HEIDENHAIN TNC 370 User Manual page 272

9 3D Touch Probes
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9.3 Measuring Workpieces with a 3D Touch Probe
With the 3D touch probe system you can determine
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Position coordinates, and from them,
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dimensions and angles on the workpiece.
Finding the coordinate of a position on an aligned workpiece
Select the probe function for datum setting in any axis.
1 Move the touch probe to a starting position near the touch point.
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Select the probing direction and the axis in which you wish to find
the coordinate.
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Probe the workpiece.
The TNC displays the coordinates of the touch point as DATUM.
Finding the coordinates of a corner in the working plane
Find the coordinates of the corner point as described under "Setting a
corner as datum."
The TNC displays the coordinates of the probed corner as DATUM
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