Define The Plane Function; Position Display - HEIDENHAIN ITNC 530 User Manual

Define the PLANE function

Show the soft-key row with special functions
Select special TNC functions: Press the
SPECIAL TNC FUNCTIONS soft key.
Select the PLANE function: Press the TILT MACHINING
PLANE soft key: The TNC displays the available
definition possibilities in the soft-key row.
Selecting the function while animation is active
Activate animation: Set the SELECT ANIMATION ON/OFF soft key
to ON.
Start an animation for one of the definition possibilities: Press one
of the available soft keys. The TNC highlights the soft key with a
different color and begins the appropriate animation.
To assume the currently active function: Press the ENT key or press
the soft key of the active function again. The TNC continues the
dialog and requests the required parameters.
Selecting the function while animation is inactive
Select the desired function directly via soft key. The TNC continues
the dialog and requests the required parameters.

Position display

As soon as a PLANE function is active, the TNC shows the calculated
spatial angle in the additional status display (see figure). As a rule, the
TNC internally always calculates with spatial angles, independent of
which PLANE function is active.
484 9 Programming: Special Functions