HEIDENHAIN TNC 407 (280 580) ISO Programming User Manual
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Manual Operation and Setup
Fig. 2.20:
Measuring the angle between two
sides of a workpiece
Measuring with a 3D Touch Probe
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PA
Display the angle between the angle reference axis and the side of
the workpiece as the ROTATION ANGLE.
Cancel the basic rotation.
To restore the previous basic rotation:
Set the ROTATION ANGLE to the value you wrote down previously.
To measure the angle between two sides of a workpiece:
Select the probing function with the PROBING ROT soft key.
ROTATION ANGLE
If you will need the current basic rotation later, write down the value that appears under ROTATION ANGLE.
Make a basic rotation for the first side (see "Compensating workpiece misalignment").
Probe the second side as for a basic rotation, but do
not set the ROTATION ANGLE to zero!
The angle PA between the two sides appears under ROTATION
ANGLE.
Cancel the basic rotation.
To restore the previous basic rotation:
Set the ROTATION ANGLE to the value you wrote down previously.