digitizing with Marposs probe

[juxtoposed]

If a stinkin' centroid control can do this why cant the marposs I got from Hass? Seems to me this would only be software or a macro to make the marposs do this. Is it already out there? This is what I mean:

Links from Centroid:

http://www.centroidcnc.com/cncvideo/...d_porting.html

The digitizing is about half way through that video.

http://www.centroidcnc.com/digitizing.htm

It is only 6410.00 if you have their control.

Do I just need to learn to write macros to make mine do this?

Thanks
Leroy

[crabbass]

If you want a Centroid, go ahead. The Haas with marposs or renishaw doesn't come with a macro routine for digitizing. You might think this is cheap, but consider all of the variables. Is what you are intending to do "Digitizing", or reverse engineering?
There is a difference in how you want to create your cad model or toolpath. I have reverse engineered turbine blades and vanes, not digitized. If I were to digitize, I would have a cad model with all of the surface imperfections the sample has (from corrosion, erosion, manufacturing techniques, etc.) Medical machining often requires these imperfections, where mold shops and "flow" type products want a nominal cad model with perfect surfaces and smooth direction changes. Moral to my story is, you need to decide what is suitable for your application, If you are just goofing around, for the fun of it, maybee you do want the Centroid.

[panaceabea]

I dont believe he has any intrest in exchanging the haas controller for the centriod , just pointing out the fact that they offer the probe and Macro for $6k and asking if anyone has a macro for the haas to allow it to digitize.

I ask my salesman and he thinks there is one avail third party for the haas but I dont have the probe and did not question any further .

having used the digitizing feature on a centroid equiped machine I liked it and it does serve a purpose.