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Manual Operation and Setup
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2.6 Measuring with a 3D Touch Probe
With a 3D touch probe you can determine
• position coordinates, and from them,
• dimensions and angles on the workpiece.
To find the coordinates of a position on an aligned workpiece:
Select the probing function with the soft key PROBING POS.
Move the touch probe to a position near the touch point.
X + X – Y + Y – Z + Z –
Select the probe direction and axis of the coordinate.
Probe the workpiece.
The TNC shows the coordinates of the touch point as DATUM.
Finding the coordinates of a corner in the working plane