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Contents
14.7 Using 3-D touch probes (option 17)..................................................................................................507
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 507
Functions in touch probe cycles........................................................................................................... 508
Select probing cycle..............................................................................................................................510
Record measured values from the touch probe cycles........................................................................ 510
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles to a datum table............................................. 511
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles to the preset table..........................................512
14.8 Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe (option 17)........................................................................... 513
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 513
Calibrating the effective length............................................................................................................. 514
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment............................................. 515
Displaying calibration values................................................................................................................. 519
14.9 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe (option 17)................................. 520
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 520
Identifying basic rotation.......................................................................................................................521
Saving a basic rotation in the preset table........................................................................................... 521
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table......................................................... 522
Displaying a basic rotation.................................................................................................................... 523
Canceling a basic rotation.....................................................................................................................523
Measuring 3-D basic rotation................................................................................................................524
14.10 Datum setting with a 3-D touch probe (option number 17)...........................................................526
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 526
Datum setting on any axis.................................................................................................................... 526
Corner as datum................................................................................................................................... 527
Circle center as datum..........................................................................................................................528
Setting a center line as datum............................................................................................................. 531
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe................................................................................... 532
14.11 Tilting the working plane (option 8)................................................................................................. 535
Application, function..............................................................................................................................535
Traversing datums in tilted axes........................................................................................................... 537
Position display in a tilted system........................................................................................................ 537
Limitations on working with the tilting function...................................................................................537
Activating manual tilting:....................................................................................................................... 538
Setting the tool-axis direction as the active machining direction..........................................................539
Setting a datum in a tilted coordinate system......................................................................................540
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HEIDENHAIN | TNC 620 | Conversational Programming User's Manual | 10/2015