Inspect is designed for systems that store their probes a single location. In PC-DMIS, you can define a single probe location in the Search Path dialog box (Edit | Preferences | Set Search Path). From that dialog box, from the Search for list, choose Probe Directory. Then mark the Search specified directory check box and define the folder pathway in the box under that check box.
With Inspect, you can use PC-DMIS to measure a pallet of parts. A pallet can consist of multiple identical physical parts or of different parts. These parts are organized in rows and columns resulting in a grid of cells, with a single part inside of each cell. Once you set up your pallet physically, you can also define the pallet as a pallet playlist in Inspect.
Similar to a playlist for music files, a playlist in Inspect is a collection of measurement routines that "play" (or execute) one after another.
After you define the pallet playlist, you can then execute that playlist to measure all the parts in the grid from a single execution.
Multiple Parts
Your pallet can also support multiple parts. To do this, your pallet must follow these rules:
The parts in all the cells that you intend to measure must be arranged in exactly the same orientation and location.
Each unique part in the physical pallet configuration must have a corresponding measurement routine in the playlist.
You need to either (1) have an external alignment to make each cell line up, or (2) you need to make sure that the first alignment of each routine has exactly the same location and orientation.
For example, suppose you want to measure multiple sets of three parts (parts A, B, and C) in the same pallet but in different cells. The parts must be in the exact same orientation and position in each cell. You then need to have a measurement routine for each part.