#### Automatically Adjust Probe Head Wrist

If you select the Automatically Adjust Probe Head Wrist check box, then during execution when the software reaches a TIP command, it will, based on the geometry, automatically select the tip for which the IJK of the tip shank most closely approximates the IJK on the TIP command. The IJK on the TIP command is relative to part coordinates so the tip actually selected can vary based on the part alignment.

How it works with Non-Mapped Wrists

For non-mapped wrists PC-DMIS returns the closest theoretical position. If there is a calibrated tip that matches this theoretical position, it uses that calibrated tip. If PC-DMIS can find calibrated tips that fall within the angle tolerance defined in the Wrist Warning Delta box of the Part/Machine tab, it’ll use those tips over non-calibrated tips that have closer angle matches (see "Setup Options: Part/Machine tab").

If it cannot find what it thinks is a theoretical match, it gives an error "Illegal TIP command or TIP not qualified".

If it found a good theoretical match but that tip doesn't exist or isn't yet calibrated, it will wait until the machine catches up to the TIP statement so no machine motion is in progress, and then it will ask you if it should use the closest calibrated tip.

- If you select YES, then it uses the calibrated tip.

- If you select NO, then it adds a tip object to match the best theoretical fit and halts, but does not cancel, execution and a message appears on PC-DMIS's Status Bar that says to press continue when you're done calibrating the new probe. At this point, you should access the Probe Utilities dialog box, perform any calibration work as needed, and then click Continue to proceed.

How it works with Mapped Wrists:

With an infinite wrist that is actually mapped (and therefore calibrated) PC-DMIS automatically returns the best matching tip position and proceeds using that position.

Other Notes

This option can also be turned on for individual hits of Auto Features by using the Auto PH9 check box. (See the "Creating Auto Features" section.)

The entry in the PC-DMIS Settings Editor for this option reads: AutoAdjustPh9 = 0 or 1. For information on modifying registry entries, please view the "Modifying Registry Entries"

Note: Be aware that if you use the Mark Used button on the Probe Utilities dialog box, PC-DMIS may not select all the probe tips for calibration (see the "Mark Used" topic in the "Defining Hardware" section).