Need to get the Z dim for this part in 8 different places. The hole in the lower left is my X and Y origin. The pin in the front center is my Z origin. I would like to do an auto hit but dont have a clue as how to se that up. Also, I tried to make a plane and a point on the top of the pin but when I set the probe on there the z says .062 I thought that was my Z zero? Help apreciated, customer wants parts, Thanks Bryan
What size probe are you using? Are measuring a point or are you just looking at the Probe Readout window? If you using the probe readout window and you have a .125 tip for a the probe, your alignment is OK, because the probe readout window is reading the center of the tip. The machine does not probe compensate when using the probe readout because it does not know which way to compensate. If you measure a surface point on top of the pin with 3 prehits it should measure zero within reason.
What size probe are you using? Are measuring a point or are you just looking at the Probe Readout window? If you using the probe readout window and you have a .125 tip for a the probe, your alignment is OK, because the probe readout window is reading the center of the tip. The machine does not probe compensate when using the probe readout because it does not know which way to compensate. If you measure a surface point on top of the pin with 3 prehits it should measure zero within reason.
