Operation Manual

HEIDENHAIN CNC PILOT 640 389
5.4 Creating an ICP contour
Zero point shift
With this function, you can move a complete turning contour.
Activate zero point shift:
 Select "Zero point > Shift" in the finished part menu
 Enter the contour shift to move the defined contour
 Press the Save soft key
Deactivate zero point shift:
 Select "Zero point > Reset" in the finished part menu to reset the
zero point of the coordinate system to the original position
Copying a contour section in linear series
With this function, you can define a contour section and append it to
the existing contour.
 Select "Copy > Row Linear" in the finished part menu
 Use the Next element or Previous element soft key to select
contour elements
 Press the Select soft key
 Enter the number of repeats
 Press the Save soft key
The zero point shift cannot be reset after you exit the ICP
editor. When you exit the ICP editor, the contour is
recalculated with the values of the zero point shift and
saved. In this case, you can only reset the zero point by
doing a zero point shift in the opposite direction.
Parameters
Xi Target point – value by which the zero point is shifted
Zi Target point – value by which the zero point is shifted
Parameters
Q Number of repeats