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14.7 Using a 3-D touch probe (option 17)................................................................................................ 513
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 513
Functions in touch probe cycles........................................................................................................... 515
Selecting the probing cycle.................................................................................................................. 517
Recording measured values from the touch probe cycles................................................................... 518
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles to a datum table............................................. 519
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles to the preset table..........................................520
14.8 Calibrating 3-D touch probes (option 17)......................................................................................... 521
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 521
Calibrating the effective length............................................................................................................. 522
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment............................................. 523
Displaying calibration values................................................................................................................. 527
14.9 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe (option 17)................................. 528
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 528
Identifying basic rotation.......................................................................................................................529
Saving a basic rotation in the preset table........................................................................................... 529
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table......................................................... 530
Displaying a basic rotation.................................................................................................................... 530
Canceling a basic rotation.....................................................................................................................530
Measuring 3-D basic rotation................................................................................................................531
14.10 Datum setting with a 3-D touch probe (option number 17)...........................................................533
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 533
Datum setting on any axis.................................................................................................................... 533
Corner as datum................................................................................................................................... 534
Circle center as datum..........................................................................................................................535
Setting a center line as datum............................................................................................................. 538
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe................................................................................... 539
14.11 Tilting the working plane (option 8)................................................................................................. 542
Application, function..............................................................................................................................542
Traversing datums in tilted axes........................................................................................................... 544
Position display in a tilted system........................................................................................................ 544
Limitations on working with the tilting function...................................................................................544
Activating manual tilting:....................................................................................................................... 545
Setting the tool-axis direction as the active machining direction..........................................................547
Setting a datum in a tilted coordinate system......................................................................................548
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