HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual page 17

1 First Steps with the TNC 620......................................................................................................... 45
1.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................. 46
1.2 Machine switch-on................................................................................................................................. 46
Acknowledging the power interruption and moving to the reference points........................................... 46
1.3 Programming the first part................................................................................................................... 47
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 47
The most important TNC keys.................................................................................................................47
Creating a new program/file management.............................................................................................. 48
Defining a workpiece blank......................................................................................................................49
Program layout......................................................................................................................................... 50
Programming a simple contour................................................................................................................51
Creating a cycle program......................................................................................................................... 54
1.4 Graphically testing the first part (Advanced Graphic Features software option)............................ 56
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 56
Selecting the tool table for the test run.................................................................................................. 56
Choosing the program you want to test................................................................................................. 57
Selecting the screen layout and the view............................................................................................... 57
Starting the test run.................................................................................................................................58
1.5 Setting up tools..................................................................................................................................... 59
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 59
Preparing and measuring tools................................................................................................................ 59
The tool table TOOL.T............................................................................................................................. 60
The pocket table TOOL_P .TCH................................................................................................................. 61
1.6 Workpiece setup..................................................................................................................................... 62
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 62
Clamping the workpiece.......................................................................................................................... 62
Workpiece alignment with 3-D touch probe(software option: Touch probe function).............................. 63
Datum setting with 3-D touch probe (software option: Touch probe function)........................................ 64
1.7 Running the first program.................................................................................................................... 65
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 65
Choosing the program you want to run.................................................................................................. 65
Start the program.....................................................................................................................................65
TNC 620 | User's Manual
HEIDENHAIN Conversational Programming | 5/2013
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