Workpiece datum in the CAD file
Application
The workpiece preset is not always located in a manner that lets you machine the entire part. Therefore, the control provides a function to define a new datum and a working plane.
Related topics
- Presets in the machine
Description of function
When you select the Datum icon, the control displays the following information in the list view area:
- Distance between the datum that has been set and the workpiece preset
- Orientation of the working plane
You can apply a workpiece datum set in CAD Viewer and shift it, if required by entering values directly in the List View area.
The control displays values not equal to 0 in orange.
You can set the datum and the working plane orientation at the same locations as a preset.
Workpiece preset in the CAD file
If you have set a workpiece datum, the control displays the Datum icon in the menu bar with a yellow area.
Setting the workpiece preset or workpiece datum and orienting the coordinate system
The datum and its optional orientation can be inserted as NC block or comments in the NC program by using the TRANS DATUM AXIS function for the datum and the PLANE SPATIAL function for the orientation.
If you define only one datum and its orientation, then the control inserts the functions in the NC program as an NC block.
4 TRANS DATUM AXIS X... Y... Z... |
5 PLANE SPATIAL SPA... SPB... SPC... TURN MB MAX FMAX |
If you additionally select contours or points, then the control inserts the functions in the NC program as comments.
4 ;TRANS DATUM AXIS X... Y... Z... |
5 ;PLANE SPATIAL SPA... SPB... SPC... TURN MB MAX FMAX |
You can save the workpiece preset and workpiece datum information to a file or to the clipboard, even when the software option CAD Import (#42 / #1-03-1) is not available.
The control retains the content of the clipboard only as long as CAD Viewer is open.