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Set the datum with a 3-D touch probe
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Insert the 3-D touch probe: In the MDI mode, run a TOOL CALL block
containing the tool axis and then return to the Manual Operation
mode
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Select the probing functions: The TNC displays the
available functions in the soft-key row
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Set the reference point at a tool corner, for example:
The TNC asks whether the prove points from the
previously measured basic rotation should be loaded.
Press the ENT key to load points
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Position the touch probe at a position near the first
touch point of the side that was not probed for basic
rotation.
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Select the probing direction via soft key
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Press NC start: The touch probe moves in the defined
direction until it contacts the workpiece and then
automatically returns to its starting point
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Use the axis-direction keys to pre-position the touch
probe to a position near the second contact point
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Press NC start: The touch probe moves in the defined
direction until it contacts the workpiece and then
automatically returns to its starting point
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Then the TNC shows the coordinates of the measured
corner point
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Set to 0: Press the SET DATUM soft key
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Press the END to close the menu
Further information on this topic
Datum setting: See “Datum Setting with a 3-D Touch Probe,” page
461