I'm aligning my z axis to a plane which I'm taking four hits on, but when i press my probe onto the plane after I've done the alignment, the z co-ordinate is displaying as something like -0.8, anyone have any suggestions as to why?
Code being used for my alignments is below, the 1.5mm offset in the alignment is to account for the diameter of the 3mm probe and I have played around with that offset without it solving the issue.
Thanks.
STARTUP =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_PART_SETUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/END
MODE/MANUAL
FORMAT/TEXT,OPTIONS, ,HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;NOM,TOL,MEAS,DEV,OUTTOL, ,
LOADPROBE/3MM
TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0
LOADPROBE/3MM
TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0
COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
Take diagonal plane on RHS of jig
PLN1 =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE
THEO/<509.224,156.482,48.9>,<-0.125098,0.8082573,0.5753874>
ACTL/<577.07,126.918,50.23>,<-0.0916386,0.8124672,0.5757599>
MEAS/PLANE,4
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0.001,<604.163,151.389,76.691>,<667.044,121.747,71.85>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=-0.001,<423.74,119.16,82.746>,<488.67,92.052,85.358>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0.001,<416.385,164.014,18.132>,<493.7,136.727,23.121>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=-0.002,<592.606,191.365,18.033>,<658.867,157.146,20.59>,USE THEO=NO
ENDMEAS/
COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
Take 6 point upper cylinder on jig
CYL1 =FEAT/CYLINDER,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
THEO/<546.287,-62.41,183.911>,<0.9876915,0.1563585,-0.0041885>,19.971,29.218
ACTL/<601.58,-92.66,183.68>,<-0.9933056,-0.1154184,0.0047595>,25.974,30.984
MEAS/CYLINDER,10
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<558.917,-50.658,186.483>,<617.742,-100.729,175.19>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<559.929,-58.641,193.709>,<618.428,-103.291,187.133>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<562.137,-68.982,188.245>,<616.007,-92.229,196.534>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<533.298,-73.683,188.071>,<613.963,-78.901,187.957>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<533.399,-65.693,193.879>,<615.08,-80.767,175.642>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<531.819,-55.156,187.25>,<585.015,-84.672,175.277>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<558.917,-50.658,186.483>,<585.753,-83.072,190.059>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<558.917,-50.658,186.483>,<588.836,-93.926,196.725>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<558.917,-50.658,186.483>,<589.422,-104.991,190.904>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<558.917,-50.658,186.483>,<588.693,-106.412,179.227>,USE THEO=NO
ENDMEAS/
COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
Take four point plane on front of cyclinders
PLN2 =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE
THEO/<574.76,-127.376,126.517>,<0.9872258,0.1592475,-0.0050448>
ACTL/<628.717,-161.937,127.784>,<0.9932954,0.1155731,-0.0026697>
MEAS/PLANE,4
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<564.092,-59.248,190.883>,<620.561,-90.345,192.206>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<563.753,-57.498,176.84>,<621.255,-96.602,179.847>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<585.805,-197.39,76.318>,<636.531,-230.257,77.155>,USE THEO=NO
HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,D=0,<585.39,-195.367,62.025>,<636.523,-230.545,61.929>,USE THEO=NO
ENDMEAS/
A1 =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:STARTUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZPLUS,PLN1
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,PLN1
ALIGNMENT/TRANS_OFFSET,ZAXIS,1.5
ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,YMINUS,PLN2
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,PLN2
ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XMINUS,TO,PLN2,ABOUT,ZPLUS
ALIGNMENT/ROTATE_OFFSET,90,ABOUT,ZPLUS
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,CYL1
ALIGNMENT/END
