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Touch Probe Cycles: Automatic Datum Setting
15.1 F
undamentals
15.1 Fundamentals
Overview
The TNC offers twelve cycles for automatically finding reference 
points and handling them as follows:
Setting the determined values directly as display values
Entering the determined values in the preset table
Entering the determined values in a datum table
When running touch probe cycles, Cycle 8 MIRROR 
IMAGE, Cycle 11 SCALING and Cycle 26 AXIS-SPECIFIC 
SCALING must not be active.
HEIDENHAIN only gives warranty for the function of the 
probing cycles if HEIDENHAIN touch probes are used.
The TNC must be specially prepared by the machine tool 
builder for the use of a 3-D touch probe.
Cycle
Soft key
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408 SLOT CENTER REF PT. Measuring 
the inside width of a slot, and defining 
the slot center as datum
409 RIDGE CENTER REF PT. Measuring 
the outside width of a ridge, and defining 
the ridge center as datum
410 DATUM INSIDE RECTANGLE 
Measuring the inside length and width of 
a rectangle, and defining the center as 
datum
411 DATUM OUTSIDE RECTANGLE 
Measuring the outside length and width 
of a rectangle, and defining the center as 
datum
412 DATUM INSIDE CIRCLE Measuring 
any four points on the inside of a circle, 
and defining the center as datum
413 DATUM OUTSIDE CIRCLE 
Measuring any four points on the 
outside of a circle, and defining the 
center as datum
414 DATUM OUTSIDE CORNER 
Measuring two lines from the outside of 
a corner, and defining the intersection as 
datum
