Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming

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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition 2-59
2.4.2 Switching over the coordinate system (MCS/WCS)
The machine coordinate system (MCS) is the original system of your
machine. Unlike the workpiece coordinate system (WCS), it does not
allow for tool offsets, work offset, scalings, etc.
You can switch between the machine and workpiece coordinate
systems by following the sequence below.
WCS MCS
 Press the "WCS MCS" key on the machine control panel
-or-
Jog
Auto
 Select "Machine Manual" or "Machine Auto" mode.
Actual
value MCS
 Press the "Actual value MCS" softkey to switch to MCS.
The "Actual value MCS" softkey is active.
Actual
value MCS
 Press the "Actual value MCS" softkey to switch from MCS to
WCS.
The "Actual value MCS" softkey is not active.

Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SINUMERIK 840D
Category	Control Unit
Language	English