Probe speed very slow

 sscandlon 

1. In the image you posted (the one of the jogbox) it looks like the speed is set to 50% - only half o the green lights are lit up.  Make sure the speed knob (in the centre of the jogbox) is turned fully clockwise.
2. As other people have mentioned, check your settings
   1. F5 (Setup Options), part/machine tab: select "Display Absolute Speeds" - check what speed it shows in the edit box.
   2. F10 (parameters), Motion tab: check the touch speed, move speed etc.
   3. F10 (parameters), Acceleration tab: check the acceleration values match what your machine is capable of.
   4. Edit>Machine Interface Setup: Check the Max speed & acceleration values for each axis

If you are unsure what any of these settings are supposed to be for your particular machine , contact your local Hexagon office (or whoever installed the machine).

A . the top speed is 250

B. move speed is 20mm/sec , touch speed is 2mm/sec

C. maximum acceleration x y and z is 1000

D max speed x y and z 250

Increase the move speed - that is the positioning speed and 20mm/sec will make it crawl along.

what would you recommend increasing it to ? to still be safe and accurate ?

'safe' and 'accurate' are two different things.

for program testing, simply lower the jogbox speed dial

for accuracy, TOUCH speed needs to be the same for calibration and measuring.

I have my Global set to 500mm/sec move speed because move speed is only for moves from the retract position to the prehit position.

think "MOVE SPEED" is highway speed and "TOUCH SPEED" is how fast you pull into the garage.

'safe' and 'accurate' are two different things.

for program testing, simply lower the jogbox speed dial

for accuracy, TOUCH speed needs to be the same for calibration and measuring.

I have my Global set to 500mm/sec move speed because move speed is only for moves from the retract position to the prehit position.

think "MOVE SPEED" is highway speed and "TOUCH SPEED" is how fast you pull into the garage.