### Step 7: Defining Clearance Planes

Clearance planes allow you to define a distance above a desired plane through which the probe can move safely to avoid contacting the part or other obstructions.

For information on defining clearance planes, see "Clearance Plane" under the "Inserting Move Commands" section.

Once you have finished defining your clearance planes, you can begin adding features to measure into your part program. See the "Creating Feature Commands" topic.