HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-01) Cycle programming - Manual (Page 400)

400 Touch Probe Cycles: Automatic Datum Setting
16.1 F
undamentals
16.1 Fundamentals
Overview
The TNC offers twelve cycles for automatically finding reference
points and handling them as follows:
„ Setting the determined values directly as display values
„ Entering the determined values in the preset table
„ Entering the determined values in a datum table
When running touch probe cycles, Cycle 8 MIRROR
IMAGE, Cycle 11 SCALING and Cycle 26 AXIS-SPECIFIC
SCALING must not be active.
HEIDENHAIN only gives warranty for the function of the
probing cycles if HEIDENHAIN touch probes are used.
The TNC must be specially prepared by the machine tool
builder for the use of a 3-D touch probe.
Cycle Soft key Page
408 SLOT CENTER REF PT. Measuring
the inside width of a slot, and defining
the slot center as datum Page 403
409 RIDGE CENTER REF PT. Measuring
the outside width of a ridge, and defining
the ridge center as datum Page 407
410 DATUM INSIDE RECTANGLE
Measuring the inside length and width of
a rectangle, and defining the center as
datum Page 410
411 DATUM OUTSIDE RECTANGLE
Measuring the outside length and width
of a rectangle, and defining the center as
datum Page 414
412 DATUM INSIDE CIRCLE Measuring
any four points on the inside of a circle,
and defining the center as datum Page 418
413 DATUM OUTSIDE CIRCLE
Measuring any four points on the
outside of a circle, and defining the
center as datum Page 422
414 DATUM OUTSIDE CORNER
Measuring two lines from the outside of
a corner, and defining the intersection as
datum Page 426