Rotate PH20 Head to New Angles

To Rotate the PH20 Head to a new Position there are two methods:

• By ARCO user interface
• By DMIS command

ARCO User Interface

• Set the CMM to CNC Mode
• Make sure the CAD Window is selected
• Open the Menu

   CMM -> Make GOTO  or  

• Check the label for A and B angle in the PH20 Frame
• Fill the text box with the angles to be reached by the head
• Click the button

  Make GOTO

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE CMM WILL PERFORM A 5 AXIS MOVE!
Consider the space around the head in order to avoid collision.

DMIS Command

With CMM in CNC Mode use one of the following DMIS Statement

• GOTO/HEADCS,AngB, AngA

    Where
     AngB: Angle B that the head will reach
     AngA: Angle A that the head will reach
  
  Example:
  GOTO/HEADCS, 0.0, 0.0

• GOTO/VEC,i,j,k

    Where
     i: is the I component of the direction of the head after the rotation
     j: is the J component of the direction of the head after the rotation
     k: is the K component of the direction of the head after the rotation
 
Example:
  GOTO/VEC, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0

• GOTO/PCS,rZ,rY,rZ

    Where
     rZ,rY,RZ are the DMIS Euler Transformation of the current reference system in order to have the Z axis pointing along the desired direction for the head.
 
Example:
  GOTO/PCS,0.0000,90.0000,0.0000

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE CMM WILL PERFORM A 2 AXIS MOVE!
Consider the space around the head in order to avoid collision.