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8 d a tum set ting with 3-d t o uc h pr obe – HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 (340 56x-02) ISO programming User Manual

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Manual Operation and Setup

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Finding the angle between the angle reference axis and a
workpiece edge

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Select the probe function by pressing the PROBING

ROT soft key

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Rotation angle: If you need the current basic rotation

later, write down the value that appears under
Rotation angle.

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Make a basic rotation with workpiece edge to be

compared (see “Compensating Workpiece
Misalignment with 3-D Touch Probe” on page 337)

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Press the PROBING ROT soft key to display the angle

between the angle reference axis and the workpiece
edge as the rotation angle.

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Cancel the basic rotation, or restore the previous basic

rotation.

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This is done by setting the rotation angle to the value

that you previously wrote down.

To measure the angle between two workpiece sides:

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Select the probe function by pressing the PROBING ROT soft key

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Rotation angle: If you need the current basic rotation later, write
down the displayed rotation angle

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Make a basic rotation with first workpiece edge (see
“Compensating Workpiece Misalignment with 3-D Touch Probe” on
page 337)

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Probe the second edge as for a basic rotation, but do not set the
rotation angle to zero!

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Press the PROBING ROT soft key to display the angle PA between
the two workpiece edges as the rotation angle

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Cancel the basic rotation, or restore the previous basic rotation by
setting the rotation angle to the value that you wrote down
previously

PA

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