First Steps With The Itnc - HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 User Manual

1 First Steps with the iTNC 530 ..... 55

1.1 Overview ..... 56
1.2 Machine switch-on ..... 57
Acknowledging the power interruption and moving to the reference points ..... 57
1.3 Programming the first part ..... 58
Selecting the correct operating mode ..... 58
The most important TNC keys ..... 58
Creating a new program/file management ..... 59
Defining a workpiece blank ..... 60
Program layout ..... 61
Programming a simple contour ..... 62
Creating a cycle program ..... 65
1.4 Graphically testing the first part ..... 68
Selecting the correct operating mode ..... 68
Selecting the tool table for the test run ..... 68
Choosing the program you want to test ..... 69
Selecting the screen layout and the view ..... 69
Starting the test run ..... 70
1.5 Setting up tools ..... 71
Selecting the correct operating mode ..... 71
Preparing and measuring tools ..... 71
The tool table TOOL.T ..... 71
The pocket table TOOL_P.TCH ..... 72
1.6 Workpiece setup ..... 73
Selecting the correct operating mode ..... 73
Clamping the workpiece ..... 73
Aligning the workpiece with a touch probe ..... 74
Datum setting with a touch probe ..... 75
1.7 Running the first program ..... 76
Selecting the correct operating mode ..... 76
Choosing the program you want to run ..... 76
Start the program ..... 76
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