JoeMoran_Brettings

Hello

Onour Siemens machines is there a page to look at and set the relative positions of a work piece? On our Fanuc machines there is a Relative Function Page to zero and set. This allows the operator to just make measurements with the tool and the machine will calculate out the difference. No need for the operator to manually uses his calculator.

This is what we are looking at doing.

Thecoordinate system allows you to set your own point of reference. It is most commonly used when taking measurements on the machine. With this display screen page, you can reset (set to zero) or preset (set to a specific value) the axis display registers. One example of when this display screen is needed is when measuring tool length compensation values on machining centers. During this procedure, you bring the spindle nose to a flat surface and then zero the Z axis register value (on the relative display screen page). After loading a tool, you bring the tool tip to the same surface. At this point the Z axis register of the relative page will show you the tool's length.