Mitsubishi Electric EZMotion-NC E60 Series, Operation Manual

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3. Tool Offset (L system)
3.2 Tool Length Data
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Refer to "3 (II). Tool Offset (M system)" for M system.
(2) Basic point method
Set the type selection to the basic point method. (Set #1102 tlm to 0).
To carry out the basic point method, a point to place the tool nose on (measurement point) is
required.
Set the measurement point in parameter #2015 tlml– beforehand.
Measurement point
Z-axis + tlml
(Note)
Always set the measurement
point with the radius,
regardless of the diameter/
radius command.
Set the measurement point
in the machine coordinate
system.
Tool length = Machine value - Measurement point (tlml)
The expression above is used for automatic calculation in the basic point method. When the tool
nose is placed on the measuring point, the distance from the tool nose to the tool length basic
point is calculated.
Z-axis tool length
X-axis tool
length
Tool nose
Tool length basic point
< Measuring procedure for the basic point method >
(1) Select the TOOL DATA screen.
(2) Set the tool No. to be measured in #
( ).
(Select the tool before this step. It can
be selected using a manual numerical
command.)
(Example) Select tool length
No. "1".
(3) Manually place the tool nose on the
measuring point.
[TOOL DATA] TOOL 2.1/4
[MACHINE] X 212.350
#I :INC. #A :ABS Y 210.100
#1 X 0.000 Z 0.000
2 X 0.000 Z 0.000
3 X 0.000 Z 0.000
: : :
: : :
T M
# ( 1 ) X ( ) Z ( )
1
Measurement point
Manual
operation