HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-02) ISO programming - Manual (Page 38)

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TNC 640 | User's Manual for DIN/ISO Programming | 5/2013
15.7 Calibrating a 3-D touch trigger probe................................................................................................ 474
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................474
Calibrating the effective length.............................................................................................................. 475
Calibrating the effective radius and compensating center misalignment.............................................. 476
Displaying calibration values.................................................................................................................. 478
15.8 Compensating workpiece misalignment with 3-D touch probe......................................................479
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................479
Identifying basic rotation........................................................................................................................480
Saving a basic rotation in the preset table............................................................................................ 480
Compensation of workpiece misalignment by rotating the table.......................................................... 480
Displaying a basic rotation..................................................................................................................... 481
Canceling a basic rotation......................................................................................................................481
15.9 Datum Setting with 3-D Touch Probe................................................................................................ 482
Overview................................................................................................................................................ 482
Datum setting in any axis...................................................................................................................... 482
Corner as datum.................................................................................................................................... 483
Circle center as datum...........................................................................................................................485
Setting a center line as datum...............................................................................................................487
Measuring workpieces with a 3-D touch probe.....................................................................................488
Using touch probe functions with mechanical probes or measuring dials.............................................491
15.10 Tilting the working plane (software option 1)..................................................................................492
Application, function...............................................................................................................................492
Traversing reference points in tilted axes.............................................................................................. 494
Position display in a tilted system......................................................................................................... 494
Limitations on working with the tilting function....................................................................................494
To activate manual tilting:...................................................................................................................... 495
Setting the current tool-axis direction as the active machining direction...............................................496
Setting the datum in a tilted coordinate system................................................................................... 497