HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 (81760x-01) ISO programming User Manual

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Datum Setting with 3-D Touch Probe (Touch Probe Function

Software Option)

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

Select the probe function by pressing the

PROBING ROT soft key
Rotation angle: If you will need the current basic

rotation later, write down the value that appears

under Rotation angle
Make a basic rotation with workpiece edge to

PROBING ROT soft key to display the

angle between the angle reference axis and the

workpiece edge as the rotation angle
Cancel the basic rotation, or restore the previous

basic rotation
Set the rotation angle to the value that you

previously wrote down

Measuring the angle between two workpiece edges

Select the probe function by pressing the

PROBING ROT soft

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

down the displayed rotation angle
Make a basic rotation with first workpiece edge See

(Software-Option Touch probe functions)", page 438
Probe the second edge as for a basic rotation, but do not set

the rotation angle to zero!
Press the

PROBING ROT soft key to display the angle PA

between the workpiece edges as the rotation angle
Cancel the basic rotation, or restore the previous basic rotation

by setting the rotation angle to the value that you wrote down

previously