HEIDENHAIN TNC 360 ISO Programming - Manual (Page 56)

TNC 360 2-19
2 Manual Operation and Setup
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2.6 Measuring with the 3D Touch Probe System
With the 3D touch probe system you can determine
• Position coordinates, and from them,
• dimensions and angles on the workpiece.
Finding the coordinate of a position on an aligned workpiece
Select the SURFACE = DATUM probe function.
Move the touch probe to a starting position near the touch point.
SURFACE = DATUM
X + X – Y + Y – Z + Z –
Select the probing direction and the axis in which you wish to find the
coordinate.
Probe the workpiece.
The TNC displays the coordinate of the touch point as DATUM.
Finding the coordinates of a corner in the working plane
Find the coordinates of the corner point as described under “Corner as
datum.” The TNC displays the coordinates of the probed corner as
DATUM.