Ø.5mm x 20mm Tip

You could always add tips to the list, and I am sure there is a detailed post there somewhere, but here is a summary of it

Look in the PC-DMIS folder for a text file called PROBE.DAT

Open it with NotePad and search for something close to what you need, say a 2mm x 20mm tip

Copy the entire definition (from the header to the end statement into the copy buffer, then paste it into a new Notepad document. It should look something like this -

ITEM:TIP2BY20MM M2
begintip
ribcount 10
color 142 142 142
cylinder 0 0 0 0 0 -3 3
cone 0 0 -3 3 0 0 -7 1.5
cylinder 0 0 -7 0 0 -20 1.5
color 255 0 0
sphere 0 0 -20 2
hotspot 0 0 -20 0 0 1 2 2 ball
endtip

Now edit the name to reflect the new component, and edit the diameter as well, to look like this -

ITEM:TIP05BY20MM M2
begintip
ribcount 10
color 142 142 142
cylinder 0 0 0 0 0 -3 3
cone 0 0 -3 3 0 0 -7 1.5
cylinder 0 0 -7 0 0 -20 1.5
color 255 0 0
sphere 0 0 -20 2
hotspot 0 0 -20 0 0 1 0.5 0.5 ball
endtip

Save this to a new file in the same folder called USRPROBE.DAT.

ReStart PC-DMIS and you should see this new component in your list of available stlii

Note that as of about version 2010 the location of this file has changed, but in v3.7 it belongs in the install folder.

You could always add tips to the list, and I am sure there is a detailed post there somewhere, but here is a summary of it

Look in the PC-DMIS folder for a text file called PROBE.DAT

Open it with NotePad and search for something close to what you need, say a 2mm x 20mm tip

Copy the entire definition (from the header to the end statement into the copy buffer, then paste it into a new Notepad document. It should look something like this -

ITEM:TIP2BY20MM M2
begintip
ribcount 10
color 142 142 142
cylinder 0 0 0 0 0 -3 3
cone 0 0 -3 3 0 0 -7 1.5
cylinder 0 0 -7 0 0 -20 1.5
color 255 0 0
sphere 0 0 -20 2
hotspot 0 0 -20 0 0 1 2 2 ball
endtip

Now edit the name to reflect the new component, and edit the diameter as well, to look like this -

ITEM:TIP05BY20MM M2
begintip
ribcount 10
color 142 142 142
cylinder 0 0 0 0 0 -3 3
cone 0 0 -3 3 0 0 -7 1.5
cylinder 0 0 -7 0 0 -20 1.5
color 255 0 0
sphere 0 0 -20 2
hotspot 0 0 -20 0 0 1 0.5 0.5 ball
endtip

Save this to a new file in the same folder called USRPROBE.DAT.

ReStart PC-DMIS and you should see this new component in your list of available stlii

Note that as of about version 2010 the location of this file has changed, but in v3.7 it belongs in the install folder.