
B-63324EN-1/03 OPERATION 9.SETTING AND DISPLAYING DATA
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Procedure for measuring the workpiece origin offset
The workpiece origin offset can be easily measured not only on the
longitudinal axis of the tool, or the Z-axis but also on the X-axis and
Y-axis in the plane orthogonal to the Z-axis. The workpiece origin
offsets on the X-axis and Y-axis can be easily measured both when a
surface of a workpiece is set as the workpiece origin and when the
center of a cutting hole is set as the workpiece origin.
For details of the actual operation, refer to the manual supplied by the
machine tool builder.
- Procedure for measuring the workpiece origin offset on the Z-axis
1 Set any tool on the spindle position. The selection of the tool is
made by an MDI command or the like (see the procedure for
measuring the tool length offset). A tool for which tool length
offset has already been measured must be selected.
2 Press the HANDLE or JOG switch of the mode selection
switches.
3 Turn on the workpiece origin offset measurement mode switch on
the machine operator’s panel. The screen is automatically
replaced by the workpiece origin offset screen. Status indication
WOFS blinks on the screen.
Fig. 9.10 (d) Workpiece Origin Offset Screen in Workpiece Origin
Measurement
4 Enter the tool length offset for the selected tool on the workpiece
origin offset screen. After entering the tool length offset by
pressing numeric keys, press the [TL_INP] soft key.
REMOTE MDIMEMORY
EDIT
ZERO
RETURN
JOG
HANDLE