changing stylus within a running program

[[Da...]]

How do You Change Stylus inside the feature, within a program, while it is running. I hope this makes sense any help will be appreciated.

[[Me...]]

If you mean meassure one element with different probes,

you have to do add a Strategy for every single Probe in the element, Watch out if you need Securitydata.

[[Me...]]

theirs a drop down usually within each element of your strategy. so you can have 2 scan paths on a circle, and both can use a different probe by changing the stylus drop down.
you will have to compensate for rotating clearance/clearance planes in your strategy.

If you are trying to use two completely different stylus systems this is not possible unless you create two different features and recalling the data points into one complete feature.

[[De...]]

It 'IS' possible to change stylus systems on one feature, at least it is on our machines anyhow.

Just copy the clearance data over and change the stylus system there, subsequent strategy elements will use the probe referenced in the last clearance data.

so for example ..

clearance data (references probe 1)
circle path (uses probe 1 stylus ?)
clearance data (reference probe 2)
circle path (uses probe 2 stylus ?)

would make two circle paths, the first using probe 1 and the second using probe 2 with a stylus system change in between - its probably better to do two features and recall, but its not necessary.

[[Da...]]

Thank you for all the help!!

[[Me...]]

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I stand Corrected!
Good to know Derek thanks.