[Ja...] Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hey, guys. Is there any way to slow down the withdrawal or retract speed after a stylus is docked? For example, I have a Vast XXT and we use some fairly long styli. Due to their length, they have a tendency to "rock" a bit which causes the spring-loaded protective cover of the docking station to catch the styli's adapter plate mid-rock and eject it out onto the floor. We've remedied this by "locking" the protective covers in their rearward position with tape (super high-tech). I was looking at the parameters in the stylus system change window and it looks like you might be able to embed a PCM formula into one of them, perhaps one that reduces the withdrawal motion's velocity? Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[No...] Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I don't know of a way to slow down during a stylus change, other than the knob on the joystick box 😎 It's not just a problem of setting a speed parameter somewhere in Calypso (which AFAIK you can't). The stylus change is usually controlled by an independent macro that is running in the controller. Calypso only initiates the change and then the macro takes over and directly controls the machine motion and speed settings until the change is finished. Depending on how that macro is written it may or may not allow for a speed parameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ja...] Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I have had the same problem. I found that it made a difference which precision made holder the probe is assigned to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ja...] Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Please sign in to view this quote. Thank you for the insight, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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