396 Touch Probe Cycles: Automatic Workpiece Inspection
16.1 Fundamentals
16.1 Fundamentals
Overview
The TNC offers twelve cycles for measuring workpieces
automatically.
Cycle Soft key Page
0 REFERENCE PLANE Measuring a
coordinate in a selectable axis
Page 402
1 POLAR DATUM PLANE Measuring a
point in a probing direction
Page 403
420 MEASURE ANGLE Measuring an
angle in the working plane
Page 405
421 MEASURE HOLE Measuring the
position and diameter of a hole
Page 408
422 MEAS. CIRCLE OUTSIDE
Measuring the position and diameter of
a circular stud
Page 412
423 MEAS. RECTAN. INSIDE Measuring
the position, length and width of a
rectangular pocket
Page 416
424 MEAS. RECTAN. OUTSIDE
Measuring the position, length and
width of a rectangular stud
Page 420
425 MEASURE INSIDE WIDTH (2nd
soft-key row) Measuring slot width
Page 424
426 MEASURE RIDGE WIDTH (2nd soft-
key row) Measuring the width of a ridge
Page 427
427 MEASURE COORDINATE (2nd soft-
key row) Measuring any coordinate in a
selectable axis
Page 430
430 MEAS. BOLT HOLE CIRC. (2nd soft-
key row) Measuring position and
diameter of a bolt hole circle
Page 433
431 MEASURE PLANE (2nd soft-key
row) Measuring the A and B axis angles
of a plane
Page 437