HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (60642x-04) ISO programming - Manual (Page 528)

528 Manual Operation and Setup
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Measuring workpiece dimensions
 Select the probing function: Press the PROBING POS
soft key
 Position the touch probe at a position near the first
touch point A
 Select the probing direction by soft key
 Start the probing procedure: Press the NC Start button
 If you need the current datum later, write down the
value that appears in the Datum display
 Datum: Enter "0"
 Cancel the dialog: Press the END key
 Select the probing function again: Press the PROBING
POS soft key
 Position the touch probe at a position near the second
touch point B
 Select the probe direction with the soft keys: Same
axis but from the opposite direction
 Start the probing procedure: Press the NC Start button
The value displayed as preset is the distance between the two points
on the coordinate axis.
To return to the preset that was active before the length
measurement:
 Select the probing function: Press the PROBING POS soft key
 Probe the first touch point again
 Set the datum to the value that you wrote down previously
 Cancel the dialog: Press the END key
Angle measurement
You can use a touch probe to measure angles in the working plane.
You can measure
 the angle between the angle reference axis and a workpiece edge,
or
 the angle between two sides
The measured angle is displayed as a value of maximum 90°.
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