Select Operation | CNC Programming | Set Protection to open the Set CNC Move Protection dialog box.
Set CNC Move Protection dialog box
CNC/SETPROTECTION,movesProtected
This command sets the state of moves. By default, protected moves are safe. This means that when the system encounters unexpected probe hits, it terminates the execution of the measurement routine. Because of the potential danger of unprotected moves, a second safety lock is in place in the definition of machines in the NC Server application. For details on NC Server machine definitions, see "Machine Definitions" in the NC Server documentation.
For information on the NC Server operation, see the NC Server documentation.
The movesProtected parameter can be either "Yes" or "No".
If you set this to "Yes", positional moves in the CNC measurement routine are protected. This means unexpected probe hits are recognized by the controller, and execution is suspended or terminated, depending on how the CNC control deals with alarm conditions. Some controls have some error recovery abilities, some do not.
If you set this to "No", moves are unprotected, but only if the CNC machine definition allows unprotected moves. This double check is in place, because unprotected moves do not stop prematurely and can result in damage to the probe.