### Add Tool

The Add Tool button displays the Add Tool dialog box.

Add Tool dialog box

This dialog box allows you to store data describing the qualification tools. Each tool is assigned a sequential ID number. Along with the ID#, PC-DMIS displays the tool type (SPHERE, POLYHEDRAL or RING), the tool offset, shank vector, override vector, the diameter (for SPHERE) or length (for POLYHEDRAL).

Once you define a new tool, it will appear in the List of Available Tools drop-down list located in the Measure Probe dialog box.

At least one probe tip must be defined in the Active Tip List before measuring a tool. | To add a tool to the List of Available Tools drop-down list, click on the Add Tool button. The Add Tool dialog box appears, allowing you to edit any necessary information:

The Add Tool dialog box, gives you access to the same information used when you create a new tool. You can change the Tool ID, the Tool Type, the Offset values, the Shank Vector IJK, and the Diameter / Length of the tool.

Some items you can only edit if you're running the proper configuration of PC-DMIS; otherwise they remain unavailable for selection. For example, the Z point offset X, Z point offset Y, Z point offset Z, Datum depth start, Datum depth end, and Focus offset options only become enabled if you are running PC-DMIS Vision. See the PC-DMIS Vision help file for descriptions of those items.

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Tool ID

Tool Type

Offset X, Y, Z

Shank Vector I, J, K

Search Override I, J, K

Diameter / Length