HEIDENHAIN IK 5494-2D - Manual (Page 128)

106 QC5200 Series User’s Guide
Creating the Buffer probe
Click one point and then click and drag a second point across an edge.
When the buffer probe has been created, click the probe icon repeatedly to cycle through the Average,
Nearest, Farthest, Height, and Width probes.
Creating the Circle probe
Click two points then click and drag the third point across an edge. The three points must describe an arc
of greater than 180° to measure a circle, and must be less than 180° to measure an arc.
The New probe is clicked twice
and then...
the second point is dragged
across the edge to create a
Buffer probe
The New probe is clicked
in an arc >180° and then...
the third point is dragged
across the edge to
measure a circle
The New probe is clicked
in an arc <180° and then...
the third point is dragged
across the edge to
measure an arc