Field

Code

Description

Boss

Q

Set Q to 1 if you are calibrating to a boss

 

 

verses a ring gauge. Otherwise, do not set

 

 

or set to 0. Default is: 0. (Optional)

 

 

 

Top

H

If set to 1, the cycle finds the top of the part

 

 

before calibrating the probe. If Q parameter

 

 

is set to 1, H is forced to 1 as well;

 

 

otherwise, the Default is: 0. (Optional)

 

 

 

DistDown

E

The distance to go down from the top of

 

 

the ring gauge or standing boss for

 

 

calibration. This is only used if H parameter

 

 

is set to 1. Without any E value, the cycle

 

 

brings the probe down past the top of the

 

 

ring gauge after finding the top, 0.1". Note:

 

 

If the stylus ball is greater than .2" (5.08

 

 

mm), E must be set to at least half the ball

 

 

diameter. (Optional)

 

 

 

DistBack

V

The V parameter specifies the distance to

 

 

back away from the edge for the probe to

 

 

fast feed to before trying to find it. Default

 

 

is: 0.1" (2.54 mm) if not set. (Optional)

 

 

 

GaugeDim

D

The diameter of the ring gauge hole the

 

 

probe stylus comes in contact with. This is

 

 

only to override the value in the machine

 

 

setup parameter

 

 

diameterOfSpindleProbeGauge if needed

 

 

and should be an exact measurement.

 

 

(Optional)

 

 

 

DistInX

A

The distance from the starting point to

 

 

move in the X-axis to find the top of the

 

 

gauge. The default, if Q is not set or set to

 

 

0, is 0.1" (2.54 mm) beyond the edge of the

 

 

ring gauge hole. If Q is set to 1, the default

 

 

is the current probe position. (Optional)

 

 

 

DistInY

B

The distance from the starting point to

 

 

move in the Y axis to find the top of the

 

 

gauge. The default is the current probe

 

 

position. (Optional)

 

 

 

You must have:

The probe in the spindle with its tool number active and the tool type set to "Touch Probe".

The Ring Gauge mounted on the machine table.

7.3 Probing Cycles

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