I just had Cad++ installed and I am having problems when I probe a hole and my probe retracts past the center of the hole and hits the back of the hole which inturn retracts and hits the front of the hole and goes into a loop of back and forth hits. I went to F10 then to motion and changed my prehit and retract distance but it did not help at all. Could a setting changed when Cad++ was installed? If so how do I fix it?
What you say about holes smaller than the prehit/retract is correct for most of the newer versions of Pc-Dmis.
Do this: Put a large diameter ring gage on your table. Set the prehit and retract for almost as much as the radius of the ring gage. Use Autocircle to measure that diameter. Did prehit and retract have anything to do with the autocircle????
I figured that's what you meant in the original post, but I left that out since his hole was small. In his specific case, prehit and retract has no bearing on how it probes the hole.
I've been programming for almost 2 years now, using 2010 up to 2013 MR1 and I have never had the probe try to achieve the prehit distance in a hole smaller than the distance specified. Maybe that was an issue in versions older than 2010, but it isn't now.
What you say about holes smaller than the prehit/retract is correct for most of the newer versions of Pc-Dmis.
Do this: Put a large diameter ring gage on your table. Set the prehit and retract for almost as much as the radius of the ring gage. Use Autocircle to measure that diameter. Did prehit and retract have anything to do with the autocircle????
I figured that's what you meant in the original post, but I left that out since his hole was small. In his specific case, prehit and retract has no bearing on how it probes the hole.
I've been programming for almost 2 years now, using 2010 up to 2013 MR1 and I have never had the probe try to achieve the prehit distance in a hole smaller than the distance specified. Maybe that was an issue in versions older than 2010, but it isn't now.
