Thickness of the ball tip

(This item pertains to the Edit Probe Data dialog box. You can open this dialog box with the Edit button on the Probe Utilities dialog box, accessible through Insert | Hardware Definition | Probe.)

This box contains the thickness of the tip. It defines the usable and graphical height/thickness of the ruby tip. PC-DMIS applies this value during the disk probe calibration procedure to move the probe north or south of the equator. In the case of a disk probe, for example, you might need to adjust this value down to make the probe qualify better.