HEIDENHAIN ND 1400 - Manual (Page 69)

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Measuring
Probing angles
A minimum of four probed points are required to measure an angle.
The points must be probed as two lines that form an angle. The number
of points on the first leg of the angle must equal the number on the sec-
ond leg. There is no practical limit to the number of points that can be
probed, and in general accuracy is increased by probing more points.
To probe an angle:
1 Probe (n) points on the first leg
2 Press the Finish key
3 Probe (n) points on the second leg
4 Press the Finish key
The included angle is shown as the default measurement result, however, the angle type can be changed by
selecting the desired angle type from a menu of alternatives in the DRO screen
The View screen shows the feature and the points used to define it, the coordinate location of the angle, the
angle orientation to the skew axis, the reference frame and the projection plane.
Included angle 360 - angle 180 - angle 180 + angle
Measuring Features
The number of points must be the
same for both legs