PC-DMIS enables you to define, calibrate, and work with several different star probe configurations. A star probe consists of a probe tip pointing vertically (in the Z- direction if you're using a vertical arm) toward the CMM plate with four additional tips pointing horizontally. For example:
A typical star probe configuration
This section describes how to build the star probe.
While there are many different machine types and arm configurations, the procedures and examples given assume that you are using a standard vertical arm CMM, where arm points in the Z- direction toward the CMM plate.
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