HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 (340 56x-02) ISO programming User Manual
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HEIDENHAIN TNC 620
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9.4 Miscellaneous F
unctions f
o
r Cont
our
ing Beha
vior
Automatically retract tool from the contour at an 
NC stop: M148
Standard behavior
At an NC stop the TNC stops all traverse movements. The tool stops 
moving at the point of interruption.
Behavior with M148
The TNC retracts the tool by up to 30 mm in the direction of the tool 
axis if, in the LIFTOFF column of the tool table, you set the parameter 
Y
for the active tool (see “Tool table: Standard tool data” on page 134).
LIFTOFF
takes effect in the following situations:
An NC stop triggered by you
An NC stop triggered by the software, e.g. if an error occurred in the 
drive system
When a power interruption occurs
Effect
M148 remains in effect until deactivated with M149.
M148 becomes effective at the start of block, M149 at the end of 
block.
The M148 function must be enabled by the machine tool 
builder. The machine tool builder defines in a machine 
parameter the path that TNC is to traverse for a LIFTOFF 
command.
Danger of collision!
Remember that, especially on curved surfaces, the 
surface can be damaged during return to the contour. Back 
the tool off before returning to the contour!
In the CfgLiftOff machine parameter, define the value by 
which the tool is to be retracted . In the CfgLiftOff 
machine parameter you can also switch off the function.
