Probing Touch Plate

A probing touch plate works like a 3D touch probe. Use it to set the tool's Z zero on the material and, with a corner plate, the X and Y zero.

Applies to
MASSO G3 and G3 Touch
Sets
Z zero, or X, Y and Z with a corner plate
Used with

Probing touch plate on the corner of a workpiece

Plate typeHow it works
Corner plateSits against the corner of the material with a hole directly above the corner. A hole probing cycle finds X and Y zero; probing the flat top sets Z.
Flat plateA flat piece of aluminium or similar. Sets Z zero only.
Switch-style touch-offSets Z zero only.

Wiring

A simple touch plate can be wired as shown. Enter the plate thickness as the Z Offset Z Offset field in the Top of Part Probing Cycle.

Wiring example of a simple probing touch plate

Combined tool setter and touch plate

If one plate is used as both the tool setter and the probing plate, connect the Probe input and the Tool Setter input together as shown. See also Tool Setter.

Probe and tool setter inputs connected together

Testing the touch plate

Tap the plate against the tool and watch the probe indicator probe indicator, not triggered at the top of the screen. It turns green probe indicator, triggered when triggered.

CAUTION
Test the plate this way before every probing cycle.