Advanced Plan Placement Probing Routines
The subscription package of the Bantam Tools software comes with the advanced boss, bore, and rectangular probing routines (in addition to the automated routines included in the base package). These plan placement routines help you to set up jobs even faster.
Boss Probing Routine
This feature allows you to locate the centerpoint of a protruding cylinder and is useful for setting the Z height of your job on a specific feature of your material.
- Import and set up your design file.
- Fixture your material to the bed and make sure that there is direct electrical contact between the material and the bed of the Desktop CNC Milling Machine.
- Navigate to the Plan Placement tab > Automatic Placement > Boss Centerpoint.
- Jog the spindle so that it’s positioned over the boss, roughly at its center. When you’re ready, click Start.
Bore Probing Routine
This plan placement routine allows you to locate your plan based off the centerpoint of a recessed cylinder.
- Import and set up your design file.
- Fixture your material to the bed and make sure that there is direct electrical contact between the material and the bed of the Desktop CNC Milling Machine.
- Install a 1/4” or 1/8” probe and perform a tool touch-off.
- With the 1/4" or 1/8" probe installed, navigate to the Plan Placement tab > Automatic Placement > Bore Centerpoint.
- Jog the spindle so that it’s positioned within the bore and roughly at the centerpoint of the feature. When you’re ready, click Start.
