Siemens SINUMERIK 840C - Manual (Page 1136)

01.99 12 Functional Descriptions
12.36.5 Inch/metric conversion function
12.36.5 Inch/metric conversion function
When the data required for loading the switchover do not yet exist, the user must change to
the MMC application MDD to initiate the conversion process. The initiation of the conversion
process is described below.
Select the display using the softkeys for Diagnosis, Machine data, File functions.
Fig.: Conversion function in the MDD
Pay attention to the following during the conversion process:
• Select a data block with the data selector from the user branch.
• Only offline data can be used, other data are rejected by an error message. If there are no
offline data linked, first save online data in a file of their own.
• Rounding errors may occur through multiple conversions i.e. when converted from
”metric” to ”inch” and then back from ”inch” to ”metric”.
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