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HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-05) ISO programming User Manual

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TNC 640 | User's ManualDIN/ISO Programming | 1/2015

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15.7 Using 3-D touch probes..................................................................................................................... 509

Overview............................................................................................................................................... 509
Functions in touch probe cycles........................................................................................................... 511
Selecting touch probe cycles................................................................................................................513
Recording measured values from the touch-probe cycles................................................................... 514
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles in a datum table............................................. 515
Writing measured values from the touch probe cycles in the preset table.......................................... 516

15.8 Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe...............................................................................................517

Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 517
Calibrating the effective length............................................................................................................. 518
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment............................................. 519
Displaying calibration values................................................................................................................. 522

15.9 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe.................................................... 523

Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 523
Identifying basic rotation.......................................................................................................................524
Saving a basic rotation in the preset table...........................................................................................524
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table.........................................................524
Displaying a basic rotation.................................................................................................................... 525
Canceling a basic rotation.....................................................................................................................525
Measuring 3-D basic rotation................................................................................................................525

15.10 Datum setting with 3-D touch probe................................................................................................527

Overview............................................................................................................................................... 527
Datum setting in any axis..................................................................................................................... 527
Corner as datum................................................................................................................................... 528
Circle center as datum..........................................................................................................................529
Setting a center line as datum............................................................................................................. 531
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe................................................................................... 532

15.11 Tilting the working plane (Option #8).............................................................................................. 535

Application, function..............................................................................................................................535
Traversing reference points in tilted axes............................................................................................. 537
Position display in a tilted system........................................................................................................ 537
Limitations on working with the tilting function...................................................................................537
To activate manual tilting:..................................................................................................................... 538
Setting the current tool-axis direction as the active machining direction..............................................539
Setting the datum in a tilted coordinate system.................................................................................. 540