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7 calibrating a 3-d touch trigger probe, Introduction, Calibrating a 3-d touch trigger probe – HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-04) ISO programming User Manual

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15.7 Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe

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

15.7

Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe

Introduction

In order to precisely specify the actual trigger point of a 3-D touch

probe, you must calibrate the touch probe, otherwise the TNC

cannot provide precise measuring results.

Always calibrate a touch probe in the following cases:

Commissioning
Stylus breakage
Stylus exchange
Change in the probe feed rate
Irregularities caused, for example, when the

machine heats up
Change of active tool axis

When you press the OK soft key after calibration,

the calibration values are applied to the active touch

probe. The updated tool data become effective

immediately, and a new tool call is not necessary.

During calibration, the TNC finds the "effective" length of the stylus

and the "effective" radius of the ball tip. To calibrate the 3-D touch

probe, clamp a ring gauge or a stud of known height and known

radius to the machine table.
The TNC provides calibration cycles for calibrating the length and

the radius:

Press the

TOUCH PROBE soft key

Display the calibration cycles: Press CALIBRATE

TS
Select the calibration cycle

Calibration cycles of the TNC

Soft key

Function

Page

Calibrating the length

491

Measure the radius and the center

offset using a calibration ring

492

Measure the radius and the center

offset using a stud or a calibration pin

492

Measure the radius and the center

offset using a calibration sphere

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