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HEIDENHAIN PT 855 for Turning User Manual

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Working with POSITIP – First Steps

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Operating Instructions

POSITIP 855

Displaying and moving to positions

Z

1

X

15

2

3

4

20

45

0

5

Select the axis (X).

Enter the coordinate for nominal position : X = 15 mm. Confirm entry.
The positioning aid appears for the X axis;
the nominal position remains at the top of the screen.

1

5

ENT

Move the X axis until the display value is zero.

Select the axis ( Z

S

).

Enter the coordinate for nominal position : Z

S

= –20 mm. Confirm entry.

The positioning aid appears for the Z

S

axis;

the nominal position remains at the top of the screen.

2

ENT

0

Move the Z

S

axis until the display value is zero.

1

N o m i n a l p o s i t i o n v a l u e ?
X + ....

N o m i n a l p o s i t i o n v a l u e ?
Z

S

+ ....

1

2

3

Example: Turning a shoulder by traversing to display value zero

In this example, both incremental and absolute nominal position
values are used.

Position

Z

=

0 mm

X

=

15 mm

Position

Z

= –20 mm

X

=

15 mm

Position

Z

= –20 mm

I

X =

+5 mm

Position

I

Z = –45 mm

I

X =

0 mm

Preparation:

➤ Preset the tool and set the workpiece datum as described

earlier in this chapter.

➤ Set the user parameters (see Chapter I - 6):

Sum display Z

S

or for both axes (X

S

and Z

S

)

Radius display for both axes X and Z

Set

Ovrsize ON / OFF

to

OFF

➤ Preposition the tool appropriately

(such as X = +20 mm, Z = +10 mm).

If you want to turn a larger shoulder, use the Multipass
cycle (see Chapter I - 3). This cycle allows you to turn
the shoulder in any number of infeeds without having to
enter coordinates for each feed move.

Operating mode:

DISTANCE-TO-GO

2

4