### Parameter Settings: Clear Point tab

Parameter Settings dialog box—Clear Point tab

The Clear Point tab lets you define a single move point position in machine coordinates, called a clear point, for your machine. This causes your machine to move the end of the arm to the defined position. This is intended to be a safety position to which the arm will move when using a probe changer. This differs from standard MOVE/POINT command in that it uses Move Sequence list to specify the form of the move and the move position is absolute to the machine.

Position area - The XYZ boxes define the location of the move point. The Read button will read the machine's current position and place the coordinates in the XYZ boxes.

Move Sequence list - This list lets you choose the form of the move to take to arrive at the clear point. It contains these options:

- 1: XYZ - The machine will move in a straight line move to the clear point position.

- 1: X 2: YZ - The machine will first move the X axis and then the YZ axis.

- 1: Y 2: XZ - The machine will first move the Y axis and then the XZ axis.

- 1: Z 2: XY - The machine will first move the Z axis and then the XY axis.

To insert this command select the Insert | Move | Clear Point menu item. PC-DMIS inserts a MOVE/CLEARPOINT command in the Edit window. When this command is executed, PC-DMIS moves to the defined clear point using the selected move sequence.