Apparatus for the Computer Assisted Setup of a Machine Tool Table

An apparatus to assist a machinist in the setup of a remote computer controlled machine tool table, comprising;

• an X-axis electronic gauge block assembly positioned on the machine tool table, a Y-axis electronic gauge block assembly positioned on the machine tool table, and a Z-axis electronic gauge block assembly positioned on the machine tool table, to respectively collect X-axis probe position values, Y-axis probe position values, and Z-axis probe position values;
• environmental sensors to collect environmental values;
• an electronics processing system to establish a raw X-axis probe position, a raw Y-axis probe position, and a raw Z-axis probe position derived from an X-axis offset value, the X-axis probe position values, a Y-axis offset value, the Y-axis probe position values, and a Z-axis offset value, and the Z-axis probe position values;
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• a wireless interface to transmit the environmental values, the raw X-axis probe position value, the raw Y-axis probe position value, and the raw Z-axis probe position value to the remote computer and to receive from the remote computer refined probe position values to assist the machinist in the setup of the machine tool table.