter compensation. Moreover, you may want to
fine-adjust the setting of the workpiece origin offset that was already set up. This
function can change the offset (such as tool length compensation, cutter compensation, or
workpiece origin offset) for the currently valid offset number or workpiece coordinate
system among those specified, by adding an amount of axis movement made by manual
feed automatically.
2. Explanation
2.1 Active offset change mode
This mode is specified by an active offset change mode signal. In this mode, an amount
of axis movement made by manual feed is automatically added to the offset (such as tool
length compensation, cutter compensation, and workpiece origin offset) for the currently
valid offset number or workpiece coordinate system among those specified. The types of
manual feed valid with this function include manual handle feed, incremental feed, and
jog feed.
2.2 Specifying an offset to be changed
An active offset selection signal is used to select a tool length compensation ,cutter
compensation, or workpiece origin offset.
In active offset change mode, the selected offset is indicated by blinking its status
indication as listed below.
Selected offset Status indication
Tool length compensation LEN
Cutter compensation RAD
Workpiece origin offset WZR
2.3 Changing the tool compensation
This function can change the tool length compensation identified by the offset number
corresponding to an H code specified during automatic operation. If there is no valid tool
compensation (for example, when no H code has been issued since cycle start), no tool
length compensation change takes place even when axis movement is made manually.
Linear axis movement can change the tool length compensation. Rotation axis
movement cannot change it. When the tool length compensation is being changed,
manual feed cannot cause movement along more than one axis at a time.
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FANUC Series16i/18i/21i–MA/MB
Changing Active Offset Value
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02 030205 Overall revision
001106 S. Isohata E. Genma
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