SHINING 3D FreeProbe Series Portable Wireless Optical CMM Probe · 0.025 mm · ISO 10360 · FreeScan Trak Nova / ProW
A portable, wireless probing solution that extends the FreeScan Trak metrology system to the features a laser scanner cannot see — blind holes, deep pockets, undercuts, and obstructed datums — measured with a ruby tip to 0.025 mm inside the same tracking volume, with no cable tether to the part.
The FreeProbe Series is SHINING 3D’s portable, wireless optical CMM probe for the FreeScan Trak metrology platform. It is tracked by the FreeScan Trak Nova or Trak ProW bar and measures geometric features the laser scanner cannot optically reach — deep holes, undercuts, recessed datums, and tight internal geometry — with a ruby measuring tip to 0.025 mm. Its probed points integrate with scan data in the same coordinate frame, so a part is captured by surface and by feature in one unified inspection output. Two models cover the range: the FreeProbe 2 for everyday shop-floor probing and the longer-battery, deeper-reaching FreeProbe 2 Pro. Full specifications →
The FreeProbe is a metrology probing system configured to your FreeScan Trak tracker, parts, and inspection software — quote-driven, not self-serve. Rev1 confirms tracker compatibility, model choice (FreeProbe 2 vs 2 Pro), probe-tip and extension configuration, and operator-training scope before commitment. Authorized SHINING 3D metrology reseller in the USA. Questions? Call (248) 707-2950.
Certified Accuracy. Internationally Traceable.
The FreeProbe Series is ISO 10360 certified and calibrated in SHINING 3D’s ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Accuracy Lab, with traceability to recognized national standards — the same accreditation that qualifies CMMs and laser trackers. Rev1 Technologies is your authorized SHINING 3D metrology reseller and US support partner in Auburn Hills, Michigan — not a grey-market importer.
Measure the Geometry a Laser Scanner Physically Cannot See.
An optical scanner captures every surface line of sight can reach — but blind holes, deep pockets, undercuts, and datums shadowed by surrounding structure stay invisible to the laser. Those features are usually the toleranced ones an inspection report lives or dies on. The FreeProbe reaches them with a physical ruby tip while the FreeScan Trak tracker references its exact position, so the probed points land in the same coordinate frame as the scan data — one part, captured by both surface and contact, in a single unified inspection output with no second setup and no coordinate re-alignment.
Blind Holes, Deep Pockets, Undercuts, and Obstructed Datums
The ruby tip physically touches the features the scanner’s line of sight misses — deep bores, recessed datum surfaces, internal steps, and undercut geometry — while the FreeScan Trak tracker locks the probe’s position. The result merges with the scan in one coordinate frame, so surface and feature data come from a single setup rather than a separate CMM run.
Ruby-tip contact accuracy on both FreeProbe 2 and FreeProbe 2 Pro — a number QA can put in a first-article report.
Probed points share the FreeScan Trak coordinate frame with the scan — no second setup, no re-alignment between surface and feature data.
The tracker references the probe from its own targets — no coded-target array stuck to the part to reach a hidden feature.
Reflective, transparent, or geometry-shadowed features that defeat optical capture are still measured by physical contact.
No Cable to the Part. Freedom to Move Around the Whole Object.
Traditional portable-CMM probes tether to a control box or the part, and the cable becomes the thing you fight when measuring around a large assembly or up on a fixture. The FreeProbe is fully wireless: it carries its own battery and links to the system without a cable, so the operator walks the full perimeter of a large part, reaches over and into structure, and probes from any approach angle the geometry demands. On the shop floor that freedom of movement is the difference between a probe that fits the workflow and one that dictates it.
No tether to a control box or the part — move freely around large assemblies and reach features from any angle.
A 14500 mAh battery runs the FreeProbe 2 for up to 16 hours of continuous probing — a full shift without a swap.
A 21700 mAh battery extends the FreeProbe 2 Pro to up to 80 hours continuous — multi-shift field work between charges.
Built for shop-floor measurement and on-machine inspection where a fixed CMM cannot go — bring the probe to the part.
Pick It Up, Pair It, and Walk the Part.
The probe runs on its own battery and pairs wirelessly with the FreeScan Trak tracker, so there is no cable to drag around a casting, a tooling fixture, or a large weldment. Carry the probe to wherever the feature is — over the part, into a recess, around the back — while the tracker on its tripod holds the reference frame. Up to 16 hours on the FreeProbe 2, up to 80 on the 2 Pro.
Two Tip Diameters. Extension Rods. L-Type Reach.
A single fixed stylus cannot reach every feature on a real part. The FreeProbe ships with a configurable tip system: two ruby-tip diameters to match small or large features, extension rods to reach deeper into bores and pockets, and L-type configurations that bend the stylus around obstructions to touch a recessed datum a straight probe could never approach. The FreeProbe 2 Pro adds deeper probing capability, holding stable measurement even when the marker plate is partially blocked from the tracker — the case that stops a probe with a fully exposed marker frame. Swap the configuration to suit the part rather than forcing the part to suit a fixed stylus.
Configure the Stylus to the Feature, Not the Other Way Around
The ruby tip threads into the probe’s mount and swaps in seconds — a smaller or larger diameter for the feature, a straight extension rod for deep bores and pockets, or an L-type angled stylus to bend around surrounding structure and touch a recessed datum a straight probe cannot approach.
A smaller and a larger ruby tip cover small toleranced features and larger surfaces — match the stylus to the feature, not the other way around.
Straight extension rods reach into deep bores and pockets a short stylus cannot bottom out in.
Bend the stylus around surrounding structure to touch recessed datums a straight probe can never approach.
The FreeProbe 2 Pro holds stable measurement even when the marker plate is partly out of the tracker’s view — extending usable reach into the deepest, most obstructed geometry.
Ready to Probe in Seconds. Comfortable for a Full Shift.
Switching between scanning and probing should not cost minutes of setup. The FreeProbe pairs with the FreeScan Trak system in seconds — pick it up, pair, and start measuring — so the workflow moves fluidly between laser capture and contact probing on the same part. The body is lightweight (0.46 kg on the FreeProbe 2) with an ergonomic grip and an intuitive button layout, so an operator probing hundreds of points across a shift is not fighting the tool. Combined with the wireless design, the result is a probe that disappears into the work.
Pick it up, pair to the FreeScan Trak system, and probe — switching from laser scanning to contact probing without a setup penalty.
The FreeProbe 2 weighs 0.46 kg (2 Pro 0.59 kg) — light enough to probe all day without operator fatigue.
An ergonomic grip and intuitive button layout keep control natural across hundreds of probed points.
Move between scanner and probe on the same part in one session — surface capture and feature probing without a tool change penalty.
Pick It Up, Pair, Probe.
The software switches between Scanner, Tracker, and Probe modes and pairs the FreeProbe in seconds — no lengthy device setup between laser scanning and contact probing. The operator stays on the part, moving from surface capture to feature probing in the same session.
Probed Points and Scan Data, in the Same Inspection Project.
A probe is only as useful as the software it feeds. The FreeProbe integrates directly into the FreeScan Trak capture workflow and into the major industrial inspection packages, so probed points and scan meshes live in one inspection project — not two datasets an operator has to reconcile by hand. Capture surfaces with the laser, probe the hidden features, and run GD&T against the combined result in PolyWorks Inspector, Geomagic Control X, or SHINING3D Inspect.
One Project for Scan and Probe — Then GD&T
The FreeProbe registers as a probing device inside the inspection software, so its points join the scan data in a single project. Run dimensional inspection and GD&T against the combined surface-and-feature dataset in PolyWorks Inspector, Geomagic Control X, or SHINING3D Inspect — no manual merge of two separate measurement files.
0.025 mm Probing — ISO 10360, in an Accredited Lab.
A probe that feeds an inspection report needs a traceable number behind it, not a marketing figure. The FreeProbe Series is ISO 10360 certified and calibrated in SHINING 3D’s ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Accuracy Lab, with traceability to recognized national measurement standards — the same accreditation level used to qualify CMMs and laser trackers. Volumetric accuracy is stated for the tracking system it pairs with: 0.062 mm across a 12 m³ volume on the FreeScan Trak Nova, scaling at 0.046 + 0.012 mm/m in the extension volume.
Ruby-tip contact accuracy on both FreeProbe 2 and FreeProbe 2 Pro — a stated tolerance QA can report.
System volumetric accuracy across a 12 m³ tracking volume when paired with the FreeScan Trak Nova.
Calibrated in SHINING 3D’s ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Accuracy Lab, traceable to recognized national standards.
0.012 mm/m
Volumetric accuracy scales predictably across the extension volume with the tracking system — not just at the plate.
Calibrated and Traceable in an Accredited Accuracy Lab.
The FreeProbe Series is certified to ISO 10360 and calibrated in SHINING 3D’s ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Accuracy Lab against traceable reference artifacts, with traceability to recognized national measurement standards. Rev1 supplies the acceptance and traceable calibration documentation on request for first-article inspection, regulated workflows, and QA audits.
Shop-Floor Inspection of the Features That Defeat a Scanner.
Wherever a FreeScan Trak system inspects large parts, the FreeProbe covers the features the laser cannot — deep bores, recessed datums, and internal geometry on automotive bodies and castings, aerospace structures, heavy-equipment components, large molds, and tooling fixtures — for dimensional inspection, first-article reporting, and quality control on the shop floor.
Automotive Body, Castings & Sheet-Metal Features
On a body-in-white or a large casting the toleranced features are hole positions, recessed datums, and mounting bosses buried in structure. The FreeProbe touches them directly while the tracker references the probe — one inspection of surface and feature, on the shop floor, without moving the part to a fixed CMM.
An Add-On to a Proven Platform. US Support Behind It.
The Probing Half of the FreeScan Trak Metrology System
The FreeProbe is not a standalone instrument — it is the contact-probing extension of the FreeScan Trak tracking platform, pairing with the wireless extended-range FreeScan Trak ProW or the detachable-scanner FreeScan Trak Nova. Teams already running a FreeScan Trak system add the FreeProbe without retraining the operator or the QA owner — it joins the same FreeTrak software workflow and the same coordinate frame.
Configured, Calibrated, and Supported From Auburn Hills
Rev1 confirms tracker compatibility, helps choose FreeProbe 2 vs FreeProbe 2 Pro, configures the probe-tip and extension set to your features, verifies calibration, and trains operators — all from Auburn Hills, Michigan by a factory-trained team. Warranty service routes through authorized channels, never a grey-market importer. For reverse engineering of the captured data, step into Geomagic Design X.
FreeProbe 2 vs. FreeProbe 2 Pro — Which One Fits?
Both FreeProbe models share the same 0.025 mm probing accuracy, the same ISO 10360 / ISO/IEC 17025 certification, and the same tracker compatibility. The choice comes down to battery endurance, weight, and how deep and obstructed your features are. Here is how they line up on the capabilities that decide which model to configure.
| Capability | FreeProbe 2 | FreeProbe 2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Probing accuracy | 0.025 mm | 0.025 mm |
| Battery (continuous) | 16 h (14500 mAh) | 80 h (21700 mAh) |
| Weight | 0.46 kg | 0.59 kg |
| Dimensions (mm) | 50 × 110 × 363 | 50 × 113.5 × 454.5 |
| Deep / obstructed probing | Standard reach | Stable with partially blocked markers |
| Compatible trackers | Trak Nova & Trak ProW | Trak Nova & Trak ProW |
| Certification | ISO 10360 (ISO/IEC 17025 lab) | ISO 10360 (ISO/IEC 17025 lab) |
| Pricing (est. street) | Contact for quote | Contact for quote |
FreeProbe pricing is quote-driven and configured to your FreeScan Trak system; request a quote for full pricing. Specifications are compiled from SHINING 3D published information and may vary by region and configuration. Choose the FreeProbe 2 for the lightest body and a full-shift battery; choose the FreeProbe 2 Pro for multi-shift endurance and stable deep probing where the marker plate is partially obstructed. Rev1 helps you pick during application review — both pair with the FreeScan Trak Nova and the FreeScan Trak ProW.
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Rev1 Technologies is an authorized SHINING 3D FreeScan metrology partner headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI, with direct expertise in 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and dimensional inspection workflows.
Rev1 serves manufacturers, QA labs, fabricators, and inspection teams across the USA. We don’t just ship boxes — we validate the application, configure the probe to your features, train operators, and support the system for its working life.