Renishaw XK10 Manual page 122

XK10 Hardware XK10 Software
Flatness Level
Visual alignment
1. Position the launch unit to
measure the reference
rail, mounted either to the
structure or the tripod.
AVOID EXPOSURE
Laser light is
emitted from
this aperture
AVOID EXPOSURE
Laser light is
emitted from
this aperture
|| = 0.02 mm/m (mils/inch)
5. Align the beam onto the centre of the
target by rotating the sweeping beam for
horizontal alignment and use the pitch/
yaw adjusters for vertical alignment.
122 XK10 alignment laser system
XK10 Applications XK10 Applications Straightness
Parallelism Parallelism Coaxiality
2. Move the M-unit to the first
measurement position on
the reference rail.
6. Move the M-unit to the first
measurement position on
the measurement rail.
Squareness
Spindle direction
AVOID EXPOSURE
Laser light is
emitted from
this aperture
AVOID EXPOSURE
Laser light is
emitted from
this aperture
3. Adjust the height of the M
unit on the pillars so that
the beam aligns with the
centre of the target.
|| = 0.02 mm/m (mils/inch)
7. Align the beam onto the centre of the
target by rotating the sweeping beam for
horizontal alignment and use the pitch/
yaw adjusters for vertical alignment.
4. Move the M-unit to the furthest
measurement position on the
reference rail.
AVOID EXPOSURE
Laser light is
emitted from
this aperture
AVOID EXPOSURE
Laser light is
emitted from
this aperture
Repeat steps
2 to 7 until the
beam remains on
the centre of the
target in all three
positions.
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