HEIDENHAIN TNC 320 User Manual page 15

1 First Steps with the TNC 320......................................................................................................... 41
1.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................. 42
1.2 Machine switch-on................................................................................................................................. 42
Acknowledging the power interruption and moving to the reference points........................................... 42
1.3 Programming the first part................................................................................................................... 43
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 43
The most important TNC keys.................................................................................................................43
Creating a new program/file management.............................................................................................. 44
Defining a workpiece blank......................................................................................................................45
Program layout......................................................................................................................................... 46
Programming a simple contour................................................................................................................47
Creating a cycle program......................................................................................................................... 50
1.4 Graphically testing the first part.......................................................................................................... 52
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 52
Selecting the tool table for the test run.................................................................................................. 52
Choosing the program you want to test................................................................................................. 53
Selecting the screen layout and the view............................................................................................... 53
Starting the test run.................................................................................................................................54
1.5 Setting up tools..................................................................................................................................... 55
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 55
Preparing and measuring tools................................................................................................................ 55
The tool table TOOL.T............................................................................................................................. 56
The pocket table TOOL_P .TCH................................................................................................................. 57
1.6 Workpiece setup..................................................................................................................................... 58
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 58
Clamping the workpiece.......................................................................................................................... 58
Workpiece alignment with 3-D touch probe............................................................................................ 59
Datum setting with 3-D touch probe....................................................................................................... 60
1.7 Running the first program.................................................................................................................... 61
Selecting the correct operating mode..................................................................................................... 61
Choosing the program you want to run.................................................................................................. 61
Start the program.....................................................................................................................................61
TNC 320 | User's Manual HEIDENHAIN Conversational Programming | 5/2013
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