HEIDENHAIN IK 5494-2D User Manual
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5
Measuring
151
Slots
Five probed points are required to measure a slot. The five points must be located in a prescribed pattern,
and must be probed in clockwise or counterclockwise order.
As shown above, the correct pattern of points probed around the slot is:
• Two points well distributed along one long side, followed by
• One point on the closest end, followed by
• One point on the approximate center of the second long side, followed by
• The last point on the remaining end
CAUTION
Probing a different pattern of points, or probing out of either clockwise or counter-
clockwise order will result in erroneous slot measurements.
Measurement results are shown
in the Features template, Part
View window and Results
window. The Results window
shows the feature identifica-
tion number, the number of
points used in the measure-
ment, the length, width and
angular orientation of the slot,
and the coordinate location of
the center of the slot.
A slot is probed using the Simple probe in the required pattern of five positions, in counterclockwise order
Probing and Measuring Features