### Move Point

A Move Point command provides the XYZ coordinates to which the probe tip center will move when executed. These positions are used to move the probe clear of obstructions.

To add a Move Point command to your program:

1. Select the Move soft key from the main screen's Navigation Bar.

2. Select the Move Point soft key from the Navigation Bar. The Move Point screen appears.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to insert the command. Pay attention to the graphical description in the upper left section of the screen. It will show you where to position the probe for measurements and changes when multiple steps are required.

Parameters Definition:

- Target Position (X Y Z Nominal) - Defines the nominal position of the point.

Available Navigation Bar Soft Keys on this Screen:

| Backward / Forward Back / Forward to previous / next group of soft keys. |  | Select Measurement Face This soft key determines the direction of probing and the location of the clearance moves for the feature. You can press this multiple times to choose a different measurement face. Available faces are: X+, X-, Y+, Y-, Z+ and Z-.
| Return to Previous Step This will remove the last learned probe positions. |  | Read Probe Position and Continue with Next Step This soft key reads the current probe position and then advances to the next step in the procedure.
|  |  | Delete Current Command / Delete Last Created This soft key deletes the current selected command (or the last created command) from the part program. If this icon is disabled, you may need to delete commands using the Edit Program screen instead.
| Learning and Creating a Command This will only be available after all the necessary probe positions to identify the feature location have been learned. It will cause the machine to measure the feature. |  | Cancel All Steps / Abort This soft key stops and resets the current operation. If learning a feature, it removes all the learned probe positions.
| Execute This soft key causes the machine to measure the feature. It will only be available after all the necessary probe positions to identify the feature location have been learned (or typed in). It lets you make changes and test run the feature before committing the feature to the program. |  | Return This soft key returns the view up one level to the previous screen.
| Tolerance Settings This soft key lets you set or modify feature nominal and tolerance values used by the feature command. It is an overview of what will show up in the report screen. |  | Insert Move Point This will read the current position of the probe and insert that as a clearance move into the program.
| Confirm / Add Command For operations this confirms the selection. For commands, this will append the command to the end of the program. For feature commands, this will become available after the machine has learned the feature location or when you have typed the feature's nominal values.
For constructed and dimension feature commands, this will become available once you have specified the proper input features.

Help

This soft key accesses the NC Gage help file.

Learn Process:

1. Position probe to move point location and press the Read Position soft key. The tip position is read. You can press to cancel this measure position.

2. Press Confirm and Append Current Command to End. The Move Point command is inserted to the program.

Note: If the move point screen is access from the second page of any feature screen, then the move point will be inserted in the program after the feature.

The following is the specific feature path and logic built into NC Gage:

- If current Z position is higher than target position then move to XY target position at current Z height then move to Z target position.

- If current Z position is lower than the target position then move up to Z target position then move to XY target position.