Probing Feature Overview
Introduction
This topic will serve as a navigation tool to guide you through the feature settings of the Probing feature.
The Probing feature
The Probing feature gives you access to a variety of feature settings and many operations to complete the feature. Click on the links below to go to the topics of interest:
- Available Operations:
- Measure - These cycles use a probe to take measurements of existing features.
- Available Cycles - The cycles available in this drop down vary based on the selected geometry. Below is a lists of links to the topic for each individual cycle:
- X Single Surface
- Y Single Surface
- Z Single Surface
- Web
- Boss (4 Point)
- Bore (4 Point)
- Boss (3 Point)
- Bore (3 Point)
- Internal Corner
- External Corner
- 5-point Rectangle External
- 5-point Rectangle Internal
- Line (angle single surface with A D inputs)
- 3 point Plane (angle single surface with XYZ inputs)
- Angled Web
- Angled Pocket
- 4th Axis Measurement (A Axis)
- 4th Axis Measurement (B Axis)
- 4th Axis Measurement (C Axis)
- 4th Axis Measurement (C2 Axis)
- Boss on PCD
- Bore on PCD
- Angle Measure X Plane
- Angle Measure Y Plane
- Available Cycles - The cycles available in this drop down vary based on the selected geometry. Below is a lists of links to the topic for each individual cycle:
- Contact Tool Setter - These cycles allow you select a tool and measure it by contacting a stylus.
- Non Contact Tool Setter - These cycles allow you select a tool and measure it by interrupting a laser beam from reaching a sensor.
- Measure - These cycles use a probe to take measurements of existing features.
