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Selecting touch probe cycles – HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 (81760x-02) User Manual

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14.7 Using 3-D touch probes (option 17)

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Selecting touch probe cycles

Select the

Manual Operation or El. Handwheel mode of

operation

Select the touch probe functions by pressing
the

TOUCH PROBE soft key. The TNC displays

additional soft keys (see overview table).
Select the touch probe cycle by pressing the
appropriate soft key, for example

PROBING POS,

for the TNC to display the associated menu

When you select a manual probing function, the

TNC opens a form displaying all data required.

The content of the forms varies depending on the

respective function.
You can also enter values in some of the fields. Use

the arrow keys to move to the desired input field.

You can position the cursor only in fields that can be

edited. Fields that cannot be edited appear dimmed.