Hexagon Absolute Arm RS5 User Manual

Measure with the arm
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Probe orientation
Any contact probe is aligned to integrate all its deviations, so that no matter how probe is oriented, the
coordinates of the ball probe will remain the same: there is no need to pay attention to keep the probe
orthogonal to the surface.
However, a few recommendations should be followed in some cases:
• If the material is a bit soft, or if the part can move easily, incline the probe to reduce the pressure on
the part surface.
• If a probe extension has been added, it is advised to reduce the effort on this stem, and then the flexion.
For that, the probe should be perpendicular to the surface
• To take burst points, the probe must slip easily along the surface: it is misadvised to get the probe
perpendicular to the surface, to avoid friction.
• Depending on the software and options, the probe must look toward the surface side. (see
“Probe radius compensation”)

Hexagon Absolute Arm RS5 Specifications

General

Brand	Hexagon
Model	Absolute Arm RS5
Category	Robotics
Language	English