Measuring function

Application

Use the measuring function to measure any points on the simulated workpiece. The control shows various pieces of information about the measured surface.

Requirement

  • The Workpiece mode

Description of function

If you measure a point on the simulated workpiece, the cursor always locks onto the currently selected surface.

Measured point on simulated workpiece

The control shows the following information about the measured surface:

  • Measured positions in the X, Y and Z axes, relative to the workpiece coordinate system W-CS
  • Workpiece coordinate system W-CS

  • Status of the machined surface
    • Material Cut = Surface that has been machined
    • Material NoCut = Surface that has not been machined
  • Cutting tool
  • NC block currently running in the NC program
  • Distance between the measured surface and the finished part
  • Relevant values of monitored machine components (#155 / #5-02-1)
  • Component monitoring with MONITORING HEATMAP (#155 / #5-02-1)

Measuring the difference between the workpiece blank and the finished part

To measure the difference between the workpiece blank and the finished part:

  1. Select an operating mode (e.g., Editor)
  2. Open an NC program with a workpiece blank and finished part defined in BLK FORM FILE
  3. Open the Simulation workspace

  1. Select the Tool options column

  1. Activate the Measuring toggle switch

  1. Select the Workpiece coloring selection menu

  1. Select Model comparison
  2. The control displays the workpiece blank and finished part defined in the BLK FORM FILE function.

  1. Start the simulation
  2. The control simulates the workpiece.
  3. Select the desired point on the simulated workpiece
  4. The control displays the difference in the dimension between the simulated workpiece and the finished part.
  5.  
    Tip

    The control uses the Model comparison function to identify dimensional differences between the simulated workpiece and the finished part first in color, starting with differences greater than 0.2 mm.

Notes

  • Depending on the selected quality in the Simulation settings window, the measurement result possibly does not match the real workpiece. The lower the quality the more strongly the simulated tool deviates from a circle, for example. During the simulation, this deviation (i.e.,the chord error), is transferred to the workpiece. Set the highest quality for simulation.
  • Simulation of tools

  • If you need to compensate for tools, you can use the measuring function to determine the tool to be compensated for.
  • If you notice an error in the simulated workpiece, you can use the measuring function to determine the NC block that causes the error.