HEIDENHAIN TNC 310 (286 140) - Manual (Page 220)

12 3-D Touch Probes 208
12.3 Measuring Workpieces with a
3-D Touch Probe
With a 3-D touch probe you can determine:
■ position coordinates, and from them,
■ dimensions and angles on the workpiece.
To find the coordinate of a position on an aligned
workpiece:
ú To select the touch probe function: Press the
PROBING POS soft key.
ú Move the touch probe to a starting position near
the touch point.
ú Select the probe direction and axis of the
coordinate. Use the arrow keys for selection.
ú To start probing, press the NC START button
The TNC shows the coordinates 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 “Cor-
ner as datum.” The TNC displays the coordinates of the probed
corner as datum.
Measuring workpiece dimensions
ú To select the touch probe function: Press the
PROBING POS soft key.
ú Position the touch probe at a starting position near
the first touch point A.
ú Select the probe direction with the arrow key.
ú To probe the workpiece, press the NC START
button
ú If you will need the current datum later, write down
the value that appears in the Datum display.
ú Datum: Enter “0”.
ú To terminate the dialog, press the END key.
ú Select the touch probe function again: Press the
PROBING POS soft key
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