HEIDENHAIN IK 5293 - Manual (Page 62)

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Chapter 3 Using Probes
Probe Families
& Groups
Click the tool library button on the probe toolbar to view the tool library dialog
box. Probes are organized into families and groups. Families consist of groups.
Groups consist of probes.
Probe families organize similar probe groups. For example, the contact probes
family contains the groups: HardProbe, TouchProbe, StarProbe.
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contact probes family
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Click on the plus (+) sign next to the contact probes family.
Observe the three default probe groups: HardProbe, TouchProbe, StarProbe.
HardProbe group
Hard probes have no internal switching mechanism to detect contact with the
part. User simply position a hard probe in contact with the part and manually
enters the point.