Tormach PCNC 440 - 6.9.1 XYZ Probe Tab

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Tool 99 (the probe tool) must be the current tool in the spindle before using any of the probing
funcons. All probing moves occur at a feed rate specied by the current F command. This can be
viewed and modied in the feed rate DRO. For more informaon, refer to Feed Rate DRO secon
earlier in this chapter.
NOTE: Check that probe polarity is set correctly on Sengs screen before using the probing buons by
pressing probe p while looking at probe indicator LED on Probe screen.
6.9.1 XYZ Probe Tab
The X/Y/Z Probe tab allows the user to quickly touch o a workpiece or vise jaw to nd that feature’s
locaon in current work oset coordinates, or to touch o that feature and set the work oset zero
to the feature’s surface (see Figure 6.38).
The Find Corner, Set Work Origin buon is used to probe the corner of a vise jaw or rectangular
workpiece and set that corner to X/Y zero.
NOTE: To change the corner on which to probe a part, click Change Corner.
To use this buon, rst posion the probe below the surface of the vise jaw and roughly 1” away
from the vice jaw corner in X and Y (see Figure 6.38). Upon compleon of the probing moves, the
current acve work oset system (e.g. G54) is set such that the vise jaw corner is 0, 0 (the X/Y origin).
The Probe [Axis], Set Work Oset buons will probe in one axis only and set the current work oset
origin to the probed surface for that axis. The direcon of probing is specied by the + or – sign on
the buon and is described by the accompanying graphic.
Figure 6.38