HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 (73498x-02) User Manual
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TNC 620 | User's Manual
HEIDENHAIN Conversational Programming | 5/2013
14.7 Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe (software option Touch probe functions)........................... 465
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................465
Calibrating the effective length.............................................................................................................. 466
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment.............................................. 467
Displaying calibration values.................................................................................................................. 469
14.8 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe (Software-Option Touch probe
functions)...............................................................................................................................................470
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................470
Identifying basic rotation........................................................................................................................471
Saving a basic rotation in the preset table............................................................................................ 471
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table.......................................................... 471
Displaying a basic rotation..................................................................................................................... 472
Canceling a basic rotation......................................................................................................................472
14.9 Datum Setting with 3-D Touch Probe (Touch Probe Function Software Option)........................... 473
Overview................................................................................................................................................ 473
Datum setting in any axis...................................................................................................................... 473
Corner as datum.................................................................................................................................... 474
Circle center as datum...........................................................................................................................476
Setting a center line as datum...............................................................................................................478
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe.....................................................................................479
Using touch probe functions with mechanical probes or measuring dials.............................................482
14.10 Tilting the working plane (software option 1)..................................................................................483
Application, function...............................................................................................................................483
Traversing reference points in tilted axes.............................................................................................. 485
Position display in a tilted system......................................................................................................... 485
Limitations on working with the tilting function.................................................................................... 485
To activate manual tilting:...................................................................................................................... 486
Setting the current tool-axis direction as the active machining direction...............................................487
Setting the datum in a tilted coordinate system................................................................................... 488