Tormach PCNC 770 - Probe Tab; XYZ Probe Tab

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6.8 Probe Tab
The Probe tab of the notebook contains automated funcons to nd X/Y/Z locaons, set work
osets, probe pockets, slots or bosses, as well as instrucons on probe and toolseer setup and
calibraon. The Probe tab contains a separate, smaller notebook that consists of three tabs:
• X/Y/Z Probe
• Rect/Circ Probe
• Probe/ETS Setup
Tool 99 (the probe tool) must be the current tool in 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, see Feed Rate DRO earlier in this chapter.
Disable the spindle (Spindle Lockout Key o) to prevent accidental spindle start with probe in spindle.
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 Accessory Input LED on Probe screen (see Figure 6.32).
6.8.1 XYZ Probe Tab
The X/Y/Z Probe tab of the Probe notebook 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 6.32). The Find Corner, Set Work
Origin buon is used to probe the lower le corner of a vise jaw or rectangular workpiece and set
that corner to X/Y zero. 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 6.33). 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).
Figure 6.32