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Special Functions | Adaptive Feed Control AFC (option 45)
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Column Function
NR
Number of the machining step
TOOL
Number or name of the tool with which the machin-
ing step was made (not editable)
IDX
Index of the tool with which the machining step was
made (not editable)
N
Difference for tool call:
0
: Tool was called by its tool number
1
: Tool was called by its tool name
PREF
Reference load of the spindle. The control measures
the value in percent with respect to the rated
spindle power
ST
Status of the machining step:
L
: In the next program run, a teach-in cut will be
recorded for this machining step. The control will
overwrite any existing values in this line
C
: The teach-in cut was completed successfully.
The next program run can be conducted with
automatic feed control
AFC
Name of the control setting
Remember the following before you record a teach-in cut:
If required, adapt the control settings in the AFC.TAB table
Enter the desired control setting for all tools in the
AFC
column
of the tool table TOOL.T
Select the program for teach-in
Activate the
AFC
function via the soft key
Further information: "Activating and deactivating AFC",
page 546
Refer to your machine manual.
You can teach any number of machining steps for a tool.
Your machine tool builder will either make a function
available for this, or will integrate this possibility in the
functions for switching on the spindle.
The functions for starting and ending a machining step
are machine-dependent.