Zeiss CONTURA, Operating Instructions Manual

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What you should know!
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What you should know!
Measuring software
For the preparation work and the actual measurements, special software
is required. Examples: CMM-OS (interface software) and CALYPSO (mea-
suring software).
– Please read the corresponding chapters in the operating instructions
for the measuring software before operating it.
operating mode
The CMM makes it possible to measure in two operating modes: manual
and automatic. The two operating modes differ from each other in their
maximum possible travel speed in the CMM axes.
Manual mode
(set-up mode) – Travel movements are performed manually using the joysticks on the
control console.
– The maximum travel speed is limited to a certain value.
The travel speed can be reduced by means of the control knob on
the control console.
Automatic mode
(batch measurement mode) – Travel movements are performed in an automatic run.
– The maximum travel speed can be reached.
Note: Before starting the measurement run, you have to test the
measurement run at reduced travel speed. The test is a safety measure
to ensure that the measurement can be carried out without collision.
Coordinate systems
There are three coordinate axes corresponding to the travel movements:
X, Y and Z. Together these axes form a machine coordinate system. Ad-
ditional coordinate systems, e.g. a workpiece coordinate system, are re-
quired for exact calculation.
More information can be found in a separate brochure. See Operating
instructions for the measuring software.
Probing and scanning
Workpieces may be probed from any directions. The illustration shows
the possible probing directions and the scanning of a bore.