Current Help System: PC-DMIS Laser (View Core Help)

### Step 2: Define the Laser Probe

If your laser probe type has not yet been defined you will need to use the Probe Utilities dialog box to create a probe file.

To create a new probe file for your laser sensor:

1. Select the
   Insert | Hardware Definition | Probe menu option. The Probe Utilities dialog box appears. (This dialog will automatically appear whenever you create a new part program.)

Probe Utilities dialog box

2. Type a Probe File name that best describes your laser sensor.

3. High-light: No probe defined

4. Select the appropriate probe from the Probe Description drop-down list. Most laser sensors connect directly to the PH10M probe head. A CMS 108 sensor, when used on a DCC machine, connects to a Tesastar probe head.

5. As needed, select additional components in the same manner for "empty connections" until your probe definition is complete. The defined tip will be displayed in the Active Tip List when completed.

6. Notice the probe image is no longer displayed. This is usually desirable so it does not obstruct the view of the part as you are measuring. However, You can enable the display of probe components by double-clicking on the probe component to open the Edit Probe Component dialog box. Select the check box next to Draw this component.

7. If you are using PH10, Tesa, or continuous type wrists with a C joint, you need to verify that the joint angles are properly adjusted for visual purposes. Otherwise, PC-DMIS can't properly correlate the sensor’s data to the machine position. It is important to understand that the probe file does not define the orientation of the sensor about the joint; it only defines the probe vector. If your probe is not rotated correctly about the joint then you will need to manually provide the extra rotation for the laser by right-clicking on the component and changing the Default rotation angle about connection entry to reflect the need rotation.

For additional information on defining probes, see the "Defining Hardware" section in the main PC-DMIS help file.

Next Step ...