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| ===== Turning on Productivity Plus in a post ===== | ===== Turning on Probing (Productivity + or Cimco Probing) in a post ===== |
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| Productivity Plus is another name for Renishaw Probe (Probing). It can only be used for Mill (or Router) - not Lathe. | Productivity + is another name for Renishaw Probe (Probing). It can only be used for Mill (or Router) - not Lathe. |
| | Cimco Probing is a purchased add-in chook with similar capabilities and toolpaths, but made by Cimco. |
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| Turning on Probing should always be done if it's indicated on an invoice. Good practice, is for the Tech AE to reach out before they go onsite to ask use for the latest post, so we can double check this is done, however, this doesn't always happen. If a tech is onsite and finds we did not set this up correctly, they will always be under a crunch to get it fixed as quickly as possible. Please be respectful of their situation and handle it as a top-top priority. | == Contacts at Cimco for Probing Questions == |
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| | Rene Larsen <rl@cimco.com>\\ |
| | Ryan Mermall <RM@cimco.com>\\ |
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| | Both these contacts can be included for any questions on post sections. For implementation questions please see [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DeCVAfcTT8Sg2baZ-OFnd36rmHDa8_3n/view?usp=sharing|CQP0011 - Renishaw-Cimco Probe]] or discuss with RJ. |
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| | == Install and Turn On == |
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| | For CQ and PY posts, probing should be on in most new engines by default. Turning on Probing should always be done if it's indicated on an invoice. Good practice, is for the Tech AE to reach out before they go onsite to ask use for the latest post, so we can double check this is done, however, this doesn't always happen. If a tech is onsite and finds we did not set this up correctly, they will always be under a crunch to get it fixed as quickly as possible. Please be respectful of their situation and handle it as a top-top priority. |
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| If you see this anywhere on an invoice, make sure you turn on probing in the post: | If you see this anywhere on an invoice, make sure you turn on probing in the post: |
| {{:mp:probe_invoice.png?600|}} | {{:mp:probe_invoice.png?600|}} |
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| Here is how you do it. All developers have turned it on in different ways. | Detailed directions are in [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DeCVAfcTT8Sg2baZ-OFnd36rmHDa8_3n/view?usp=sharing|CQP0011 - Renishaw-Cimco Probe]], but this plug in can only be used for CQ posts. All developers have turned it on in different ways. |
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| First set the first line "O" number. O can be set to the following values: | First set the first line "O" number. O can be set to the following values: |
| Use the plug-in and follow the step-by-step instructions in there. As of this writing, you can find the plug-in on the gdrive: | Use the plug-in and follow the step-by-step instructions in there. As of this writing, you can find the plug-in on the gdrive: |
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| [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DeCVAfcTT8Sg2baZ-OFnd36rmHDa8_3n/view?usp=sharing|CQP0011 - Renishaw P+ (1)]]\\ | [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DeCVAfcTT8Sg2baZ-OFnd36rmHDa8_3n/view?usp=sharing|CQP0011 - Renishaw-Cimco Probe]]\\ |
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