"RCenter Z start plane not found" when probing A-axis center

[sabrexx]

Hi there,

I'm getting "RCenter Z start plane not found" when I'm trying to use the A-axis center probing operation, and can't figure out what to do about it. Does anyone know how to fix this issue? Thanks.

[DaveCVI]

HI,
Look in the history file ("hist" button at top of MSM pages) when this happens and I suspect you'll find soem line that look like this:
Mon - 07:13:25 ---Probing for 1st Cylinder "top"...
Mon - 07:13:33 ---Z- Face not found
Mon - 07:13:35 ---RCenter Z start plane not found

Assuming this is what you are seeing -
When the center probe operation starts, the first thing it does is to probe in the Z- direction to find the approximate top of the A axis cylinder. If the probe does not trigger before it moves the "Max Z Distance" amount, this message is displayed.

MSM is saying the probe did not find the cylinder... perhaps you have the "Max Z Distance" too small for where you started the probe op from?

Dave