Document Outline

• Information contained in this manual
• Minimum system requirements
• Backward compatibility
• Software updates
• Fonts used in these instructions
  • Adjusting for change of part size ..... 10
    • Part scaling example ..... 11
  • Auto probe a plane ..... 12
    • Grid pattern auto probe ..... 12
    • Disc pattern auto probe ..... 13
  • Programming changes ..... 14
  • Programming wizards ..... 15
    • Grids ..... 15
    • Polar grids ..... 19
    • Palletize ..... 21
    • Random placement ..... 24
  • Additional tolerance check Axial Runout for Plane feature ..... 34
  • Palletizing multiple parts ..... 35
  • Profile import points ..... 36
  • Measuring rectangles ..... 38
  • Profile3D measurements ..... 39
    • Profile3D measurement screen functions ..... 40
    • Profile3D window menu ..... 41
    • The Profile3D measurement process ..... 42
    • Start Profile3D measurement ..... 43
    • Import part profile ..... 43
    • Enable or prohibit data shifts for Profile3D fit ..... 45
    • Assign tolerances ..... 46
    • Probe part surfaces ..... 48
    • Perform Profile3D fit analysis ..... 49
    • Profile3D automatic fit analysis ..... 50
    • Profile3D Pass Only option ..... 51
    • Six point alignment ..... 52
    • Resetting the fit analysis ..... 53
    • Adjust the display magnification of error whiskers ..... 54
    • Add Profile3D feature to the Feature template ..... 55
  • Auto Focus (option) ..... 57
  • Autofocus final check ..... 60
  • Exploding the Data Cloud ..... 61
  • Rotating and positioning of VED tools using part reference frame ..... 62
  • ISO Tolerance ..... 62
  • Continuous probe firing ..... 66
    • Programming continuous probe firing ..... 67
    • Initial settings step ..... 67
    • Program step ..... 68
  • Measure shortcuts ..... 69
    • Ellipse shortcut ..... 69
    • Torus shortcut ..... 69
    • Profile shortcut ..... 69
    • Profile3D shortcut ..... 69
  • Symmetry tolerance ..... 70
    • Symmetry tolerance applied to a line ..... 70
    • Symmetry tolerance applied to a plane ..... 72
  • Plane probing technique ..... 74
  • Updating the IK 5000 software ..... 78
    • Backup system settings ..... 78
    • Uninstall old software version ..... 78
    • Install new software version ..... 78
    • Restore system settings ..... 78
  • Files and folders ..... 79
  • PC2-COMP Express frame grabber board ..... 80
  • Use current reference frame ..... 81
  • Camera parameters ..... 83
  • Specify video probe parameters ..... 84
  • Spotter camera options ..... 85
  • Scale factor for Open Loop joystick control (Optional) ..... 87
  • Shutdown ..... 89
  • Debounce parameters ..... 90
  • Touch probe requalification and starting point ..... 91
  • Reset template text colors ..... 92
  • Default fixtures files location ..... 93
  • External amplifier Open Loop control (Optional) ..... 94
    • Joystick button assignment ..... 95
• Operation
  • 1.1 Operation
    • Adjusting for change of part size
    • Auto probe a plane
    • Programming changes
    • Programming wizards
      • Reference steps
      • Random Placement
      • Copy and paste special
    • Additional tolerance check Axial Runout for Plane feature
    • Palletizing multiple parts
    • Profile import points
    • Measuring rectangles
    • Profile3D measurements
    • Auto Focus (option)
    • Autofocus final check
    • Exploding the Data Cloud
    • Rotating and positioning of VED tools using part reference frame
    • ISO Tolerance
    • Continuous probe firing
    • Measure shortcuts
    • Symmetry tolerance
    • Plane probing technique
• Setup
  • 2.1 Setup
    • Updating the IK 5000 software
    • Files and folders
    • PC2-COMP Express frame grabber board
    • Use current reference frame
    • Camera parameters
    • Specify video probe parameters
    • Spotter camera options
    • Scale factor for Open Loop joystick control (Optional)
    • Shutdown
    • Debounce parameters
    • Touch probe requalification and starting point
    • Reset template text colors
    • Default fixtures files location
    • External amplifier Open Loop control (Optional)