Fundamentals; Overview - HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual

16
Touch Probe Cycles: Automatic Workpiece Inspection

16.1 Fundamentals

16.1 Fundamentals

Overview

When running touch probe cycles, Cycle 8 MIRROR
IMAGE, Cycle 11 SCALING and Cycle 26 AXIS-
SPECIFIC SCALING must not be active.
HEIDENHAIN only gives warranty for the function of
the probing cycles if HEIDENHAIN touch probes are
used.
The TNC must be specially prepared by the machine
tool builder for the use of a 3-D touch probe.
Refer to your machine manual.
The TNC offers twelve cycles for measuring workpieces
automatically.
Cycle
0 REFERENCE PLANE
Measuring a coordinate in a
selectable axis
1 POLAR DATUM PLANE
Measuring a point in a probing
direction
420 MEASURE ANGLE
Measuring an angle in the working
plane
421 MEASURE HOLE
Measuring the position and diameter
of a hole
422 MEASURE CIRCLE OUTSIDE
Measuring the position and diameter
of a circular stud
423 MEASURE RECTANGLE INSIDE
Measuring the position, length and
width of a rectangular pocket
424 MEASURE RECTANGLE
OUTSIDE
Measuring the position, length and
width of a rectangular stud
425 MEASURE INSIDE WIDTH
(2nd soft-key level) Measuring slot
width
426 MEASURE RIDGE WIDTH
(2nd soft-key row) Measuring the
width of a ridge
374
Soft key Page
380
381
382
385
388
391
395
398
401
TNC 620 | User's Manual Cycle Programming | 3/2014