Document Outline

• TNC Model, Software and Features
• New features of the NC software 280 476-xx
• Changed features of the NC software 280 476-xx
• Introduction
  • 1.1 General Information on Touch Probe Cycles
    • Function
    • Touch Probe Cycles in the Manual and Electronic Handwheel Modes
    • Touch probe cycles for automatic operation
  • 1.2 Before You Start Working with Touch Probe Cycles!
    • Maximum traverse to touch point: MP6130
    • Safety clearance to touch point: MP6140
    • Orient the infrared touch probe to the programmed probe direction: MP6165 (as of 280 47610)
    • Multiple measurement: MP6170
    • Confidence interval for multiple measurement: MP6171
    • Touch trigger probe, probing feed rate: MP6120
    • Touch trigger probe, rapid traverse for pre- positioning: MP6150
    • Measuring touch probe, probing feed rate: MP6360
    • Measuring touch probe, rapid traverse for pre- positioning: MP6361
    • Running touch probe cycles
• Touch Probe Cycles in the Manual and Electronic Handwheel Modes
  • 2.1 Introduction
    • Overview
    • Selecting probe cycles
    • Recording Measured Values from the Probe Cycles
    • Writing the measured values from probe cycles in datum tables
  • 2.2 Calibrating a Touch Trigger Probe
    • Introduction
    • Calibrating the effective length
    • Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment
    • Displaying calibration values
    • Managing more than one block of calibrating data (as of NC software 280 476-xx)
  • 2.3 Calibrating a Measuring Touch Probe
    • Introduction
    • Course of actions
    • Displaying calibration values
  • 2.4 Compensating Workpiece Misalignment
    • Introduction
    • Measuring the basic rotation
    • Displaying a basic rotation
    • Cancel a basic rotation
  • 2.5 Setting the Datum with a 3-D Touch Probe
    • Introduction
    • To set the datum in any axis (see figure at right)
    • Corner as datum-using points that were already probed for a basic rotation (see figure at right)
    • Corner as datum-without using points that were already probed for a basic rotation
    • Circle center as datum
    • Setting datum points using holes/cylindrical studs
  • 2.6 Measuring Workpieces with a 3D Touch Probe
    • Introduction
    • To find the coordinate of a position on an aligned workpiece:
    • Finding the coordinates of a corner in the working plane
    • Measuring workpiece dimensions
    • To find the angle between the angle reference axis and a side of the workpiece
• Touch Probe Cycles for Automatic Workpiece Inspection
  • 3.1 Measuring Workpiece Misalignment
    • Overview
    • Characteristics common to all touch probe cycles for measuring workpiece misalignment
    • BASIC ROTATION (touch probe cycle 400, ISO: G400)
    • BASIC ROTATION from two holes (touch probe cycle 401, ISO: G401)
    • BASIC ROTATION over two studs (touch probe cycle 402, ISO: G402)
    • BASIC ROTATION compensation via rotary axis (touch probe cycle 403, ISO: G403)
    • SET BASIC ROTATION (touch probe cycle 404, ISO: G404, available as of NC software 280 474xx)
    • Compensating workpiece misalignment by rotating the C axis (touch probe cycle 405, ISO: G405, available as of NC software 280 474-xx)
  • 3.2 Automatic Datum Setting
    • Overview
    • Characteristics common to all touch probe cycles for datum setting
    • DATUM FROM INSIDE OF RECTANGLE (touch probe cycle 410, ISO: G410)
    • DATUM FROM OUTSIDE OF RECTANGLE (touch probe cycle 411, ISO: G411)
    • DATUM FROM INSIDE OF CIRCLE (touch probe cycle 412, ISO: G412)
    • DATUM FROM OUTSIDE OF CIRCLE (touch probe cycle 413, ISO: G413)
    • DATUM FROM OUTSIDE OF CORNER (touch probe cycle 414, ISO: G414)
    • DATUM FROM INSIDE OF CORNER (touch probe cycle 415, ISO: G415)
    • DATUM CIRCLE CENTER (touch probe cycle 416, ISO: G416)
    • DATUM IN TOUCH PROBE AXIS (touch probe cycle 417, ISO: G417)
    • DATUM AT CENTER BETWEEN 4 HOLES (touch probe cycle 418, ISO: G418)
  • 3.3 Automatic Workpiece Measurement
    • Overview
    • Recording the results of measurement
    • Measurement results in Q parameters
    • Classification of results
    • Tolerance monitoring
    • Tool monitoring
    • Reference system for measurement results
    • REFERENCE PLANE (touch probe cycle 0, ISO: G55)
    • DATUM PLANE (touch probe cycle 1)
    • MEASURE ANGLE (touch probe cycle 420, ISO: G420)
    • MEASURE HOLE (touch probe cycle 421, ISO: G421)
    • MEASURE CIRCLE OUTSIDE (touch probe cycle 422, ISO: G422)
    • MEASURE RECTANGLE FROM INSIDE (touch probe cycle 423, ISO: G423)
    • MEASURE RECTANGLE FROM OUTSIDE (touch probe cycle 424, ISO: G424)
    • MEASURE INSIDE WIDTH (touch probe cycle 425, ISO: G425)
    • MEASURE RIDGE WIDTH (touch probe cycle 426, ISO: G426)
    • MEASURE COORDINATE (touch probe cycle 427, ISO: G427)
    • MEASURE BOLT HOLE CIRCLE (touch probe cycle 430, ISO: G430)
    • MEASURE PLANE (touch probe cycle 431, ISO: G431)
  • 3.4 Special Cycles
    • Overview
    • CALIBRATE TS (touch probe cycle 2)
    • MEASURING (touch probe cycle 3, available as of NC software 280 474-xx)
    • MEASURE AXIS SHIFT (touch probe cycle 440, ISO: G440, available as of NC software 280 476xx)
• Touch Probe Cycles for Automatic Tool Measurement
  • 4.1 Tool Measurement with the TT Tool Touch Probe
    • Overview
    • Setting the machine parameters
    • Display the results of measurement
  • 4.2 Available Cycles
    • Overview
    • Differences between Cycles 31 to 33 and Cycles 481 to 483
    • Calibrating the TT
    • Measuring the tool length
    • Measuring the tool radius
    • Measuring tool length and radius
• Digitizing
  • 5.1 Digitizing with Triggering or Measuring Touch Probe (Option)
    • Overview
    • Function
  • 5.2 Programming Digitizing Cycles
    • Selecting digitizing cycles
    • Defining the digitizing range
    • Point Tables
  • 5.3 Types of Digitizing
    • Meander digitizing
    • Contour line digitizing
    • Unidirectional line digitizing
    • Digitizing with rotary axes
  • 5.4 Using Digitized Data in a Part Program
    • Resulting NC blocks of a file containing data that were digitized with the CONTOUR LINES cycle.