Surface Hits without Focus

I went over my course material, the lab states to take surface point and z translate to that, then create more points with much smaller range and duration. So I guess that is the answer to my question.

Usually when you shut it off once, it should follow suite. So in your Hit Target tab, select FOCUS and set it to OFF. Everything afterwards should follow OFF.

I can't see where I can select off. some of the drop down boxes are already set to off but it still focuses.

I looked into it. It appears surface points will always need to focus. However, you can shut off focus on edge points, circles, etc.

So for my programs I always Level and Translate Z to the relative surface but I was told best practice is to always focus. I have a lot of programs that perform hundreds of focuses for 1 run. Has anyone else heard of this practice? My Z referencing is usually taken with our white light sensor which is extremely accurate but it will still come down to best fit over the course of a distance. Measuring at 10x all the time so small features seem to like being focused on.

I would love to cut out 2-4 seconds a feature and not Focus!! Ha!

Maybe it was just reducing the duration after the first surface point. Maybe my pal Colin Simithraaratchy could shed some light on this. pun intend.

Turning focus to "off" will not give you a true plane. it's going to take a point where ever the camera resides. The book method you describe is a more correct method.

Turning focus to "off" will not give you a true plane. it's going to take a point where ever the camera resides.

+1 !
It's like using a "read point" instead of measuring it by a trigger...

Thank you all for the help.

Since my thread is taking about surface points, I;d thought I continue with it since we're still taking about surface points.

I'm having some problems taking a surface point during execution. I can test it fine during the but it's out of focus when I run the routine.

I made routine that will check the ID and OD of brass cylinders that have different diameters and heights. Most have the same height but a few of the mix are taller/shorter. Its starts off with a manual alignment with a touch probe on a corner fixture I had made. Then I move the origin to the inside corner. Then it goes to dcc mode with the vision probe. I'll bypass the manual alignments once my fixture is secure to the table. There is an operator input for the part number, then assignments alter the theos, target valves, and diameter of a circle based on the op input. The I use that circle (ID) as a temporary XY orgin. Then I need to check the thickness of the cylinder to adjust for focusing (this is the part I am new at). Then z orgin to that surface point and move on to the OD of the part which is also altered with assignments like the OD based of the original op input. The method worked great offline but not so much at the machine.

I was able to run a few different size parts but when I got to the 3rd part, it didn't focus on the surface hit even thought it was the same height as the other parts. I tried adjusting the range and duration but its not making that much of a difference.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.