Defining Presets; Touching Off Presets - HEIDENHAIN POSITIP 8000 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Information for the Operator user | Manual operation
1.4

Defining presets

You can define presets on a workpiece in the Manual Operation mode in the
following ways:
Probing a workpiece with a tool (touch-off). Use this method to define the
respective tool position as a datum.
Move to the position and set it as a preset, or overwrite position value
The setup engineer (Setup) may have already made settings in the datum
table.
Further information: "Creating a preset table", Page 168
When touching the workpiece with a tool, the product uses the
parameters stored in the tool table.
Further information: "Creating a tool table", Page 166
Requirement:
A workpiece is clamped on the machine tool
The axes have been homed
1.4.1

Touching off presets

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Tap Manual operation in the main menu
The user interface for Manual mode is displayed
Tap Auxiliary functions in the status bar
Tap Presets in the dialog box
The Set preset data dialog box opens
Move the tool to the desired position
Tap Save position
The current position of the tool is saved
Retract the tool to a safe position
Enter the desired position data in the input fields
Tap Confirm in the wizard
The dialog Select preset opens
Select the desired preset in the Selected preset input field:
To overwrite an existing preset, select an entry from the
preset table
To create a new preset, enter a number that has not yet
been assigned in the preset table and confirm with RET
Tap Confirm in the wizard
The probed coordinates are adopted as a preset
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