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It may often be desirable to simply measure the tool's position relative to the center plate, and enter it manually. For instance, a tool may have interchangeable effectors - such as a milling bit - and the only difference from the last was length, which can be edited in the Z field.
In this lab, we will take the tool frame we just created and edit it to include a suction cup we will place on the end of the tool.
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|We start by taking a measurement from a known fixed point to our previously taught tool tip. Since these are digital calipers, we need only take it to that point and then zero it out. This creates a reference point we can measure from.
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|Once it is zeroed out, we add our suction cup. This cup sticks out a bit from the original brass piece by
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