Rockwell Automation 8520 9/PC CNC Tool Path Graphics Programming Manual - Manual (Page 21)

9/PC CNC Tool Path Graphics Programming Manual 21
Publication 8520-PM097A-EN-P - September 2001
Dimension
The visualized profile can be used for capturing the coordinates of its points. Greater
accuracy can be obtained if points are captured after the profile has been enlarged with the
{ZOOM} option.
After pressing the {DIMENS} softkey, a cross cursor appears and the axes position window
displays the position coordinates in the upper right corner of the screen.
Figure 11
Using the
{DIMENS} Softkey
To move the cross to any point on the profile use the arrow keys. The cross moves by step
and using the
[+] and [-] keys it is possible to increase or decrease the step: with [+], the
step is incremented and the cross moves faster but with less resolution; with [-], the step is
decremented with the opposite effect.
TIP
If you configure Tool Path Graphics to use a
2-dimensional visualization mode with programmed and
actual tool paths, the programmed path appears in yellow
(G01) or red (G00), while the actual path appears in
white (or in the case of manual motion, green). However,
if the two profiles are difficult to view because they
overlap, using
{ZOOM} adds clarification to the visualized
paths.