
B-63324EN-1/03 OPERATION 9.SETTING AND DISPLAYING DATA
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9.10 TOOL LENGTH/WORKPIECE ORIGIN MEASUREMENT
The length of a tool can be measured by executing a program command
for automatic tool length measurement (G37) (Section II-16.5,
"Automatic Tool Length Measurement" in Programming) or by
manually moving the tool to the top surface of the workpiece or the like
(Section II-9.8, "Manual Tool Length Measurement"). With tool
length/workpiece origin measurement, tool length measurement can be
simplified, and the setup for machining can be easily made in a short
time. The workpiece origin offset can also be measured easily.
On the tool length offset measurement screen, a T code, M code or
reference position return can be specified by a manual numeric
command.
Procedure for measuring a tool length offset
A tool length offset can be measured by manually bringing the tool into
contact with a workpiece or a reference block.
For details of the actual operation, refer to the manual supplied by the
machine tool builder.
1 Place the machine in the tool replacement position by manual
reference position return or another suitable operation.
2 Press the HANDLE or JOG switch among the mode selection
switches.
3 Turn the tool offset measurement mode switch on the machine
operator’s panel to ON. The screen is automatically replaced by
the tool length offset measurement screen, as shown below. On
the screen, status indication OFST blinks.
The tool length offset measurement screen for offset memories A
and B (geometry compensation is distinguished from wear
compensation) slightly differs from that for memory C (geometry
compensation is distinguished from wear compensation, and
cutter compensation is distinguished from length compensation).
REMOTE MDIMEMORY
EDIT
ZERO
RETURN
JOG
HANDLE