HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 49x-05) - Manual (Page 527)

HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 527
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14.8 Datum Setting 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 Select the probe axis and direction in which you wish
to set the datum, such as Z in direction Z–. Selection
is made via soft keys.
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, or write the
value to a table (see “Writing the measured values
from touch probe cycles in datum tables,” page 519,
or see “Writing the measured values from touch
probe cycles in the preset table,” page 520, or see
“Storing measured values in the pallet preset table,”
page 521).
U To terminate the probe function, press the END key.
Soft key Function Page
Datum setting in any axis Page 527
Set a corner as datum Page 528
Set a circle center as datum Page 529
Center line as datum Page 530
Note that during an active datum shift the TNC always
bases the probed value on the active preset (or on the
reference point most recently set in the Manual operating
mode), although the datum shift is included in the position
display.
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