Auto-Cal

[PCDMISRON]

My problem for the day is that my probe qualification works fine with the exception that the z-clearance is not enough for the probe tip to fully clear the surface plate for a wrist rotation to the 0,0,1 vector and the probe crashes into the surface plate. The same tip calibration works fine from the probe cal screen within the program but when the set is entered into Auto-Cal format the crashes start to happen when the qualification calls for the probe head to change probe stations at the probe change tool.

I hope I have ex[plained it clearly and that someone has experienced this problem so that they may tell me what settings I need to change.

Thanks,
Ron

[rangerboat72]

I can't say that I've ever had that happen???

[Sean Harris]

Bring up the probe utilities window ( F9 a load probe command), click settings radio button to bring up Probe Setup window. There are 2 Clearance distance statements with input fields . Adjust them accordingly. The second one is probably set to zero and I blieve that may be your problem.

[#2#]

I think this has been discussed before. I can see it happening but have never had it happen. The reason I've never had it happen is that I set my cal. sphere up on a 4" riser. The riser is heavy enough to keep the sphere from moving so I don't have to constantly clamp it to the table. It also allows me to run cal's without tearing down part setups.

[rangerboat72]

I think this has been discussed before. I can see it happening but have never had it happen. The reason I've never had it happen is that I set my cal. sphere up on a 4" riser. The riser is heavy enough to keep the sphere from moving so I don't have to constantly clamp it to the table. It also allows me to run cal's without tearing down part setups.

Ah, mine's also on a 4" riser bu tit's because I have to use some pretty long extensions with an A angle of 105 degrees...

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

Ah, mine's also on a 4" riser bu tit's because I have to use some pretty long extensions with an A angle of 105 degrees...

NICE, I got you thinking about the TITans and look what you posted!

Ya know what a Freudian slips is, don't you? It's where you say one think but you mean your mother.

[Gregl]

I have seen it happen, what I have done is set a user defined calibration order so it will go from
A90 to
A45
so it wont go straight from A90 to A0

[craiger_ny]

Ya know what a Freudian slips is, don't you? It's where you say one think but you mean your mother.

There you go again with that unhealthy obsession of yours again.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

There you go again with that unhealthy obsession of yours again.

Which one? ****, Mommy, or (yuch!) Mommy's Ti, er well , you know.

[tking]

There you go again with that unhealthy obsession of yours again.

He looks healthy enough in his sig pix, chuckle!

TK

[PCDMISRON]

Bring up the probe utilities window ( F9 a load probe command), click settings radio button to bring up Probe Setup window. There are 2 Clearance distance statements with input fields . Adjust them accordingly. The second one is probably set to zero and I blieve that may be your problem.

Thanks, Sean. That is exactly where I looked and the second clearance setting which references the Z- axis was at zero. My colleague is going to make the appropriate adjustment to see if that solves his problem.

Ron

[PCDMISRON]

Thaks to you as well Ranger, Goodluck and Gregl. I will also implement your suggestions as well. All are great ideas...even da TITans...lol

Ron

[John Kingston]

There you go again with that unhealthy obsession of yours again.

Craig pointing out others unhealthy obsessions?! OXYMORON!

[craiger_ny]

I believe an oxymoron is a conflict of words, a hypocritical statement is not necessarily an oxymoron.

Or should I not question your expertise of all things moronic?

[#2#]

Craig pointing out others unhealthy obsessions?! OXYMORON!

Pot - Kettle - Black