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Using 3-d touch probes 15.6 – HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-04) ISO programming User Manual

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Using 3-D touch probes

15.6

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TNC 640 | User's Manual for DIN/ISO Programming | 3/2014

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Recording measured values from the touch-probe
cycles

The TNC must be specially prepared by the machine

tool builder for use of this function. Refer to your

machine manual.

After executing any selected touch probe cycle, the TNC displays
the soft key

WRITE LOG TO FILE. If you press this soft key, the

TNC will record the current values determined in the active touch

probe cycle.
If you store the measuring results, the TNC creates the text

file TCHPRMAN.TXT. Unless you define a specific path in the
machine parameter

fn16DefaultPath, the TNC will store the

TCHPRMAN.TXT file in the main directory

TNC:\.

When you press the

WRITE LOG TO FILE soft key,

the TCHPRMAN.TXT file must not be active in the

Programming mode of operation. The TNC will

otherwise display an error message.
The TNC stores the measured data in the

TCHPRMAN.TXT file only. If you execute several

touch probe cycles in succession and want to store

the resulting measured data, you must make a

backup of the contents stored in TCHPRMAN.TXT

between the individual cycles by copying or

renaming the file.
Format and content of the TCHPRMAN.TXT file are

preset by the machine tool builder.