How does everyone name their probes

[[Ky...]]

How does everyone name their probes. I know this is a vague question. I didn't think about naming mine , now the names are long and run into each other in Calypso Rack . And this makes it hard to tell which is which without looking at the rack on the machine. Also how can I go about renaming my probes without screwing up Calypso. I know I will have to change the names ( or just put the new named probe in the program). I just want to try to have some order in the naming of them. Also does everyone use the id chip feature. I have looked back I have seen some say they turned the feature off. Trying to make the machine a little more safe for everyone. And not break anything.
Thanks for any input
Kyle

[[No...]]

Our naming pattern is simple. We have one "development" CMM where we write the first sample programs and another where all the serial stuff is measured. For the serial machine, every probe name is just an incrementing number. There's no relation between the part and the probe number, as most probes are used for more than one part. When we write a new program on the "development" CMM, we try to choose the probes from the already existing collection of serial probes. If that isn't possible, new probes are temporarily named after the part number with an incremeting number suffix at the end, e.g. 12345_1. If a new probe is later needed for serial measurements, we change its name to a simple number and it becomes a part of the "serial collection".

[[Ca...]]

Our probes are named for their build. Sphere size, then stylus length, then any extension or other info. 0.3x20mm with 40mm ext, 12x45mm DISK, 4x50mm T with 35mm ext, etc...

Most names are pretty straightforward, others get a little messy, in any case, the name will indicate what you need, or need to build. We're similar to Norbert, as almost all probes are used on several different part numbers.

I do not use the ID chip function. Where I'm running the machines 90% of the time, probes being loaded wrong just doesn't happen, and in my experience, the ID chip sometimes (rarely) rejected the right probe.

[[Cl...]]

This would be a 1.0mm diameter stylus, pointing in the plus Y direction rotated 90° around A and 45° around B.

A_90.0°_B_45.0°_1.0_Y+

This would be a 3.0mm diameter x 125.0mm long, straight down stylus.

3.0 x 125.0_Z

[[Ro...]]

I agree with casey, you should keep your naming simple by naming them for diameters and/or length.
XT heads generally have 1 stylus, so 1,2,3x40 would make sense, then maybe if you have a double or star name it 1mm star.

On my XXT head which is fixed i always have several styli so i name them 3x3x3 or 2x2x3.

I would suggest NOT naming them for customer or even the part family a certain probe was created for. i am guilty of this myself and it makes is awkward when a customer asks for a program and you have to either send it as is with another customers name in the stylus system or copy and rename a stylus system so you can have a generic name.

[[Ro...]]

Additionally, i have labels on each base with the size and Zeiss part number of each styli, that way in case of a massive hit (Maximum Destruction Mode) the operator will know what styli to load back into each position.
Its happened in the past where a 2mm stylus was broken off and replaced with a 1mm.
It'll work ok until at some point it doesn't.

[[Ky...]]

Thanks for all your ideas. Now I just have to not procrastinate and do what you all are suggesting

[[De...]]

We give each of our stylus systems a unique number starting with 000 and going up.

This allows them to be used interchangeably in any program.

We currently have about 90 unique configurations of stylus system which are shared across 8 machines and 1000's of programs.

The ones that are used most have been made for each machine, and the ones that are not used as often will only have one or two made.

We maintain a document which contains all the probes with screenshots and all the components used to build them for programmers / operators to use.

All stylus systems are also marked with their number for easy identification.

When a job is being setup the person setting it up only needs to determine which stylus systems are used and put them in the rack / set them as the stylus systems in the rack.

[[Da...]]

1 Stylus system 1 Stylus name
2 Stylus system 1 Stylus name
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4 Stylus system 1,2,3,4,5 Stylus name
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6 Stylus system 2up , 4up Stylus name
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With RDS

1 Stylus System 1 A0.0 B0.0 , 2 A90.0, B90.0 , Sub 2 A-90.0 B-90.0 , 3 A0.0 B90.0 , Sub 3 A180.0 B -90

On a RDS I always make the Sub Rotations to maximize the volume of the machine allowing you to measure out side of your machines volume max out of volume on XXT heads with RDS are 230 mm
Fixed Vast XXT get up to 130mm
Vast XT get up to 1000 mm
Vast XT Gold get up to 1600 mm