616 Manual Operation and Setup
14.9 Workpiece presetting with a touch probe
Using touch probe functions with mechanical
probes or dial gauges
If you do not have an electronic touch probe on your machine, you can
also use all the previously described manual touch probe functions
(exception: calibration function) with mechanical probes or by simply
touching the workpiece with the tool.
In place of the electronic signal generated automatically by a touch
probe during probing, you can manually initiate the trigger signal for
capturing the probing position by pressing a key. Proceed as follows:
Select any touch probe function by soft key
Move the mechanical probe to the first position to be
captured by the TNC
Confirm the position: Press the actual-position-
capture key for the TNC to save the current position
Move the mechanical probe to the next position to be
captured by the TNC
Confirm the position: Press the actual-position-
capture key for the TNC to save the current position
If required, move to additional positions and capture
as described previously
Datum: In the menu window, enter the coordinates of
the new datum, confirm with the SET DATUM soft
key, or write the values to a table (see "Writing the
measured values from touch probe cycles to datum
tables", page 597, or see "Writing the measured
values from touch probe cycles in the preset table",
page 598)
To terminate the probing function, press the END key
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