Using Touch Probe Functions With Mechanical Probes Or Measuring Dials - HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual

Setup | Presetting without a 3D touch probe
Using touch probe functions with mechanical probes or
measuring dials
If you do not have an electronic 3-D touch probe on your machine,
you can also use all the previously described manual touch probe
functions (exception: calibration function) with mechanical probes or
by simply touching the workpiece with the tool.
Further information: "Using a 3-D touch probe (option 17)",
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In place of the electronic signal generated automatically by a 3-D
touch probe during probing, you can manually initiate the trigger
signal for capturing the probing position by pressing a key.
Proceed as follows:
Select any touch probe function by soft key
Move the mechanical probe to the first position to
be captured by the control.
To capture the position: Press the
Actual-position-capture soft key
The control saves the current position.
Move the mechanical probe to the next position to
be captured by the control.
To capture the position: Press the
Actual-position-capture soft key
The control saves the current position.
If required, move to additional positions and
capture as described previously
Preset: In the menu window, enter the
coordinates of the new preset, confirm with the
SET PRESET soft key, or write the values to a table
Further information: "Writing measured values
from the touch probe cycles to a datum table",
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Further information: "Writing measured values
from the touch probe cycles to the preset table",
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Terminate the probing function: Press the END
key
If you try to set a preset in a locked axis, the control will
issue either a warning or an error message, depending on
what the machine tool builder has defined.
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