Heightmapping Workpiece on Shapeoko Pro?

[radioteeth (Charles Van Noland)]

I just bought a Shapeoko Pro and only realized after it arrived that I should’ve made sure I had everything figured out for this first. So on my X-Carve (also GRBL based) I am able to use Candle (formerly grblControl) and a touch probe wired to the touch probe pin on the Arduino (pin 6 I believe) to heightmap a workpiece’s surface, and then offset G-code coordinates to conform to the heightmap. This is especially useful for V-carving warped boards, and practically indispensable at times.

I am assuming that because the Shapeoko Pro is also GRBL based that I can drive it using Candle as well, but where/how should I wire my touch probe? Is the BitSetter or the BitZero on pin 6, and therefore where I should plug into, or will I need to figure out something else?

Thanks!

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Carbide Motion does not have this feature.

For a similar thing see

Duplicating physical items (story of 2020 Christmas break)

In Digitally Map a Surface in 3D [CNC Shark Duplicator] @JVarn was wondering (paraphrased) if a shapeoko could do the equivalent of something called “shark duplicator”, basically do a 3D scan and then a carve out of an object, and I couldn’t resist trying. Below is a short story with pictures on how this went. It all started with one of these: Which will act similar to the bitzero and bitsetter, and if you plan to buy one yourself, make sure you buy a “normally open” one that closes to gr…

[radioteeth (Charles Van Noland)]

Thank you! That appears to confirm that I’ll be able to continue with my existing workflow.