Probe Toolbox: Position Probe Tab

Probe Toolbox - Position Probe tab

Use the Position Probe tab to position the probe/camera so that it is over the feature to be measured, as a form of "Virtual Joystick".

To position your Vision probe:

  1. Adjust the Increment Value in the Increment edit box to specify the amount that the Current Position edit box will increase or decrease.

  2. Click the Up and Down arrows to change the value in the Current Position edit box. This causes your Vision Probe to move in real-time by the specified value. Alternately, you can type the value and press Enter to cause your Vision Probe to move.

For machines with multiple axis (such as two rotary tables), it also allows the currently active rotary table to be selected.

If you don't see any information in the Probes and Probe Tips lists of the Probe Toolbox, you need to first define a probe. For information on how to define a probe, see the "Defining Probes" chapter in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

Since you can use this tab with all probe types (contact, laser, or optical), this documentation only covers PC-DMIS Vision related items. For information about the toolbox as it relates to probes in general, see "Using the Probe Toolbox" in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

Position Probe Tab Buttons

Click the Take a Hit button to measure an edge point at the center of the Field of View. The edge point must be within a 60-pixel range of the center of the Field of View to be measured.

Click the Remove a Hit button to remove the anchor point hit you just took using the left mouse. This button remains disabled until you have entered an anchor point hit.

Click the Probe Readouts button to display the Probe Readouts window. You can re-size or relocate this window. See the "Using the Probe Readouts Window with Optical Probes" topic.

The Laser On/Off button is available for systems with a laser probe or laser pointer fitted (for example, TESA VISIO 300 and 500). This button toggles the laser on and off.

More:

Using the Probe Readouts Window with Optical Probes

A Note on Optical Tips