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Relationship of Tips and Tools

We got a 321GLtp a few months ago, but I'm just now getting a chance to play with its tactile capabilities. I think I have the tool calibrations right, but I'm not sure what to expect.

I did a part alignment with a touch probe then measured the same circle and Z point with both the vision and the touch probe.

The diameter measured exactly the same with both methods. For its center point, the X is the same, the Y is .0002 off and the Z is .0125 off.

Is that an expected error on the XY axis?

Can the Z ever be calibrated to be the same or are there too many variables with lighting to make that possible?

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  • Yeah they won't measure "exactly the same". Vision is a different beast. The -0.0002 is common because vision is picking up many many more hits that your 8 hit cylinder. In addition, to the Z height variation, your vision probe has focus enabled, so that is the depth that it focused on to obtain the diameter it did.
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  • Yeah they won't measure "exactly the same". Vision is a different beast. The -0.0002 is common because vision is picking up many many more hits that your 8 hit cylinder. In addition, to the Z height variation, your vision probe has focus enabled, so that is the depth that it focused on to obtain the diameter it did.
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