HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (34049x-08) ISO programming - Manual (Page 503)

HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 503
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14.8 Datum setting with a touch
probe
Overview
The following soft-key functions are available for setting the datum on
an aligned workpiece:
Datum setting in any axis
 Select the probe function by pressing the PROBING
POS soft key
 Move the touch probe to a position near the touch
point
 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–
 Probing: press the NC Start button
 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 491,
or see "Writing the measured values from touch
probe cycles in the preset table", page 492, or see
"Storing measured values in the pallet preset table",
page 493)
 To terminate the probe function, press the END key
Soft key Function Page
Datum setting in any axis Page 503
Setting a corner as datum Page 504
Setting a circle center as datum Page 505
Center line as datum Page 506
Danger of collision!
Note that during an active datum shift the TNC always
bases the probed value on the active datum (or on the
datum most recently set in the Manual operating mode),
although the datum shift is included in the position display.
Y
X
Z