HEIDENHAIN TNC 320 (340 55x-05) ISO programming - Manual (Page 350)

350 Manual Operation and Setup
12.8 Set the dat
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12.8 Set the datum with a 3-D touch
probe
Overview
The following soft-key functions are available for setting the datum on
an aligned workpiece:
Datum setting in any axis
U Select the probe function by pressing the PROBING
POS soft key
U Move the touch probe to a position near the touch
point
U Use the soft keys to select the probe axis and
direction in which you want to set the datum, such as
Z in direction Z–
U To probe the workpiece, press the machine START
button
U Datum: Enter the nominal coordinate and confirm your
entry with the SET DATUM soft key, see "Writing the
measured values from touch probe cycles in datum
tables", page 343
U To terminate the probe function, press the END soft
key
Soft key Function Page
Datum setting in any axis Page 350
Setting a corner as datum Page 351
Setting a circle center as datum Page 352
Y
X
Z
HEIDENHAIN only gives warranty for the function of the
probing cycles if HEIDENHAIN touch probes are used.
If you use probing functions in a tilted working plane, you
must set 3-D ROT to Active for the Manual Operation and
Automatic operating modes.