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

### Probe Toolbox: Position Probe tab

Probe Toolbox—Position Probe tab

The Position Probe tab allows you to position the probe/camera so it is over the feature to be measured, as a form of “Virtual Joystick”.

To Position Your Vision Probe:

1. Adjust the Increment Value in the Increment edit box to specify the amount that the Current Position edit box will be increased or decreased.

2. Click the Up and Down arrows to change the value in the Current Position edit box . This will cause your Vision Probe to move in real time by the specified value. Alternately, you may type the value and hit enter to cause your Vision Probe to move.

For machines with multiple axis (e.g. two rotary tables), it also allows the currently active rotary table to be selected.

If you don't see any information in the Probes and Probe Tips lists of the Probe Toolbox, you need to first define a probe. See the "Defining Probes" section in the main PC-DMIS help file on how to do this.

Note: Since you can use this tab with all probe types (contact, laser, or optical), this help file only covers PC-DMIS Vision related items. For information about the toolbox as it relates to probes in general, see "Using the Probe Toolbox" in the main PC-DMIS help file.

Position Probe Tab Buttons:

| Clicking the Take a Hit button will measure an edge point at the center of the Field of View. The edge point must be within a 60 pixel range of the center of the Field of View to be measured.
| Clicking the Remove Hit b utton removes the anchor point hit you just took using the left mouse click. This button remains disabled until you have entered an anchor point hit.
| Clicking the Probe Readout button displays the Probe Readout window. You can easily resize or relocate this window. See the "Using the Probe Readout window with Optical Probes" topic.
| The Toggle Laser On/Off button is available for systems with laser probe or laser pointer fitted (e.g. TESA VISIO 300 and 500). This button toggles the laser on and off.

More:

Using the Probe Readout window with Optical Probes

A Note on Optical Tips