Difference between revisions of "Ball Probe Setup"
From ATTWiki
(Created page with "<table> <tr cellpadding=10> <td width=225> 200px * Back to VTube-STEP * Back to VTube-LASER </td> <td width=300> image:vtl_screen...") |
|||
| (8 intermediate revisions by one user not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
<td width=225> | <td width=225> | ||
[[image:vtube-laser_logo_1.96.png|200px]] | [[image:vtube-laser_logo_1.96.png|200px]] | ||
| − | |||
* Back to [[VTube-LASER]] | * Back to [[VTube-LASER]] | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
| Line 15: | Line 14: | ||
| − | == | + | == How to Change the Default Ball Probe Setup== |
| − | The default ball probe setup is always controlled by the FARO dialogs. | + | The default ball probe setup is always controlled by the FARO drivers and dialogs. The FARO driver dialog windows can be loaded from inside VTube-LASER while VTube is connected to the arm. To change the default ball probe, you will need to access the FARO dialog and choose the correct probe.<br><br> |
| + | '''You must be connected to a FARO arm to perform these steps.''' | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
<td width=300> | <td width=300> | ||
===STEP 1=== | ===STEP 1=== | ||
| − | + | ||
In VTube-LASER click on the Arm Utilities button in the Arm tab inside the Measure Setup menu.</td> | In VTube-LASER click on the Arm Utilities button in the Arm tab inside the Measure Setup menu.</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
<td width=300> | <td width=300> | ||
===STEP 2=== | ===STEP 2=== | ||
| − | + | Press Probe Setup and Calibration.</td> | |
<td> | <td> | ||
| − | [[image:vtube- | + | [[image:vtube-laser_v2.2_armutilities_dialog_press_probesetup_and_calibration.png|400px]] |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td width=300> | <td width=300> | ||
| + | |||
===STEP 3=== | ===STEP 3=== | ||
| − | + | Select the correct ball probe then press OK.<br><br> | |
| + | This step will cause the FARO driver to report back to VTube the new probe. The FARO driver should always remember the last ball probe that you set to "Current Probe" in the pulldown box. This is true even if you shutdown VTube-LASER and the FARO arm.</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
| − | [[image: | + | [[image:vtube-laser_v2.2_faro_compensation_menu.png|400px]] |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 50: | Line 52: | ||
===STEP 4=== | ===STEP 4=== | ||
| − | Press the | + | Press the Close button in the FARO Arm Utilities window.</td> |
<td> | <td> | ||
| − | [[image: | + | [[image:vtube-laser_v2.2_armutilities_dialog_press_close.png|400px]] |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 60: | Line 62: | ||
===STEP 5=== | ===STEP 5=== | ||
| − | + | Observe that the new ball probe selection will appear in the Arm grid. | |
</td> | </td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
| − | [[image: | + | [[image:vtube-laser_2.2_measuresetup_menu_6mmball.png|400px]] |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 72: | Line 74: | ||
==Other Pages== | ==Other Pages== | ||
| − | |||
*Back to the [[VTube-LASER]] page | *Back to the [[VTube-LASER]] page | ||
Latest revision as of 17:35, 4 September 2015
|
|
|
How to Change the Default Ball Probe Setup
The default ball probe setup is always controlled by the FARO drivers and dialogs. The FARO driver dialog windows can be loaded from inside VTube-LASER while VTube is connected to the arm. To change the default ball probe, you will need to access the FARO dialog and choose the correct probe.
You must be connected to a FARO arm to perform these steps.
STEP 1In VTube-LASER click on the Arm Utilities button in the Arm tab inside the Measure Setup menu. |
|
STEP 2Press Probe Setup and Calibration. |
|
STEP 3Select the correct ball probe then press OK. |
|
STEP 4Press the Close button in the FARO Arm Utilities window. |
|
STEP 5Observe that the new ball probe selection will appear in the Arm grid. |
|
Other Pages
- Back to the VTube-LASER page
