We have two MiniMills at the Community College. One is equipped with a Renishaw OMP40 work probe. We use it extensively for setup (establishing or updating work offsets) as well as in-process inspection. As for reverse engineering, I think a CMM is better suited.
All of the probe calibration cycles as well as measuring cycles are done using Renishaw's Inspection Plus macros, which are loaded into the HAAS controller as part of the optional package. Programming is very easy and output to a PC for data collection or inspection report is extremely user friendly.
If you would like sample code, let me know and I will post it. |