A measuring head includes a first slide mechanism for a first measurement axis provided to be detachable to external moving devices; a second slide mechanism for a second measurement axis held to be movable by the first slide mechanism; a third slide mechanism for a third measurement axis held to be movable by the second slide mechanism; a probe held to be movable by the third slide mechanism; pneumatic cylinders for connecting slider parts and guide parts included in each slide mechanism; and automatic pressure regulators for respectively changing air pressures supplied to each pneumatic cylinder in accordance with measurement postures of the measuring head.

A measuring head includes a first slide mechanism for a first measurement axis provided to be detachable to external moving devices; a second slide mechanism for a second measurement axis held to be movable by the first slide mechanism; a third slide mechanism for a third measurement axis held to be movable by the second slide mechanism; a probe held to be movable by the third slide mechanism; pneumatic cylinders for connecting slider parts and guide parts included in each slide mechanism; and automatic pressure regulators for respectively changing air pressures supplied to each pneumatic cylinder in accordance with measurement postures of the measuring head.

A probe for an additive manufacturing system includes a probe body having a first air port therethrough between an inlet and an outlet, and a location sensing probe extending from the probe body. The location sensing probe includes a probe end and a probe bar, the probe bar coupled between the probe body and the probe end, and a channel surrounding the probe bar, the channel having an inner tube having an inlet proximate the probe body and an outlet proximate the probe end. A method of determining a position of an item being printed in an additive manufacturing system, includes probing the position with a location sensing probe having a resolution finer than a print resolution of the print head.