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Sinumerik Operate

SINUMERIK Operate has a uniform operating and programming interface with powerful functions for
turning and milling. The functions and operating instructions described in this chapter therefore apply
irrespective of whether you work on a turning or a milling machine or at a machining center.

1. Uniform user interface for turning and milling
SINUMERIK Operate has a uniform operating and programming interface with powerful functions for
turning and milling. The functions and operating instructions described in this chapter therefore apply
irrespective of whether you work on a turning or a milling machine or at a machining center.
HMI-Advanced, ShopMill and ShopTurn combined under a single interface
Intuitive and clear operation and programming, including animated elements
Representation in the modern Windows style
Powerful functions
Setup, programming, tool and program management for complete machining
Multi-channel capability with ShopTurn for multi-channel machines, among other things,
synchronization of programs with programSYNC and much more
CNC programming for the highest level of productivity using programGUIDE
Machining step programming for the shortest programming time with ShopMill and ShopTurn

2. user interface for Milling



Softkeys for Milling







Position
Tool
Feedrate
Spindle
Zero point



3. Program Manager


With the Program Manager, you can create new programs at any time. You can similarly open existing
programs to execute, modify, copy or rename them. Programs no longer required can be deleted.
Active programs are marked with a green symbol. USB flash drives can be used for data exchange.
For example, programs which were created on an external device can be copied and executed on the
NC.

Picture 1: Creating a new workpiece.
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2
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4. Program header
Enter the workpiece data and general program specifications in the program header.












5. Face Milling
The workpiece surface is milled in order to obtain a level, clean surface. This is done with face
milling.





1 Work Offset: G54
2 Blank: BLOCK
3 1st and 2nd corner (abs
absolut, inc increment)
4 Initial dimension
BLOCK
5 Final dimension
BLOCK
6 Accept or Cancel
Optimized retraction
The tool traverses over the
workpiece at the
safety clearance in
accordance with the
specified contour.
To retraction plane
The tool traverses back to
the retraction plane
and performs infeed to the
new position.













6. Positioning
1 Select tool
2 Feedrate
3 Cutting speed or spindle speed
4 Machining - Rough
5 Machining direction
6 Max. Plane infeed as
percentage of tool diameter
7 Max. infeed depth
8 Fin. Allowance depth
9 Machining - finishing
10 Simulation
11 Finish


7. Make a groove



8. Machining walls of the pocket



2 Straight
1 open softkey Straight
3 X, Y, Z
4 Feedrate
5 Rapid
6 Compensation
1
2
2 Straight
1 open softkey Straight
3 Feedrate
1 open softkey Straight
2 Straight



















9. Create contour
With the contour calculator integrated into ShopMill for entering complex contours, you can enter even
the most complicated contours easily.






1 Select tool
2 Cutting speed or spindle speed
3 Positioning
1
2
3 4 Positioning
4
5 Machining
5 4 Positioning
6 6 Machining













































1 start point of contour
1
2
3
4
5
6









10. Contour milling
Rough












Finishing Base














7
1 Select tool
2 Feedrate
3 Cutting speed or spindle speed
4 Machining - Rough
5 starting point
6 Max. Plane infeed as
percentage of tool diameter
7 Max. infeed depth
8 Fin. Allowance depth
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2
11. Drilling centering





























Holes positions pattern

























Use the "Positioning" field to define how to approach the drill holes within the drill pattern. If the drill
holes lie in a circumferential groove, for example, do not use
1 Select tool
2 Feedrate
3 revolution per mminute
4 Centering in relation to diameter
5 Diameter of centering
6 Dwell time in seconds
1 Circular pattern
2 starting point
3 center point of circle
4 radius of circle
5 holes number
"Positioning Straight line"; otherwise, a contour violation would result.
Along a straight line,along a circle.


Grid positions pattern




























12. Drilling 8,5mm


















1 Grid pattern
2 starting point
3 clearance between columns
4 Clearance betwen lines
5 number of columns
6 number of lines
1 Select tool
2 Feedrate
3 Cutting speed or spindle spee
4 Drilling depth relation to shaft
5 Drilling depth relation to Z
0

6 Dwell time in seconds
13. Tapping M10




















Position repeat

The drilling positions are numbered consecutively during creation. The appropriate number is to be
found directly after the block number of the corresponding position pattern. Specify position grid for
position 3.

























1 number of position to
be repeat
1 Select tool
2 Thread table
3 Thread pitch in mm/rev
4 Drilling depth relation to shaft
5 Spindle speed for retract
6 compensatiokn
chuck
8 Thread lenght 7 no. of cuts
14. Drilling 10mm
























Position repeat
































1 Select tool
2 Feedrate
3 Cutting speed or spindle spee
4 Drilling depth relation to shaft
5 Drilling depth relation to Z
0

6 Dwell time in seconds
1 number of position to
be repeat
15. Simulation









2 Top view
3 3D view
4 Cutting speed or spindle spee
5 Details; cut view
1 Stop

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