Using Probe Manager With Your Digitizer - Using Probe Manager with MicroScribe Digitizers
Using Probe Manager with MicroScribe Digitizers
The Probe Manager interface for Revware MicroScribe digitizers has been significantly updated over that of earlier releases of RevWorks. The MicroScribe Calibration Wizard now manages probe calibration for all probes used with your digitizer. The ProbeManager creates a default probe file for your specific model of digitizer. MicroScribe G and 3D series arm users are provided a default file that contains the familiar three standard probes that have been historically used with those devices. Probe files for the M series arms contain only one probe by default.
MicroScribes normally ship with only the standard type of probe associated with that particular model of device, unless you have specifically ordered additional Probes. Both point and ball Probes are supported by Probe Manager. The MicroScribe Calibration Wizard allows you to describe and use the probes in several different ways, including for the first time the ability to accurately qualify and verify probes.
The probes supplied with MicroScribe G and 3D digitizers are common indicator tips and are available in many lengths and ball sizes. M and i devices are supplied with a custom precision ruby-tipped probe. M and i probes and those of G and 3D devices are not interchangeable except through the use of an adaptor. The MicroScribe Calibration Wizard allows you to use any number of commercially available probes and probe configurations with your MicroScribe device.
Unlike other devices, you are not required to calibrate probes used with MicroScribe digitizers. The MicroScribe probe interface provides three options for specifying a probe.
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Default Tip – This applies only to the standard probe shipped with your device. You must have this tip mounted in place every time you start your MicroScribe digitizer. For G and 3D digitizers this is a blunt-nose indicator tip. For M and i devices, this is the precision ruby tip.
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Offset Tip – This is a tip for which you manually specify a calibration length. Because only a length is specified, Offset Tips must be axial probes. It is critically important that you enter the correct length when defining an Offset Tip. If you wish to use an angle probe you must set it up as a Qualified Tip.
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Qualified Tip – This is a tip which has been measured with the assistance of the MicroScribe Calibration Wizard. Almost any type of ball or point probe may be used including standard Renishaw probes with the use of an appropriate adaptor.
To Add a New Probe
Probe information is displayed in the right side panel.
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Set the Probe Tip Diameter.
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Choose the probe type.
The display adjusts to display fields that are appropriate to the designated probe type.
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If Default Tip is chosen no additional information is required.
An image of the Default probe for you specific model of digitizer is automatically displayed.
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If Offset Tip is chosen, enter the Tip Length.
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If Qualified Tip is chosen, select the Qualify button.
The MicroScribe Calibration Wizard starts and leads you through a series of steps to create an accurate probe calibration.
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If desired, choose one of the probe checkout options to validate the correctness of the probe description.
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Add Notes if desired.
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Note: The Default Probe is the first probe listed in a probe folder and is the required start-up probe that must be attached to your MicroScribe when it is started. |
To Calibrate a Probe
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Locate the Probe Set that contains the Probe that you want qualify.
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Next to the
for the probe set, select to expand the list of probes in the Probe Set.
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Select the Probe that you want to calibrate.
The current Probe information appears in the right panel.
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Select the Qualify button in the Calibration group in the right panel.
The MicroScribe Calibration Wizard starts.
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Follow the wizard’s instructions for calibrate the Probe.
Once the calibration process is completed, updated qualification information is appears in the right panel.
Periodically you may wish to check the validity of a probe description. All probe types may be validated. RevWorks provides two validation methods: Point Checkout and Length Checkout.
To Validate a Probe
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Select Point Checkout or Line Checkout.
The MicroScribe Calibration Wizard starts using the chosen method.
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Follow the wizard’s instructions for validating the probe.
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