HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-05) - Manual (Page 43)

TNC 640 | User's Manual
HEIDENHAIN Conversational Programming | 1/2015
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15.7 Using 3-D touch probes..................................................................................................................... 545
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 545
Functions in touch probe cycles........................................................................................................... 547
Selecting touch probe cycles................................................................................................................ 549
Recording measured values from the touch-probe cycles................................................................... 550
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles in a datum table............................................. 551
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles in the preset table.......................................... 552
15.8 Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe...............................................................................................553
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 553
Calibrating the effective length............................................................................................................. 554
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment............................................. 555
Displaying calibration values................................................................................................................. 558
15.9 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe.................................................... 559
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 559
Identifying basic rotation.......................................................................................................................560
Saving a basic rotation in the preset table........................................................................................... 560
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table......................................................... 560
Displaying a basic rotation.................................................................................................................... 561
Canceling a basic rotation.....................................................................................................................561
Measuring 3-D basic rotation................................................................................................................561
15.10 Datum setting with 3-D touch probe................................................................................................563
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 563
Datum setting in any axis..................................................................................................................... 563
Corner as datum................................................................................................................................... 564
Circle center as datum..........................................................................................................................565
Setting a center line as datum............................................................................................................. 567
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe................................................................................... 568
15.11 Tilting the working plane (Option #8).............................................................................................. 571
Application, function..............................................................................................................................571
Traversing reference points in tilted axes............................................................................................. 573
Position display in a tilted system........................................................................................................ 573
Limitations on working with the tilting function...................................................................................573
To activate manual tilting:..................................................................................................................... 574
Setting the current tool-axis direction as the active machining direction..............................................575
Setting the datum in a tilted coordinate system.................................................................................. 576