#### Creating a Temperature Probe File

To create a temperature probe file:

1. Open the PC-DMIS Probe Utilities dialog box. To access this dialog box, select Insert | Hardware Definition | Probe from the menu bar.

2. Build the temperature probe.

The description of the main probe body in the Probe Description area for a temperature sensor mounted on a probe head ends with “TEMPSENSOR”. For example:

LSPX5.2_GLOBAL_TEMPSENSOR

The graphic below shows an example of a temperature sensor mounted on a CMM probe head.

Example of Probe Utilities dialog box for temperature sensor
mounted on CMM probe head

The description of the main probe body in the Probe Description area for a changeable temperature sensor ends with CHANGEABLE_TEMPSENSOR. For example:

LSPX5.3_GLOBAL_CHANGEABLE_TEMPSENSOR

The graphic below shows an example of a probe file with a changeable temperature sensor.

Example of Probe Utilities dialog box for changeable temperature sensor

For information on the various options in this dialog box, consult the "Understanding the Probe Utilities Dialog Box" topic in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

More:

Working with Temperature Sensors

Editing a Temperature Probe Component

Measuring a Temperature Probing Point

Using Temperature Probes with Tool Racks