Chapter 5 Probes - HEIDENHAIN ND 1300 Operating Instructions Manual

Chapter 5:
Probes
Measurements are conducted using crosshairs or (optional) optical edge detection. In either case, point
entry can be manual or automatic. In addition, part probing can be entirely manual or assisted by programs
that are prepared by the user.
Crosshair and edge detection probes are described in this chapter. Edge detector setup and calibration
is also described in this chapter with references to material in Chapter 10: Setup. The measurement,
construction and creation of features is explained in Chapter 6: Measuring.
Probe descriptions ............................................................................................44
Edge detector probes .................................................................................44
Crosshair probes ........................................................................................44
Preparing to use probes ....................................................................................46
System and part condition .........................................................................46
Selecting a magnification ..........................................................................46
Lighting .....................................................................................................46
Calibration .................................................................................................47
Probing with edge detector probes ...................................................................48
Automatic point entry ...............................................................................48
Manual point entry ....................................................................................49
Probing with crosshair probes ..........................................................................50
Automatic point entry ...............................................................................50
Manual point entry ....................................................................................50
Edge detector calibrations ..................................................................47
Edge teach ..................................................................................47
Distance cal ................................................................................47
Cross cal .....................................................................................47
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