Good Morning! I'm new to using CAD models. I only used them in class. I created a manual plane, line, point alignment to make the model aligned with the machine. The problem I'm having is when I change my alignment or workplane, my points are no longer aligned with my model. They are offset and mess up my dimensions. Do I need to continually redo the manual alignment to keep everything where it should be or am I missing something else? Thanks in advance!
So there is a calibration issue. What I had been doing was calibrating each tip angle individually and taking manual hits to locate the sphere. All pass calibration this way. But when I auto calibrate the tips used in the program, the A0B0 is always ok, but when I switch to A60B90, A67.5B90, or A90B90, it misses the sphere or hits just the edge. It is offset in the Y axis just like my programs.
If I have already located the sphere with A0B0, shouldn't the other angles "know" where the sphere is?
If you do not physically move the sphere, re-home the machine or physically alter the probe build (replace, remove or re-tighten any part of it) then you should only answer YES and take a manual hit to locate the sphere for your first tip. This is what is commonly refered to as the "master" tip is usually A0/B0. All subsequent tips can then be calibrated by answering NO to the "has the sphere moved" question. There are many, many, many posts on the forum that explain this in detail so a quick search should yield the information you need.
If you do not physically move the sphere, re-home the machine or physically alter the probe build (replace, remove or re-tighten any part of it) then you should only answer YES and take a manual hit to locate the sphere for your first tip. This is what is commonly refered to as the "master" tip is usually A0/B0. All subsequent tips can then be calibrated by answering NO to the "has the sphere moved" question. There are many, many, many posts on the forum that explain this in detail so a quick search should yield the information you need.
