[La...] Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I am having trouble with clearance distances and retract distances. I don't understand exactly what they are and what they do or how to best apply them and was wondering if anyone could give me some insight? Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ri...] Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Clearance Distance is the distance that the stylus travels at the beginning and end of the feature. The direction of the Clearance Distance is parallel to the axis of the feature. This may not appear obvious on a feature that is parallel or perpendicular to the a side of the cube, but when you have tilted holes it becomes obvious. Without a clearance distance that is parallel to the hole, you would have no way to properly navigate in and out of a feature without the aid of position points. Retract Distance is the distance that the stylus travels between strategies. The direction of the Retract distance is perpendicular to the surface of the feature. Think of this one as a "backoff" amount. How close do you want the probe to be to the surface before it takes a hit. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/#findComment-146401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ri...] Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2026-02-18 10-40-47.mp4 Here is a quick video showing the clearance distance in action. 1 1 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/#findComment-146405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[To...] Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 There are 7 moves for a standard feature in Calypso 1 - Clearance Plane 2- Clearance Distance 3 -Retract Distance 4 - Probing/Scanning 3 - Retract Distance 2 - Clearance Distance 1 - Clearance Plane 1 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/#findComment-146411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Fe...] Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Please sign in to view this username. How can I open this window for control simulation?" Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/#findComment-146651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ri...] Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Please sign in to view this username. You have to have a license of Calypso Planner. Then you will have access to the Planner - Simulation dropdown. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/#findComment-146655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ma...] Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Please sign in to view this username. for visualisation you can go to CAD -> Settings -> Strategy -> turn on Clearance Positions. When you select/edit a feature you can see blue lines and arrows which shows your current clearance behaviour. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/#findComment-147157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ja...] Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Please sign in to view this quote. Does that only work in offline planner? If so then "Why Carl?" Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/25889-clearance-and-retract-distances/#findComment-147241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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