Step 15: Add Another Clearance Plane

This step adds in a second clearance plane for probe motion with the CYL3 feature on the front face.

1. From the Edit window, make sure the cursor is at the end of the TIP/T1A90B-180 command.

2. Select Edit | Preferences | Parameters to open the Parameter Settings dialog box.

3. Click the Clearance Plane tab.

4. For the Active plane area, set the following items:

• Axis to YMINUS

• Value to -40

5. For the Pass through plane, set the following items:

• Axis to XPLUS

• Value to 100

6. Mark the Clearance planes active (ON) check box.

7. Click Apply and then OK to close the dialog box.

8. Click the Show Clearance Plane icon () again to view the clearance planes. They should look like this:

9. Click the Show Clearance Plane icon () again to hide the clearance planes.

Go to the next step: "Add Move Point Commands"