| Basics of Coordinate Metrology Unit 7: Structure of Coordinate Measuring Machines - Stylus System | Step 5 of 12 | |
| In coordinate metrology the stylus system (probe) contains one or more styli. The principle of recording measuring points consists in probing the surface using a stylus and simultaneously reading the length measuring systems in this position. Usually, a distinction is made between no-contact and tactile (= mechanical probing) stylus systems. Most coordinate measuring machines work with tactile stylus systems, in which the acquisition of the measuring points takes place by probing with a stylus. Tactile stylus systems can be divided into triggering and measuring stylus systems.
|  Stylus system containing several different styli, Zeiss |