HEIDENHAIN TNC 306 Technical Manual - Manual (Page 179)

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TNC 406/TNC 306 6 Display and operation 4 4-79
6.2 Graphics
Three different graphics display modes are available.
With the aid of a menu the operator can select fast image data processing instead of graphics (see
User's Manual). The graphics display on the VDU-screen can be altered by machine parameters.
The following choices are available:
The view in 3 planes mode can be generated according to either European or American convention.
Preferred European Preferred American
Example:
The coordinate system can be rotated by +90° in the machining plane
This is useful when, for instance, the Y-axis is fixed as the tool axis.
X
Z
No rotation Rotation by +90
°
Z
X
MP 7310 Graphics display
Entry range: 0 to 3
Bit 0 Changeover of + 0 = European convention
view in 3 planes + 1 = American convention
Bit 1 Rotation of the coordinate system + 0 = no rotation
in the machining plane by +90° + 2 = coordinate system rotated by +90°