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Probe Drop Off with Vision

Just wondering if there is another way to go about this than I already do.

Scenario: I measure features with the probe, but want to dump the probe off to my probe rack before I measure features with vision, so my probe doesn't run into anything. But in order to do this, I have to tell PC-DMIS to grab a "fake" probe (which isn't on my rack) for me to "fake" put on, so it will go to measure the part with just vision.

Is there another way to drop the probe off without telling the machine to put on another "fake" probe?

Code Scenario:

LOADPROBE/1x20Optiv
TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0,0,1, ANGLE=0

...program coding...blah blah blah

LOADPROBE/EMPTY_OPTIV [I](fake probe)[/I]
TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0,0,1, ANGLE=0

[I]program tells me to put on EMPTY_OPTIV, which I don't do anything but click OK[/I]

LOADPROBE/VISIO_6X-1X
TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0,0,1, ANGLE=0

...program coding...blah blah blah

PROGRAM/END