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Contents
5.8 Calibrating 3-D touch probes (option 17)....................................................................................... 215
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................215
Calibrating the effective length............................................................................................................................... 216
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment......................................................217
Displaying calibration values....................................................................................................................................220
5.9 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe (option 17)......................................221
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................221
Measuring a basic rotation...................................................................................................................................... 223
Saving the basic rotation in the preset table....................................................................................................... 223
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table....................................................................224
Showing basic rotation and offset......................................................................................................................... 225
Rescinding basic rotation or offset........................................................................................................................225
Determining a 3-D basic rotation............................................................................................................................226
Comparison of offset and 3-D basic rotation...................................................................................................... 229
5.10 Presetting with a 3-D touch probe (option number 17)...................................................................230
Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 230
Presetting on any axis...............................................................................................................................................231
Corner as preset......................................................................................................................................................... 232
Circle center as preset.............................................................................................................................................. 233
Setting a center line as preset................................................................................................................................ 236
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe...................................................................................................237
5.11 Tilting the working plane (option 8)................................................................................................240
Application, function.................................................................................................................................................. 240
Position display in a tilted system..........................................................................................................................241
Limitations on working with the tilting function.................................................................................................. 241
Activating manual tilting........................................................................................................................................... 242
Setting the tool-axis direction as the active machining direction.................................................................... 244
Setting a preset in a tilted coordinate system.....................................................................................................244
HEIDENHAIN | TNC 620 | User's Manual for Setup, Testing and Running NC Programs | 01/2022
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