HEIDENHAIN ND 1400 - Manual (Page 47)

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Probes
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Chapter 5:
Probes
Probe holders supported by the QC-330 include:
• Single • MH8 indexable • MH20i indexable
• Star • MIH indexable • Friction
Probes can be touch probes or hard probes. The choices of probe holder and probe type are made in the
probe setup screen described in Chapter 10: Setup.
Probe qualification
Unqualified probes are indicated by a red probe icon at the top right of the screen. The icon becomes
white when a qualification is per-
formed. Probes must be qualified
before use to determine tips sizes
and offsets.
Probes must be qualified upon startup if:
• There is no repeatable machine zero
• The qualification sphere has been moved
• A friction probe is used
The QC-330 can be configured to initiate a probe qualification automatically upon startup in the probe
setup screen described in Chapter 10: Setup.
Single Star MH8 MIH MH20i Friction
Red icon for unqualified probes White icon for qualified probes