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Aligning the workpiece with a touch probe, 6 w o rk piece set u p – HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (60642x-03) ISO programming User Manual

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Aligning the workpiece with a touch probe

Insert the touch probe: In the Manual Data Input (MDI) operating
mode, run a TOOL CALL block containing the tool axis, and then return
to the Manual Operation mode (in MDI mode you can run an
individual NC block independently of the others)

Select the probing functions: The TNC displays the

available functions in the soft-key row

Measure the basic rotation: The TNC displays the

basic rotation menu. To identify the basic rotation,
probe two points on a straight surface of the
workpiece

Use the axis-direction keys to preposition the touch

probe to a position near the first contact point

Select the probing direction via soft key

Press NC start: The touch probe moves in the defined

direction until it contacts the workpiece and then
automatically returns to its starting point

Use the axis-direction keys to preposition the touch

probe to a position near the second contact point

Press NC start: The touch probe moves in the defined

direction until it contacts the workpiece and then
automatically returns to its starting point

Then the TNC shows the measured basic rotation

Press the END key to close the menu and then

answer the question of whether the basic rotation
should be transferred to the preset table by pressing
the NO ENT key (no transfer)

Further information on this topic

MDI operating mode: See "Programming and executing simple
machining operations" on page 528

Workpiece alignment: See "Compensating workpiece misalignment
with a 3-D touch probe" on page 506