Executing touch probe cycles – HEIDENHAIN TNC 320 (340 55x-04) Cycle programming User Manual
Page 283

HEIDENHAIN TNC 320
283
13.2 Bef
o
re
Y
ou Star
t W
o
rk
ing with T
ouc
h Pr
obe Cy
cles
Executing touch probe cycles
All touch probe cycles are DEF active. This means that the TNC runs 
the cycle automatically as soon as the TNC executes the cycle 
definition in the program run.
Touch probe cycles with a number greater than 400 position the touch 
probe according to a positioning logic:
If the current coordinate of the south pole of the stylus is less than 
the coordinate of the clearance height (defined in the cycle), the TNC 
retracts the touch probe in the probe axis to the clearance height 
and then positions it in the working plane to the first starting 
position.
If the current coordinate of the south pole of the stylus is greater 
than the coordinate of the clearance height, the TNC first positions 
the probe in the working plane to the first starting position and then 
moves it immediately to the measuring height in the touch probe 
axis.
Danger of collision!
When running touch probe cycles, no cycles must be 
active for coordinate transformation (Cycle 7 DATUM, 
Cycle 8 MIRROR IMAGE, Cycle 10 ROTATION, Cycles 11 
and 26 SCALING and Cycle 19 WORKING PLANE or 3D-
ROT). 
You can also run the Touch Probe Cycles 408 to 419 during 
an active basic rotation. Make sure, however, that the 
basic rotation angle does not change when you use Cycle 
7 DATUM SHIFT with datum tables after the measuring 
cycle.
