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Transcript
00:06
Probe paths are created along with items during the inspection sequence programming stage.
00:11
PowerInspect uses them to drive a CNC-controlled measuring device to each point where a measurement needs to be made.
00:19
The controls used for creating an editing of probe paths are located on the Features tab.
00:25
There are strategies suitable for probe heads capable of continuous contact scanning or touch trigger probing.
00:32
When selecting an auto strategy, such as auto touch trigger or auto scan, the probe path is populated automatically with points.
00:41
The pattern for the spread of points is determined by the selected method appropriate for the given geometric item or form type.
00:49
For surface inspection, the raster and selected surface methods provide a uniform distribution of inspection points over the whole part, or selected region or surface.
01:02
Raster is also available for measuring a section through a part.
01:10
PowerInspect can determine whether the extent of an edge is trimmed within specified tolerance limits.
01:17
There are two probe path types for CNC edge inspection, surface-surface probing and surface-edge probing.
01:26
These differ in the order of the point distribution, but both create point pairs.
01:31
The first point in each pair detects any possible deformation of the edge-carrier surface, thus adjusting the position of the matching point taken at the edge.
01:41
This adaptive approach ensures the edge is not missed during CNC measurements.
01:48
In addition to the automatically-generated probe paths, UserDefined strategies with various methods allow the user to create probe paths interactively, by clicking the CAD surface or edit probe paths that were created automatically; adding, deleting, or moving points as required.
02:07
In the absence of CAD, TeachAndLearn methods can be used for creating probe paths using the measuring machine itself by taking points on the real part.
02:17
These probe paths are stored and can be replayed automatically for subsequent measurements.
02:23
Probe paths are also available for PowerInspect Premium.
02:26
Used for manual measuring devices, they serve as a guide to where a point should be taken when measuring geometric items.
Video transcript
00:06
Probe paths are created along with items during the inspection sequence programming stage.
00:11
PowerInspect uses them to drive a CNC-controlled measuring device to each point where a measurement needs to be made.
00:19
The controls used for creating an editing of probe paths are located on the Features tab.
00:25
There are strategies suitable for probe heads capable of continuous contact scanning or touch trigger probing.
00:32
When selecting an auto strategy, such as auto touch trigger or auto scan, the probe path is populated automatically with points.
00:41
The pattern for the spread of points is determined by the selected method appropriate for the given geometric item or form type.
00:49
For surface inspection, the raster and selected surface methods provide a uniform distribution of inspection points over the whole part, or selected region or surface.
01:02
Raster is also available for measuring a section through a part.
01:10
PowerInspect can determine whether the extent of an edge is trimmed within specified tolerance limits.
01:17
There are two probe path types for CNC edge inspection, surface-surface probing and surface-edge probing.
01:26
These differ in the order of the point distribution, but both create point pairs.
01:31
The first point in each pair detects any possible deformation of the edge-carrier surface, thus adjusting the position of the matching point taken at the edge.
01:41
This adaptive approach ensures the edge is not missed during CNC measurements.
01:48
In addition to the automatically-generated probe paths, UserDefined strategies with various methods allow the user to create probe paths interactively, by clicking the CAD surface or edit probe paths that were created automatically; adding, deleting, or moving points as required.
02:07
In the absence of CAD, TeachAndLearn methods can be used for creating probe paths using the measuring machine itself by taking points on the real part.
02:17
These probe paths are stored and can be replayed automatically for subsequent measurements.
02:23
Probe paths are also available for PowerInspect Premium.
02:26
Used for manual measuring devices, they serve as a guide to where a point should be taken when measuring geometric items.
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