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Side of Part Probe Cycles

MASSO has eight Side of Part probing cycles: four for inside probing and four for outside probing. Pick the cycle by inside or outside, and by the axis and direction you need to probe.

Applies to

MASSO G3 and G3 Touch

Sets

X or Y of the selected work offset

Cycles

4 inside, 4 outside (±X, ±Y)

INFORMATION

For general settings, saving, work offset selection, stopping a cycle and testing the probe, see Probing.

1. Setting up

Press Inside/Outside to select the probing mode.

Enter the probing values (see Values used below).

Press Save Settings . Changes to values or the probing mode only take effect after saving.

Press the cycle button for the direction you want (tables below).

2. What every side cycle does

On the cycle buttons, the red dot is the probe position at the start of the cycle and the yellow line is the surface being probed.

The probe moves in the cycle's direction at the Probing Feedrate until it touches the part.
The DRO for that axis is set to the X Position or Y Position value.
The axis returns to the starting position at rapid speed and shows its new coordinate relative to the probed surface.

3. Inside cycles

Button	Cycle	DRO set from
	Inside +Y	Y Position
	Inside −Y	Y Position
	Inside −X	X Position
	Inside +X	X Position

4. Outside cycles

Button	Cycle	DRO set from
	Outside −Y	Y Position
	Outside +Y	Y Position
	Outside +X	X Position
	Outside −X	X Position

5. Values used

Field	Parameter	Description
	Probing Feedrate	Feed rate for the probing move.
	Probe Diameter	Diameter of the probe tip. Must be entered for side cycles.
	X Position	Value written to the X DRO on contact (X cycles).
	Y Position	Value written to the Y DRO on contact (Y cycles).
	X and Y Offset	Compensates for alignment errors, or for a probe that isn't directly under the spindle.