PC-DMIS 4.2 Reference Manual

PCDMIS4.2ReferenceManualWindows2000andXPVersion

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TableofContents

GettingStarted:AnOverview................................................................................1

Overview:Introduction.......................................................................................1

VersionEnhancements .....................................................................................1

OrganizationofManual .....................................................................................4

Conventions...................................................................................................6

CADLinks .........................................................................................................9

UsingaMouseorMotionController ................................................................10

ConfiguringaSpaceBallorSpaceMouseDevice ........................................10

SpaceBall/SpaceMouseModes .................................................................12

AutomatingPCDMIS ......................................................................................13

SoftwareConfigurations ..................................................................................13

ComparisonofOffLineandOnLineVersions ............................................15

PCDMISVision...........................................................................................15

PCDMIS/NC...............................................................................................15

PCDMISLaser............................................................................................15

PCDMISGear.............................................................................................16

PCDMISIP .................................................................................................16

GettingStarted:ASimpleTutorial.......................................................................17

ASimpleTutorial:Overview ............................................................................17

GettingStartedwithaSimpleTutorial .............................................................18

Step1:CreateaNewPartProgram ............................................................18

Step2:DefineaProbe ................................................................................19


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Step3:SettheView ....................................................................................20

Step4:MeasuretheAlignmentFeatures ....................................................21

Step5:ScaletheImage..............................................................................22

Step6:CreateanAlignment........................................................................22

Step7:SetyourPreferences.......................................................................24

Step8:AddComments................................................................................26

Step9:MeasureAdditionalFeatures...........................................................27

Step10:ConstructNewFeaturesfromExistingFeatures ...........................27

Step11:CalculateDimensions....................................................................29

Step12:MarktheItemstoExecute.............................................................30

Step13:SettheReportOutput....................................................................30

Step14:ExecutetheFinishedProgram ......................................................30

Step15:PrinttheReport .............................................................................31

MeasuringFeatures ........................................................................................31

FeatureGuessing ........................................................................................32

MinimumRequiredHitsforaFeature ..........................................................32

DeterminingThicknessofSheetMetalFeatures .........................................34

UsingDifferentProbeOptions.........................................................................34

UsingaProbeOnline .................................................................................35

UsingaProbeOffline .................................................................................35

UsingHardProbes ......................................................................................35

RepresentingaPartGraphically......................................................................37

WorkinginManualorDCCMode....................................................................37


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NavigatingtheUserInterface..............................................................................39

NavigatingtheUserInterface:Introduction .....................................................39

TheScreenAppearance .................................................................................39

TheMenuBar..................................................................................................41

File...............................................................................................................41

Edit ..............................................................................................................41

View.............................................................................................................41

Insert............................................................................................................41

Operation.....................................................................................................42

Window........................................................................................................42

Help .............................................................................................................42

TheToolbarArea ............................................................................................43

TheGraphicsDisplayWindow ........................................................................43

TheStatusBar ................................................................................................44

DialogBoxDescription ....................................................................................44

EditBox: ......................................................................................................46

ListBox: .......................................................................................................46

DropDownListBox .....................................................................................48

CommandButtons: ......................................................................................48

CheckBoxes:...............................................................................................51

OptionButtons: ............................................................................................51

DialogBoxTabs: .........................................................................................51

AccessingDialogBoxes ..............................................................................51


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MovingDialogBoxes ...................................................................................51

ScrollingtheEditWindow ............................................................................52

CustomizingtheUserInterface .......................................................................52

ToRestoretheDefaultUserInterface .........................................................52

ToCustomizeUserInterfaceFonts .............................................................53

CustomizingMenus .....................................................................................53

CustomizingToolbars ..................................................................................56

CustomizingShortcutKeys..........................................................................59

UsingBasicFileOptions.....................................................................................61

UsingBasicFileOptions:Introduction.............................................................61

CreatingNewPartPrograms...........................................................................61

OpeningExistingPartPrograms .....................................................................62

SavingPartPrograms .....................................................................................65

SaveAs .......................................................................................................65

PerformingFileOperations..............................................................................66

Mirror ...........................................................................................................66

Copy ............................................................................................................67

Delete ..........................................................................................................68

Rename .......................................................................................................68

ChangingtheLanguage ..................................................................................68

PrintingtheGraphicsDisplayWindow ............................................................69

SettingOutputandPrinterOptionsfortheGraphicsDisplayWindow .........69

PreviewingthePrintJob ..............................................................................70


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PrintingtheEditWindow .................................................................................70

PrintingtheInspectionReport......................................................................72

PrintingtheInspectionReport .........................................................................72

SettingOutputandPrinterOptionsfortheEditWindow..............................72

LaunchingLegacyApplications.......................................................................79

ClosingorQuittingPartPrograms...................................................................79

ExitingPCDMIS .............................................................................................80

UsingAdvancedFileOptions..............................................................................81

UsingAdvancedFileOptions:Introduction .....................................................81

ImportingCADDataorProgramData.............................................................81

Merge/Replace ............................................................................................82

ImportingaCADFile ...................................................................................83

ImportingaCATIAFile ................................................................................84

ImportingaCATIA5File:.............................................................................86

ImportingaDESFile....................................................................................86

ImportingaDXF/DWGFile ..........................................................................87

ImportingaGDXFile ...................................................................................87

ImportinganIGESFile ................................................................................88

UsingtheIGESDataDialogBox .................................................................88

Make3D ......................................................................................................89

ImportinganIGES(Alternate)File...............................................................89

ImportingaPro/ENGINEERFile..................................................................90

ImportingaSTEPFile..................................................................................91


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ImportinganSTLFile ..................................................................................91

ImportingaUnigraphicsorParasolidsFile ..................................................92

ImportingSTEP,VDAFS,andDXF/DWGFiles ...........................................92

ImportingaVDAFSFile ...............................................................................93

ImportinganXYZIJKFile.............................................................................94

ImportingaChorusNTProgram...................................................................96

ImportingDMISFiles .................................................................................101

ImportinganAVAILorMMIVProgram ......................................................106

ImportingaTutorProgram.........................................................................108

ImportingaDirectCADFile .......................................................................111

ExportingCADDataorProgramData...........................................................111

ExportingtoAIMS......................................................................................112

ExportingtoaBASICFile ..........................................................................113

ExportingaDESFile .................................................................................113

ExportingtoDMIS......................................................................................114

ExportingtoanIDEASDCIModelFile .....................................................116

ExportinganIGESFile ..............................................................................118

ExportingaSTEPFile ...............................................................................118

ExportingaVDAFSFile.............................................................................119

AlteringtheImported/ExportedImageDisplay ............................................119

AlteringDisplayofImportedCAD ..............................................................120

AlteringtheDisplayofExportedCAD........................................................124

SettingImportOptions...................................................................................125


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ExecutingPartPrograms..............................................................................126

Execute......................................................................................................127

ExecuteFeature ........................................................................................127

ExecuteFrom ............................................................................................128

ExecuteFromCursor.................................................................................128

ExecuteBlock ............................................................................................128

ExecuteFromStartPoints' ........................................................................128

AnyOrderExecution..................................................................................128

UsingtheExecutionModeOptionsDialogBox .........................................129

Jump..........................................................................................................131

SettingYourPreferences..................................................................................133

SettingYourPreferences:Introduction..........................................................133

SelectingPCDMISSetupOptions................................................................134

SetupOptions:Generaltab .......................................................................134

EditBoxesfortheGeneraltab...................................................................134

CheckBoxesfortheGeneraltab...............................................................139

SetupOptions:Part/Machinetab...............................................................153

SetupOptions:Dimensiontab ...................................................................159

SetupOptions:IDSetuptab ......................................................................166

SetupOptions:NC100Setuptab .............................................................170

ModifyingReportandMotionParameters .....................................................171

ParameterSettings:Dimensiontab ...........................................................172

ParameterSettings:ClearPlanetab ..........................................................175


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ParameterSettings:Probingtab................................................................178

ParameterSettings:Motiontab .................................................................180

ParameterSettings:RotateTabletab........................................................183

ParameterSettings:Accelerationtab ........................................................185

ParameterSettings:OptionalProbetab ....................................................186

ParameterSettings:ProbeTriggerOptionstab .........................................190

ParameterSettings:NC100Parameterstab ............................................194

ParameterSettings:I/OChannelstab .......................................................196

SettingUptheEditWindow...........................................................................197

DefiningEditWindowColors .....................................................................198

DefiningtheEditwindowLayout................................................................201

SettingUptheReadoutWindow ...................................................................202

MachineCoordinateSystem(MCS)..........................................................203

ProbePosition ...........................................................................................203

LastHit.......................................................................................................203

ShowCurrentProbePositiononScreen ...................................................203

DistancetoTarget .....................................................................................203

DistancetoTargetwithAutoZoom............................................................203

DisplayErrorofLastMeasuredFeature ....................................................203

UsePolarCoordinates...............................................................................204

AlwaysTrackFOVCenter .........................................................................204

PromptHistory ...........................................................................................204

SettingupMultipleArms...............................................................................204


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DefiningtheRotaryTable..............................................................................204

CalibrateRotaryTable...............................................................................205

SettingUpProbeChangerOptions...............................................................208

Type...........................................................................................................209

Comm........................................................................................................210

Calibrate ....................................................................................................211

MountPoint................................................................................................214

Slots...........................................................................................................215

ManagingMultipleProbeChangers ..............................................................218

BackgroundonTP2.......................................................................................218

BackgroundonACR1....................................................................................218

BackgroundonTP20andTP200 ..................................................................218

BackgroundontheSP600AnalogProbe......................................................219

ConfiguringMultipleRacks............................................................................219

SP25Probe/StylusChangesystem ..............................................................220

UnderstandingtheARC1Rack..................................................................221

UnderstandingtheARC1withaTP20StylusChanger..............................221

UnderstandingtheSP25RackSystem......................................................221

LoadingtheActiveProbe ..............................................................................224

SettingUptheMachineInterface ..................................................................224

AssigningtheMachineAxes......................................................................225

GeneratingaDebugFile............................................................................226

OITCommunication...................................................................................228


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PH9Communication..................................................................................228

RotaryTableSettings ................................................................................229

SettingtheCommunicationProtocol..........................................................230

SettingtheAxesScaleFactor....................................................................230

WristConfiguration ....................................................................................231

AxilaInterface............................................................................................231

BacktalkInterface ......................................................................................232

BrightInterface ..........................................................................................233

LeicaInterface ...........................................................................................233

DeaInterface .............................................................................................240

ElmInterface..............................................................................................243

EmbboardInterface ...................................................................................243

FaroInterface ............................................................................................244

FederalInterface........................................................................................245

GOMInterface ...........................................................................................246

JohanssonInterface ..................................................................................246

LeitzInterface ............................................................................................247

LKDriverInterface......................................................................................250

LKRS232Interface ....................................................................................252

ManmitiInterface .......................................................................................254

ManmoraInterface.....................................................................................254

Metrocom/MetromecInterface...................................................................255

MetrologInterface......................................................................................257


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MitutoyoInterface ......................................................................................257

MoraInterface............................................................................................259

MZeizzInterface ........................................................................................259

NumerexInterface .....................................................................................260

OmnitechInterface ....................................................................................262

ReflexInterface..........................................................................................262

RenishawInterface ....................................................................................263

RomerInterface .........................................................................................263

SharpeInterface ........................................................................................264

SheffieldInterface......................................................................................266

Tech80Interface........................................................................................268

TheodoleInterface.....................................................................................269

WenzelInterface........................................................................................270

ZeissInterface ...........................................................................................270

ZssGPIBsInterface....................................................................................271

CompensatingforTemperature.....................................................................272

UsingSTPFiles .........................................................................................272

AvailableInputParameters........................................................................273

TEMPCOMPCommandintheEditWindow.............................................277

ControllerSupport......................................................................................277

LocalTemperatureSettings.......................................................................278

SpecifyingExternalDirectoriestoSearch .....................................................278

SearchFor .................................................................................................278


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SearchCurrentDirectory ...........................................................................279

SearchCurrentDirectoryFirst ...................................................................279

SearchSpecifiedDirectory ........................................................................279

BrowseButton ...........................................................................................279

DesktopSettings........................................................................................280

ChangingOpenGLOptions ...........................................................................281

Options ......................................................................................................281

Tessellation................................................................................................282

SettingImportOptions...................................................................................283

Understandingthe.DATFiles .......................................................................284

EditingtheCADDisplay....................................................................................289

EditingtheCADDisplay:Introduction ...........................................................289

SettingUptheScreenView...........................................................................289

ChangingLayoutandViews ......................................................................290

Displaying,Creating,andManipulatingLevels ..........................................292

ManagingandPositioningOnScreenElements ...........................................294

SwitchingBetweenCurveandSurfaceModes..............................................295

DrawingSurfaces..........................................................................................295

HighlightingSurfacesandCurveswiththeMouse ........................................295

RepaintingtheScreen...................................................................................296

ChangingScreenModes...............................................................................296

TranslateMode..........................................................................................296

2DRotateMode.........................................................................................297


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3DRotateMode.........................................................................................299

ProgramMode ...........................................................................................300

TextBoxMode...........................................................................................300

ChangingScreenColors ...............................................................................302

Background................................................................................................303

Highlight.....................................................................................................304

MouseOverHighlight ................................................................................304

3DGrid ......................................................................................................304

VisionFOV.................................................................................................305

ScalingtheDrawing ......................................................................................305

RotatingtheDrawing.....................................................................................306

ChangingRotationandOtherMotionOptions...............................................307

ShowingandHidingGraphics .......................................................................310

WorkingwithAssembliesofParts .................................................................311

MakingCAD3DbyUsingtheCreateLevelsWindow...................................312

CreateLevelsFilemenu .............................................................................314

CreateLevelsViewmenu ...........................................................................314

View|Change...........................................................................................315

View|ScaletoFit ......................................................................................315

View|Rotate.............................................................................................315

View|CADInfo.........................................................................................315

View|ScreenColor ...................................................................................315

CreateLevelsLevelmenu...........................................................................316


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Level|New ................................................................................................316

Level|Select .............................................................................................316

Level|Deselect .........................................................................................317

Level|Create ............................................................................................317

Level|Position ..........................................................................................317

AdditionalLevelManipulations ..................................................................319

ViewingCADInformation ..............................................................................320

VerifyingCADInformation.............................................................................320

UsingScreenCapturesoftheGraphicsDisplayWindow..............................324

SendingScreenCapturestotheClipboard................................................324

SendingScreenCapturestotheReport ....................................................324

SendingScreenCapturestoaFile ............................................................324

EditingScreenCaptures............................................................................324

EditingCAD...................................................................................................325

FeatureTypes............................................................................................326

NumberofSelectedFeatures....................................................................326

EditColor ...................................................................................................326

ChangeName............................................................................................327

ChangeColor.............................................................................................327

SetasPriority ............................................................................................328

ShowName ...............................................................................................328

Deselect.....................................................................................................328

NameboxforCADElements.....................................................................329


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EditingCADVectors......................................................................................329

ApplyingLightingandMaterialstotheCADDisplay .....................................330

LightingTab...............................................................................................332

ArchiveTab................................................................................................334

MaterialTab...............................................................................................335

ClipPlanesTab .........................................................................................339

SelectingFeaturesUsingtheGraphicsDisplayWindow...............................342

SelectingFeaturesusingtheID(s).............................................................342

SelectingFeaturesUsingMetaCharacterMatching .................................343

SelectingtheLastID(s) .............................................................................345

BoxSelectingID(s) ....................................................................................345

SelectingFeaturesOnLine .......................................................................346

EditingaFeatureID...................................................................................346

EditingDimensionColors ..............................................................................346

EditingFeatures ............................................................................................349

FeaturesOptionsarea ...............................................................................351

TextLabelOptionsarea ............................................................................352

ShowingandAnimatingPathLines...............................................................353

AnimatingthePath ....................................................................................353

RegeneratingthePath...............................................................................354

DetectingCollisions ...................................................................................354

DeletingCAD.................................................................................................356

FeatureTypes............................................................................................356


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NumberofSelectedFeatures....................................................................357

NumberofDeletedFeatures......................................................................357

DeleteCAD................................................................................................357

UndoDeletedCAD ....................................................................................357

Deselect.....................................................................................................358

DeletingFeatures..........................................................................................358

DeletingusingtheDeleteFeaturesDialogBox .........................................358

DeletingusingtheDelete[Feature]MenuOption ......................................359

DeletingDimensions .....................................................................................359

DeleteDimensions.....................................................................................360

UndoDeletedDimensions .........................................................................360

ClearList....................................................................................................360

TransformingaCADModel ...........................................................................360

WorkingwithCADCoordinateSystems ........................................................364

CheckingandFixingPointNominalDeviation...............................................365

EditingaPartProgram......................................................................................369

EditingaPartProgram:Introduction .............................................................369

UsingStandardEditCommands ...................................................................369

Undo ..........................................................................................................369

Redo ..........................................................................................................370

Cut .............................................................................................................370

Copy ..........................................................................................................370

Paste.........................................................................................................370


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Delete ........................................................................................................370

SelectAll....................................................................................................371

EditingPatternsofFeatures..........................................................................371

Pattern .......................................................................................................371

PastewithPattern......................................................................................372

FindingandReplacingText...........................................................................373

Find............................................................................................................373

Replace......................................................................................................375

EditingDataFields ........................................................................................378

JumpingtoSpecifiedLineNumbers..............................................................379

JumpingtoandfromReferencedCommands ...............................................379

EditingNominalandTargetValues...............................................................380

OverridingGuessedFeatures .......................................................................381

OverridingFoundNominals...........................................................................381

UnderstandingtheFindNomsOverrideDialogBox ...................................382

UsingtheFindNomsOverrideDialogBoxinLearnmode:........................383

UsingFindNomsOverrideinExecuteMode: .............................................385

UsingtheFindNomsOverrideDialogBoxfromtheEditwindow: ..............386

MarkingCommandsforExecution ................................................................386

Mark...........................................................................................................386

MarkAll......................................................................................................387

ClearAll .....................................................................................................387

ParentMode ..............................................................................................387


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ChildMode.................................................................................................388

NewAlignmentMode.................................................................................388

CreatingandExecutingMarkedSets ............................................................388

UsingBreakpoints .........................................................................................391

ToggleBreakpoint......................................................................................392

InsertDefaults............................................................................................392

RemoveDefaults .......................................................................................392

RemoveAll ................................................................................................392

SettingStartPoints........................................................................................393

UsingBookmarks ..........................................................................................394

ToggleBookmark.......................................................................................394

NextBookmark ..........................................................................................394

ClearAllBookmarks ..................................................................................394

ChangingFontsandColors...........................................................................394

EditingExternalObjects ................................................................................395

UsingtheEditWindow......................................................................................397

UsingtheEditWindow:Introduction..............................................................397

UnderstandingCoreConcepts ......................................................................398

NavigatingtheEditwindow........................................................................398

UnderstandingtheDefaultEditWindowColorsandFormatting................399

InsertingCommands..................................................................................402

EditingValues............................................................................................402

SelectingCommands.................................................................................402


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RepositioningCommands..........................................................................403

DeletingCommands ..................................................................................403

AccessingDialogBoxes ............................................................................403

ModifyingHeadersandFooters.................................................................403

WorkinginSummaryMode ...........................................................................406

Layout........................................................................................................406

EditingaPartProgramfromSummaryMode ............................................408

SummaryModeKeyboardFunctions.........................................................410

WorkinginCommandMode..........................................................................411

ConstructedFeatures ................................................................................412

Dimensions................................................................................................412

StatisticalData...........................................................................................413

Alignment...................................................................................................414

MeasuredFeatures....................................................................................414

Hits ............................................................................................................414

MotionCommands.....................................................................................415

MoveCommands.......................................................................................416

SheetMetalMeasurements .......................................................................417

Probe .........................................................................................................417

Comments .................................................................................................418

TraceFields...............................................................................................420

Expressions ...............................................................................................420

ScreenCaptures........................................................................................420


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GlobalCommands .....................................................................................420

CommandModeKeyboardFunctions .......................................................425

WorkinginDMISMode.................................................................................427

WorkingwithUserDefinedGroups ...............................................................427

InsertingGroups ........................................................................................429

EditingGroups...........................................................................................429

RemovingGroups......................................................................................430

UsingMultipleArmModewithGroups.......................................................430

PerformingOperationsonGroups.............................................................431

UsingOtherWindows,Editors,andTools ........................................................433

UsingOtherWindows,Editors,andTools:Overview....................................433

UsingtheReportWindow..............................................................................433

UsingtheBasicScriptEditor .........................................................................434

BasicScriptEditorToolbar ........................................................................434

FileMenu...................................................................................................436

EditMenu...................................................................................................437

ViewMenu.................................................................................................439

RunMenu ..................................................................................................439

HelpMenu .................................................................................................439

UsingtheFormEditor ...................................................................................440

ViewinganInspectionReport........................................................................440

UsingtheQuickStartInterface......................................................................441

QuickStart:MeasureToolbar ....................................................................446


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QuickStart:ConstructToolbar...................................................................451

QuickStart:DimensionToolbar .................................................................453

QuickStart:AlignToolbar..........................................................................456

QuickStart:Calibrate/EditToolbar ..........................................................457

UsingtheSettingsWindow............................................................................458

ChangingSettingsWindowOptions ..........................................................463

UsingthePreviewwindow............................................................................464

PreviewWindowOptions...........................................................................464

SizingthePreviewwindow ........................................................................466

UsingtheMarkedSetsWindow ....................................................................466

UsingtheVirtualKeyboard............................................................................466

UsingtheProbeReadoutwindow .................................................................475

SizingtheProbeReadoutsWindow ..........................................................476

MultipleArmModeandtheProbeReadoutWindow .................................476

UsingtheStatusWindow ..............................................................................477

UsingtheProbeToolbox...............................................................................478

WorkingwithContactPathProperties .......................................................482

WorkingwithContactSampleHitsProperties ...........................................486

WorkingwithContactAutoMoveProperties..............................................497

WorkingwithContactFindHoleProperties ...............................................498

UsingtheDimensionsColorsWindow(DimensionsColorBar) ....................503

ViewingPathLines........................................................................................505

UsingToolbars..................................................................................................507


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UsingToolbars:Introduction..........................................................................507

GraphicsModesToolbar ...............................................................................507

GraphicViewToolbar....................................................................................509

GraphicItemsToolbar...................................................................................510

SettingsToolbar ............................................................................................511

ProbeModeToolbar......................................................................................513

EditWindowToolbar .....................................................................................515

DimensionToolbar ........................................................................................518

ConstructedFeaturesToolbar.......................................................................519

AutoFeaturesToolbar...................................................................................520

GuessingAutoFeatures ............................................................................520

MeasuredFeaturesToolbar ..........................................................................523

FileOperationsToolbar.................................................................................524

MacroPlay/RecordToolbar...........................................................................524

VirtualKeyboardToolbar...............................................................................526

TouchScreenModeToolbar.........................................................................527

WizardsToolbar ............................................................................................527

PortableToolbar ........................................................................................529

ActiveArmsToolbar ......................................................................................531

ActiveRotaryTableToolbar..........................................................................531

WindowLayoutsToolbar...............................................................................531

DefiningHardware ............................................................................................535

DefiningHardware:Introduction....................................................................535


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DefiningProbes.............................................................................................535

ProbeFileName........................................................................................536

UserDefinedCalibrationOrdercheckbox.................................................536

UseWristMapIfAvailablecheckbox........................................................537

ActiveTipList ............................................................................................537

ProbeDescription ......................................................................................539

Measure.....................................................................................................543

AddTool ....................................................................................................554

EditTool.....................................................................................................557

DeleteTool ................................................................................................557

ListofAvailableTools................................................................................558

Edit ............................................................................................................558

AddAngles ................................................................................................561

Results.......................................................................................................566

MarkUsed .................................................................................................566

GlobalUsed...............................................................................................567

FileFormat.................................................................................................567

UseUnitCalibrationData ..........................................................................567

AvailableTipTypes ...................................................................................568

CollisionTolerance ....................................................................................568

ProbeSetup...............................................................................................569

PrintList.....................................................................................................571

FaroProbeCalibrationUtilities................................................................571


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SP600CalibrationInformation...................................................................574

SP600CalibrationProcedures...................................................................576

AutoCalibrateProbe ..................................................................................579

DefiningHardProbes ....................................................................................580

DefiningStarProbes .....................................................................................581

BuildingtheStarProbe..............................................................................581

DefiningMachines.........................................................................................585

CreatingaNewMachineforDisplay..........................................................585

DisplayingExistingMachinesintheGraphicsDisplayWindow.................587

RemovingtheAnimatedMachinefromtheGraphicsDisplayWindow ......587

InsertingQuickFixtures.................................................................................588

UsingExistingQuickFixtures ....................................................................590

DefiningProbeChangers ..............................................................................591

CalibratingtheFCR25ProbeChanger ......................................................591

Step9ReviewCalibrationResults ..........................................................607

ShowinganAnimatedProbeChanger ..........................................................608

WorkingwithRotaryTables...........................................................................609

CreatingAutoFeatures.....................................................................................611

CreatingAutoFeatures:Introduction.............................................................611

QuickWaystoCreateAutoFeatures ............................................................612

BoxSelectingtoCreateMultipleAutoFeatures ........................................612

'SingleClicking'AutoFeatureCreation .........................................................619

TheAutoFeatureDialogBox.....................................................................623


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IDbox ........................................................................................................624

FeaturePropertiesarea.............................................................................624

MeasurementPropertiesarea ...................................................................634

AutoFeatureToggleBar............................................................................643

ExtendedSheetMetalOptionsarea ..........................................................650

ExtendedSheetMetalVectorDiagrams.......................................................652

AdvancedMeasurementOptionsarea ......................................................655

FeatureLocatorarea .................................................................................658

AnalysisArea.............................................................................................659

AutoFeatureFieldDefinitions .......................................................................661

ExtendedSheetMetalVectorDiagrams.......................................................677

CreatinganAutoVectorPoint .......................................................................680

MeasuringaVectorPoint...........................................................................680

CreatinganAutoSurfacePoint .....................................................................683

MeasuringanAutoSurfacePoint ..............................................................683

CreatinganAutoEdgePoint.........................................................................686

MeasuringanAutoEdgePoint ..................................................................686

CreatinganAutoAnglePoint ........................................................................689

MeasuringanAutoAnglePoint .................................................................689

CreatinganAutoCornerPoint ......................................................................691

MeasuringanAutoCornerPoint................................................................692

CreatinganAutoHighPoint..........................................................................694

MeasuringanAutoHighPoint ...................................................................694


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CreatinganAutoLine....................................................................................702

LineFieldDefinitions .................................................................................702

MeasuringanAutoLine.............................................................................703

UsingSurfaceDataontheScreenforaLine.............................................705

CreatinganAutoPlane .................................................................................707

MeasuringanAutoPlane...........................................................................707

CreatinganAutoCircle .................................................................................709

MeasuringanAutoCircle...........................................................................710

CreatinganAutoEllipse................................................................................712

MeasuringanAutoEllipse .........................................................................712

CreatinganAutoNotchSlot..........................................................................714

MeasuringanAutoNotch ..........................................................................714

CreatinganAutoRoundSlot.........................................................................719

MeasuringanAutoRoundSlot ..................................................................720

CreatinganAutoSquareSlot........................................................................721

MeasuringanAutoSquareSlot .................................................................722

CreatinganAutoCylinder .............................................................................724

MeasuringanAutoCylinder.......................................................................724

CreatinganAutoCone..................................................................................727

MeasuringanAutoCone ...........................................................................727

CreatinganAutoSphere...............................................................................729

MeasuringanAutoSphere ........................................................................730

SettingUpRelativeMeasure(RMEAS).........................................................733


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DefaultRMEASMode................................................................................734

LegacyRMEASMode...............................................................................734

CreatingMeasuredFeatures ............................................................................737

CreatingMeasuredFeatures:Introduction ....................................................737

UnderstandingtheCommandFormat ...........................................................737

BasicMeasurementFormatforaPoint .....................................................738

BasicMeasurementFormatforaLine.......................................................739

BasicMeasurementFormatforaPlane ....................................................739

BasicMeasurementFormatforaCircle ....................................................740

BasicMeasurementFormatforaSphere ..................................................740

BasicMeasurementFormatforaCone .....................................................741

BasicMeasurementFormatforaCylinder.................................................741

BasicMeasurementFormatforaRoundSlot ............................................742

BasicMeasurementFormatforaSquareSlot ...........................................742

InsertingaMeasuredFeature .......................................................................743

GuessingaMeasuredFeatureType .........................................................743

ToForcetheInsertionofaCertainMeasuredFeatureType .....................744

EditingaMeasuredFeature ..........................................................................744

MeasuredFeatureDialogBoxDescription ................................................745

MeasuredHitsDialogBoxDescription ......................................................748

OverridingaGuessedMeasuredFeature .....................................................749

CreatingMeasuredFeatureSets ..................................................................749

ConstructingNewFeaturesfromExistingFeatures..........................................753


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ConstructingNewFeaturesfromExistingFeatures:Introduction..................753

UnderstandingtheGeneralCommandFormat..............................................754

AccessingtheDialogBox ..........................................................................755

DecimalPlacementConventions ...............................................................755

SpecifyingFeatureTheoreticals....................................................................756

ConstructingaPointFeature.........................................................................758

ConstructingaCastPoint ..........................................................................760

ConstructingaCornerPoint.......................................................................761

ConstructingaDropPoint..........................................................................761

ConstructinganIntersectPoint..................................................................762

ConstructingaMidPoint............................................................................763

ConstructinganOffsetPoint ......................................................................764

ConstructingaPointattheOrigin ..............................................................764

ConstructingaPiercePoint .......................................................................765

ConstructingaProjectedPoint ..................................................................766

AutoPointConstruction .............................................................................766

ConstructingaCircleFeature........................................................................768

In/OutCircle.............................................................................................771

AutoCircleConstruction ............................................................................772

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateCircle ..........................772

ConstructinganIntersectCircle.................................................................774

ConstructingaCastCircle .........................................................................775

ConstructingaProjectedCircle .................................................................776


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ChangingtheDirectionofaCircle .............................................................777

ConstructingaTangentCircle ...................................................................777

ConstructinganArcfromPartofaScan...................................................780

ConstructingaCircleataScan'sMinimumPoint ......................................781

ConstructingaCirclefromaCone.............................................................786

ConstructinganEllipseFeature ....................................................................788

In/OutEllipse ...........................................................................................790

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateEllipse.........................790

ConstructinganIntersectEllipse ...............................................................791

ConstructingaCastEllipse........................................................................791

ConstructingaProjectedEllipse................................................................792

ChangingtheDirectionofanEllipse..........................................................792

AutoEllipseConstruction...........................................................................792

ConstructingaSphereFeature .....................................................................793

In/OutSphere ..........................................................................................795

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateSphere........................795

ConstructingaCastSphere.......................................................................796

ConstructingaProjectedSphere...............................................................797

ChangingtheDirectionofaSphere...........................................................797

AutoSphereConstruction..........................................................................797

ConstructingaLineFeature ..........................................................................798

Variations...................................................................................................801

AutoLineConstruction ..............................................................................801


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ConstructinganAlignmentLine.................................................................803

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateLine ............................803

ConstructingaCastLine............................................................................805

ConstructinganIntersectLine ...................................................................806

ConstructingaMidLine .............................................................................806

ConstructingaParallelLine.......................................................................807

ConstructingaPerpendicularLine.............................................................808

ConstructingaProjectedLine....................................................................808

ChangingtheDirectionofaLine................................................................809

ConstructingaLinefromPartofaScan ....................................................809

ConstructinganOffsetLine .......................................................................811

ConstructingaConeFeature ........................................................................814

In/OutCone .............................................................................................816

Variations...................................................................................................816

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateCone...........................816

ConstructingaCastCone..........................................................................817

ConstructingaProjectedCone..................................................................818

ChangingtheDirectionofaCone..............................................................818

AutoConeConstruction.............................................................................818

ConstructingaCylinderFeature....................................................................819

In/OutCylinder.........................................................................................821

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateCylinder ......................821

ConstructingaCastCylinder .....................................................................823


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ConstructingaProjectedCylinder .............................................................823

ChangingtheDirectionofaCylinder .........................................................824

AutoCylinderConstruction ........................................................................824

ConstructingaPlaneFeature........................................................................825

ConstructingaPlanefromanAlignment...................................................828

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensatePlane ..........................829

ConstructingaCastPlane .........................................................................830

ConstructingaHighPointPlane................................................................831

ConstructingaMidPlane...........................................................................831

ConstructinganOffsetPlane.....................................................................832

ConstructingaParallelPlane.....................................................................835

ConstructingaPerpendicularPlane ..........................................................836

ChangingtheDirectionofaPlane .............................................................837

AutoPlaneConstruction ............................................................................837

ConstructingaSlotFeature...........................................................................838

In/OutSlot................................................................................................839

ConstructingaCircleSlot ..........................................................................839

ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateSlot .............................840

ConstructingaCurve.....................................................................................841

ConstructingaDependent/IndependentCurve........................................842

ConstructingaSurface..................................................................................844

ConstructingaDependent/IndependentSurface .......................................845

ConstructingaSetofFeatures......................................................................848


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UsingaRangeofHitsfromaScanasInputs ............................................849

ConstructingaFilterSet................................................................................850

Linearoption..............................................................................................851

Polaroption................................................................................................852

FilterTypelist ............................................................................................852

FilterWidthbox..........................................................................................854

CutoffWavelengthbox ..............................................................................854

CutoffFrequencybox ................................................................................855

SmoothingParameterbox .........................................................................855

RemoveOutlierscheckbox.......................................................................855

StandardDeviationMultiplebox ................................................................855

ConstructinganAdjustedFilter .....................................................................855

CreatingGenericFeatures................................................................................859

CreatingGenericFeatures:Introduction .......................................................859

DescriptionofGenericFeatures ................................................................859

PurposeofGenericFeatures.....................................................................859

GenericFeatureCommandFormat...............................................................859

CreatingaGenericFeature...........................................................................860

ToAddaGenericFeature .........................................................................860

DescriptionoftheConstructGenericFeatureDialogBox .........................861

CreatingaReadPointfromtheProbe'sPosition ...........................................863

CreatingandUsingAlignments.........................................................................865

CreatingandUsingAlignments:Introduction ................................................865


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AlignmentCommandFormat.........................................................................865

DescriptionoftheAlignmentUtilitiesDialogBox...........................................867

AlignmentID ..............................................................................................868

ActiveAlignmentList .................................................................................869

DropDownAxes........................................................................................870

Level ..........................................................................................................870

Rotate ........................................................................................................870

SetOriginOffsetDistance .........................................................................872

Origin .........................................................................................................872

Recall.........................................................................................................873

Iterative......................................................................................................873

BestFit.......................................................................................................873

AutoAlign ..................................................................................................873

CADEqualsPart........................................................................................874

Creatinga321Alignment............................................................................874

Step1:MeasuretheAlignmentFeatures ..................................................875

Step2:Level,Rotate,andTranslatetotheFeatures ................................875

Step3:CompletingtheAlignment .............................................................875

CreatingaBestFitAlignment........................................................................876

UnderstandingBestFitAlignments............................................................876

ToCreateaBestFitAlignment..................................................................881

DescriptionoftheBestFitAlignmentDialogBox.......................................882

CreatinganIterativeAlignment .....................................................................886


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UnderstandingIterativeAlignments ...........................................................887

ToCreateanIterativeAlignment ...............................................................889

DescriptionoftheIterativeAlignmentDialogBox......................................890

SavinganAlignment.....................................................................................894

ToSaveanAlignment...............................................................................894

DescriptionoftheSaveAlignmentDialogBox...........................................896

RecallinganExistingAlignment ....................................................................897

ToRecallanAlignment..............................................................................897

UsinganAlignmentInsideLoops..................................................................898

EquatinganAlignment ..................................................................................899

DescriptionoftheEquateAlignmentDialogBox .......................................900

EquatingCADtoMeasuredPartData...........................................................901

PerformingaLeapfrogOperation..................................................................901

MeasureOptions .......................................................................................902

NumberofHits...........................................................................................903

HalfRelocation ..........................................................................................903

DatumProgramFile...................................................................................903

AvailableandUsedLists............................................................................903

MeasureMarked........................................................................................904

MeasureAll................................................................................................904

Resultsarea...............................................................................................905

Accept........................................................................................................905

Reset .........................................................................................................905


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OK.............................................................................................................905

ChangingAlignmentNominalValues ............................................................906

CreatingaBundleAlignment.........................................................................906

AddingandRemovingStations..................................................................906

SettingFitOptions .....................................................................................907

BundleAlignmentSetup ............................................................................909

BundleAlignmentResults..........................................................................910

BundleAlignmentCommandText .............................................................911

DimensioningFeatures .....................................................................................913

DimensioningFeatures:Introduction.............................................................913

DimensionCommandFormat........................................................................914

Conventions...............................................................................................915

AccessingtheDialogBox ..........................................................................915

PrintingDimensionstotheInspectionReport................................................916

CommonDimensionDialogBoxOptions ......................................................917

MaterialConditions ....................................................................................917

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