HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (606 42x-01) - Manual (Page 562)

562 Manual Operation and Setup
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14.9 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 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, or write the
value to a table (see "Writing the measured values
from touch probe cycles in datum tables", page 550,
or see "Writing the measured values from touch
probe cycles in the preset table", page 551, or see
"Storing measured values in the pallet preset table",
page 552).
U To terminate the probe function, press the END key.
Soft key Function Page
Datum setting in any axis Page 562
Setting a corner as datum Page 563
Setting a circle center as datum Page 564
Center line as datum Page 565
Danger of collision!
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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