Video Inspection Software User’s Guide
Touch Probe Setup Operations Most systems that support the touch probe option are already prepared to probe feature points with a touch probe. However, in some cases it will be necessary to perform some basic probe operations before measuring features: • Calibrate a probe tip • Add a probe tip • Remove a probe tip • Edit a probe tip • Change the current probe tip • Configure probe path data Calibrating a Probe Tip Probe tip diameter and position are calibrated by measuring a certified qualification sphere artifact. Probe tips are calibrated using the: • Contact Probe Settings screen • Probe Teach function
NOTE The system defaults to a sphere artifact but can be configured by the system installer to use a certified ring gauge.
Calibrating using the Contact Probe Settings Screen To access the Contact Probe Settings screen: 1 Press the Contact Probe Settings screen button. M3 system menu > Settings > Contact Probes
2 Confirm that the displayed qualification sphere artifact size matches your qualification sphere diameter in the current unit of measure. 3 Verify that the probe tip you wish to calibrate is set as the current probe. If it is not, select it in the probe group and press the Set Current button 4 Press the Teach Probe button to display the Teach Probe measure screen. 5 Probe a minimum of 4 points well distributed around the qualification sphere and then press Done. The Probe Teach Results dialog will be displayed. The measurement form error should be very small. If the form error is outside acceptable limits, recalibrate the tip. If an unacceptable form error persists, seek technical assistance.
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