# Probing Setup

The Probing Setup screen lets you set parameters to configure the number touches the probe should make before a point is recorded, the range of deviation, and what method to use when learning the location of features.

1. Press the Setup soft key from the main screen to display the Setup screen.

2. Press the Probing Setup soft key to display the Probing Setup screen.

MultiTouch Parameters – NC Gage will allow the user to take multiple probings for each point in order to ensure greater reliability of measurement results. As an example, multiple probings will likely identify errors resulting from chips that have gotten in the path of the probe.

The following options are available:

- Number of touches – This field indicates the number of times that the probe will make contact with the part for each hit.

- Range of deviation – NC Gage will calculate the distance from the highest to the lowest hit for each point and verify that the distance is less than the value entered here. If the distance is greater than the value entered, NC Gage will halt and alert the user.

Learn Mode – This area lets you choose the method that NC Gage uses to learn the location of features when creating a program. It contains these two option buttons:

- Read Position – This is the default method of learning features with NC Gage. You will be asked to position the probe relative to features and record the location of the probe. This is a very safe method of creating a program with NC Gage.

- Manual Points – With this option you can configure NC Gage so that the probe may be driven into the part in order to learn the location of features.

Warning: Since the machine response may be slow or the probe difficult to see you should exercise care when learning features using the Manual Points option.