HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 (340 56x-03) ISO programming - Manual (Page 363)

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13.8 Datum Setting with 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, see "Writing the
measured values from touch probe cycles in datum
tables", page 354
U To terminate the probe function, press the END soft
key
Soft key Function Page
Datum setting in any axis Page 363
Setting a corner as datum Page 364
Setting a circle center as datum Page 365
Y
X
Z
HEIDENHAIN only gives warranty for the function of the
probing cycles if HEIDENHAIN touch probes are used.
If you use probing functions in a tilted working plane, you
must set 3-D ROT to Active for the Manual Operation and
Automatic operating modes.