creating probe file

Something like this in the USRPROBE.dat should work.

ITEM:TIP0.2BY9MM M2
begintip
ribcount 10
color 142 142 142
cylinder 0 0 0 0 0 -3 3
cone 0 0 -3 3 0 0 -7 2.5
cylinder 0 0 -7 0 0 -9 0.15
color 255 0 0
sphere 0 0 -9 0.2
hotspot 0 0 -9 0 0 1 0.2 0.2 ball
endtip

You could have to change some coordinates, depending on the actual dimensions :
a line "cylinder" gives start xyz​ end xyz diameter so 0 0 0 0 0 -3 3 is start xyz=<0,0,0> end xyz=<0,0,-3> and diameter is 3
For a cone, it's start xyz​ start diameter then end xyz end diameter.
A "feature" starts when the previous feature ends.

The M2 at the end of the first line is used to place the tip in the right section of the drop down menu (so you will find this tip only if the extension above is M2)

Hope this helps.

I rarely have the same build but I often change the color of the stem / tip or sometimes just the tip so I know what brand( Leitz, Renishaw, Q-mark or ITP) and material of the tip as a reminder.
Don Ruggieri it would be nice to see the a more comprehensive way to define probes. A digital catalog. Maybe you could work with the vendors and compile a data base so that we can key in part numbers instead of going into the PROBE.DAT and configuring ourselves. It is fun, but I don't get paid to have fun
AND more useful drop down menus that actually scroll with your mouse wheel, its a new concept in GUI functionality lol

I rarely have the same build but I often change the color of the stem / tip or sometimes just the tip so I know what brand( Leitz, Renishaw, Q-mark or ITP) and material of the tip as a reminder.
Don Ruggieri it would be nice to see the a more comprehensive way to define probes. A digital catalog. Maybe you could work with the vendors and compile a data base so that we can key in part numbers instead of going into the PROBE.DAT and configuring ourselves. It is fun, but I don't get paid to have fun
AND more useful drop down menus that actually scroll with your mouse wheel, its a new concept in GUI functionality lol

Correct me if I am wrong but it almost seems like Hexagon doesn't even have all of their own probes in the dropdown

Correct me if I am wrong but it almost seems like Hexagon doesn't even have all of their own probes in the dropdown

I would say there are not stored correctly : you can find some tips of the LSPX1 in the M3 section, some others in Leitz section (from my poor memory).
Then, you just have to change the last string of the first line . Not too cool !

I rarely have the same build but I often change the color of the stem / tip or sometimes just the tip so I know what brand( Leitz, Renishaw, Q-mark or ITP) and material of the tip as a reminder.
Don Ruggieri it would be nice to see the a more comprehensive way to define probes. A digital catalog. Maybe you could work with the vendors and compile a data base so that we can key in part numbers instead of going into the PROBE.DAT and configuring ourselves. It is fun, but I don't get paid to have fun
AND more useful drop down menus that actually scroll with your mouse wheel, its a new concept in GUI functionality lol

For a special application, I created this :
ITEM:ROTRING_RESSORT M8
begintip
ribcount 10
color 142 142 142
cylinder 0 0 0 0 0 -10 25
color 142 142 142
cylinder 0 0 -10 0 0 -55 8
color 50 50 50
solid 6
face 4 -5 -8 -15 -5 8 -15 17 8 -15 17 -8 -15
face 4 -5 -8 -22 -5 8 -15 17 8 -15 17 -8 -22
face 4 -5 -8 -15 -5 -8 -22 17 -8 -22 17 -8 -15
face 4 -5 8 -15 -5 8 -22 17 8 -22 17 8 -15
face 4 -5 -8 -15 -5 -8 -22 -5 8 -22 -5 8 -15
face 4 17 -8 -15 17 -8 -22 17 8 -22 17 8 -15
solid 6
face 4 -5 -8 -48 -5 8 -48 17 8 -48 17 -8 -48
face 4 -5 -8 -55 -5 8 -48 17 8 -48 17 -8 -55
face 4 -5 -8 -48 -5 -8 -55 17 -8 -55 17 -8 -48
face 4 -5 8 -48 -5 8 -55 17 8 -55 17 8 -48
face 4 -5 -8 -48 -5 -8 -55 -5 8 -55 -5 8 -48
face 4 17 -8 -48 17 -8 -55 17 8 -55 17 8 -48
solid 6
face 4 8 -8 -22 8 8 -22 17 8 -22 17 -8 -22
face 4 8 -8 -48 8 8 -48 17 8 -48 17 -8 -48
face 4 8 8 -22 17 8 -22 17 8 -48 8 8 -48
face 4 8 -8 -22 17 -8 -22 17 -8 -48 8 -8 -48
face 4 8 8 -22 8 -8 -22 8 -8 -48 8 8 -48
face 4 17 8 -22 17 -8 -22 17 -8 -48 17 8 -48
solid 6
face 4 -5 -8 -57 -5 8 -57 17 8 -57 17 -8 -57
face 4 -5 -8 -65 -5 8 -57 17 8 -57 17 -8 -65
face 4 -5 -8 -57 -5 -8 -65 17 -8 -65 17 -8 -57
face 4 -5 8 -57 -5 8 -65 17 8 -65 17 8 -57
face 4 -5 -8 -57 -5 -8 -65 -5 8 -65 -5 8 -57
face 4 17 -8 -57 17 -8 -65 17 8 -65 17 8 -57
solid 6
face 4 5 -8 -62 5 8 -62 -19 8 -62 -19 -8 -62
face 4 5 -8 -74 5 8 -62 -19 8 -62 -19 -8 -74
face 4 5 -8 -62 5 -8 -74 -19 -8 -74 -19 -8 -62
face 4 5 8 -62 5 8 -74 -19 8 -74 -19 8 -62
face 4 5 -8 -62 5 -8 -74 5 8 -74 5 8 -62
face 4 -19 -8 -62 -19 -8 -74 -19 8 -74 -19 8 -62
solid 6
face 4 -5 -19 -48 -5 -8 -48 5 -8 -48 5 -19 -48
face 4 -5 -19 -63 -5 -8 -48 5 -8 -48 5 -19 -63
face 4 -5 -19 -48 -5 -19 -63 5 -19 -63 5 -19 -48
face 4 -5 -8 -48 -5 -8 -63 5 -8 -63 5 -8 -48
face 4 -5 -19 -48 -5 -19 -63 -5 -8 -63 -5 -8 -48
face 4 5 -19 -48 5 -19 -63 5 -8 -63 5 -8 -48
color 255 255 255
cylinder -12 0 -29 -12 0 -62 9
color 255 127 39
cylinder -12 0 -62 -12 0 -80 11
color 128 0 60
cone -12 0 -80 11 -12 0 -90 7
color 192 192 192
cylinder -12 0 -90 -12 0 -92 5
cylinder -12 0 -92 -12 0 -100 3
cylinder -12 0 -100 -12 0 -103 1.2
color 255 0 0
sphere -12 0 -103 0.5
hotspot -12 0 -103 0 0 1 0.5 0.5 ball
endtip



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try this one:

ITEM:HEAD-PH10z ARM
color 0 0 0
line -10 -30 0 -10 -30 -60 1
line 10 -30 0 10 -30 -60 1
line -30 -30 -20 30 -30 -20 1
line -30 -30 -40 30 -30 -40 1
line -30 -10 0 -30 -10 -60 1
line -30 10 0 -30 10 -60 1
line -30 -30 -20 -30 30 -20 1
line -30 -30 -40 -30 30 -40 1
line 30 -10 0 30 -10 -60 1
line 30 10 0 30 10 -60 1
line 30 -30 -20 30 30 -20 1
line 30 -30 -40 30 30 -40 1
line -10 30 0 -10 30 -60 1
line 10 30 0 10 30 -60 1
line -30 30 -20 30 30 -20 1
line -30 30 -40 30 30 -40 1
line -30 -10 0 30 -10 0 1
line -30 10 0 30 10 0 1
line -10 -30 0 -10 30 0 1
line 10 -30 0 10 30 0 1
line -30 -10 -60 30 -10 -60 1
line -30 10 -60 30 10 -60 1
line -10 -30 -60 -10 30 -60 1
line 10 -30 -60 10 30 -60 1
color 0 0 255
face 4 -30 30 0 30 30 0 30 -30 0 -30 -30 0
color 255 0 0
face 4 30 30 0 30 30 -60 30 -30 -60 30 -30 0
color 255 255 0
face 4 -30 -30 0 30 -30 0 30 -30 -60 -30 -30 -60
color 0 255 0
face 4 -30 30 0 -30 -30 0 -30 -30 -60 -30 30 -60
color 255 255 255
face 4 30 30 -60 -30 30 -60 -30 -30 -60 30 -30 -60
color 255 100 0
face 4 -30 30 0 -30 30 -60 30 30 -60 30 30 0
ring 0 -30 -30 0 1 0 20 4
ribcount 10
color 255 0 0
cutsphere 0 -30 -30 0 1 0 8 0 -10000
autojoint 0 0 -77 0 0 1 0 7.5 -180 180 b angle
color 30 30 30
ribcount 10
cutsphere 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 18 -10000
autojoint 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 7.5 0 105 a angle
color 142 142 142
ribcount 10
cylinder -22 0 0 -25 0 0 13
connect -25 0 0 1 0 0 M8