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Probe list

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Menu: Equipment | Tool | Probe

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Purpose

Understanding the function

How to use

Dialog box

Purpose

To be able to add, modify, remove probes in the tool changer of the machine. It is possible to duplicate probes, to define the tool offsets, to show the used probes or not....

Understanding the function

The probe list window is divided in three tabs :

• Tool changer:

• List of all the number where it's possible to put a probe.

• Tool offset

• List of all the tool offset of the probes defined in the tool changer. For each probe it's possible to define more than one tool offset

• Program

• It's the list of the probes linked with their own tool offsets

How to use

1. Select the menu ‘Equipment | Tool | Probe’ or click on the   icon.

2. The following window appears. It is possible to add, to remove, to modify the probe of the tool changer. These commands are accessible by selecting one of the tool or an empty line then with a click on the right button of the mouse the contextual menu appears; this menu  allows to launch the required commands.

3. Validate the modifications with the button or cancel the modifications with the button  .

Dialog box

Links

'Tool offset' tab

'Program' tab

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