On machines that support it, PC-DMIS automatically senses when the wrist has been rotated with the jog box. The tip offsets are dynamically updated based on the current AB angles. That is, the XYZ readout displays the current tip position as it is being rotated. There are four ways (discussed below) to add a new AB tip combination into a measurement routine.
Once you have added a new AB tip combination into your measurement routine by using one of the options below, PC-DMIS displays the active tip as programmed in the measurement routine in Probe Tips list on the Settings toolbar (View | Toolbars | Settings). The selected item is the same as the TIP/ command above where the cursor is in the Edit window.
To move the wrist to this AB angle combination, from the Settings toolbar, pull down and choose the probe from the Probe Tips list. PC-DMIS asks if you want to rotate the probe. A Yes response rotates the wrist to the desired position. This is useful when you want to go back and insert measurements and moves into the measurement routine.
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