
B-63944EN-2/02 OPERATION 1.SETTING AND DISPLAYING DATA
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(Reference tool
nose position)
Workpiece
Measurement surface
OFSL OFSL
Measurement surface
Hm
Machine zero
oint
Zm
Zm
L
Hm
Reference block
Base measurement
surface
L : Distance from the reference tool nose position to the base measurement surface (machine coordinate of the measuremen
surface)
Hm : Distance from the base measurement surface to the actual measurement surface
Zm : Distance from the tool nose to be measured to the measurement surface when the tool is positioned to the machine zero point
(Zt : Distance from the tool nose to be measured to the base measurement surface when the tool is positioned to the machine zero
point)
OFSL: Tool length compensation value (OFSL = Zm - Hm - L)
Zt
Machine table Machine table
Tool
T01
Tool
T01
Defining the actual tool length as the tool length compensation
has the advantage of eliminating the need for remeasuring, even
if the workpiece is changed, provided the tool is not worn.
Another advantage is that the tool length compensation need not
be re-set when multiple workpieces are machined. In this case,
assign a workpiece coordinate system to each workpiece, using
G54 to G59, and set the workpiece origin offset for each
workpiece.
(2) Definition 2
In the second definition method, the tool length compensation is
the distance from the tool nose position to the workpiece
coordinate system origin when the machine is positioned to the
Z-axis zero point. A tool length compensation defined in this
way will be equal to the difference between the length of the tool
to be measured and that of the reference tool, in the same way as
with definition 1. The reference tool for definition 2 is, however,
an imaginary tool which has a tool nose at the workpiece