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PCDMIS4.0ReferenceManualWindowsNT,2000,andXPVersion

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TableOfContentsGETTINGSTARTED:ANOVERVIEW.............................................................................................. 1

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1VERSIONENHANCEMENTS.................................................................................................................... 1ORGANIZATIONOFMANUAL ................................................................................................................. 5CADLINKS........................................................................................................................................ 10USINGAMOUSEORMOTIONCONTROLLER......................................................................................... 10

SpaceBall /SpaceMouseModes.................................................................................................... 13AUTOMATING PCDMIS..................................................................................................................... 14SOFTWARECONFIGURATIONS............................................................................................................. 14

ComparisonofOffLineandOnLineVersions .............................................................................. 15PCDMISVision............................................................................................................................ 16PCDMIS/NC................................................................................................................................ 16PCDMISLaser............................................................................................................................. 16PCDMISGear ............................................................................................................................. 16PCDMISIP.................................................................................................................................. 16

GETTINGSTARTED:ASIMPLETUTORIAL ................................................................................ 17

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 17GETTING STARTEDWITHA SIMPLE TUTORIAL...................................................................................... 17

Step1:CreateaNewPartProgram............................................................................................... 18Step2:DefineaProbe................................................................................................................... 18Step3:SettheView ....................................................................................................................... 19Step4:MeasuretheAlignmentFeatures ........................................................................................ 20Step5:ScaletheImage.................................................................................................................. 21Step6:CreateanAlignment .......................................................................................................... 22Step7:SetyourPreferences .......................................................................................................... 23Step8:AddComments................................................................................................................... 25Step9:MeasureAdditionalFeatures ............................................................................................. 26Step10:ConstructNewFeaturesfromExistingFeatures............................................................... 26Step11:CalculateDimensions ...................................................................................................... 28Step12:MarktheItemstoExecute ................................................................................................ 29Step13:SettheReportOutput ....................................................................................................... 29Step14:ExecutetheFinishedProgram ......................................................................................... 29Step15:PrinttheReport ............................................................................................................... 30

MEASURING FEATURES....................................................................................................................... 30FeatureGuessing .......................................................................................................................... 30DeterminingThicknessofSheetMetalFeatures ............................................................................. 33

USINGDIFFERENTPROBEOPTIONS...................................................................................................... 33UsingaProbeOnline................................................................................................................... 33UsingaProbeOffline .................................................................................................................. 34UsingHardProbes........................................................................................................................ 34

REPRESENTINGA PARTGRAPHICALLY................................................................................................. 35WORKINGINMANUALORDCCMODE ................................................................................................ 36

NAVIGATINGTHEUSERINTERFACE .......................................................................................... 37

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 37THE SCREENAPPEARANCE.................................................................................................................. 37THEMENUBAR.................................................................................................................................. 39

File ............................................................................................................................................... 39Edit ............................................................................................................................................... 39View.............................................................................................................................................. 39Insert ............................................................................................................................................ 39


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Operation...................................................................................................................................... 40Window......................................................................................................................................... 40Help.............................................................................................................................................. 40

THE TOOLBARAREA........................................................................................................................... 41THEGRAPHICSDISPLAYWINDOW...................................................................................................... 41THE STATUSBAR................................................................................................................................ 42DIALOGBOXDESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 42

EditBox:....................................................................................................................................... 44ListBox: ....................................................................................................................................... 45DropDownListBox...................................................................................................................... 46CommandButtons: ........................................................................................................................ 46CheckBoxes:................................................................................................................................. 48OptionButtons: ............................................................................................................................. 48DialogBoxTabs: .......................................................................................................................... 48AccessingDialogBoxes................................................................................................................. 48MovingDialogBoxes .................................................................................................................... 49ScrollingtheEditWindow ............................................................................................................. 49

CUSTOMIZINGTHEUSER INTERFACE ................................................................................................... 49ToRestoretheDefaultUserInterface ............................................................................................ 50ToCustomizeUserInterfaceFonts ................................................................................................ 50CustomizingMenus ....................................................................................................................... 51CustomizingToolbars.................................................................................................................... 54CustomizingShortcutKeys ............................................................................................................ 56

USINGBASICFILEOPTIONS .......................................................................................................... 59

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 59CREATINGNEWPARTPROGRAMS ....................................................................................................... 59OPENINGEXISTING PARTPROGRAMS .................................................................................................. 60SAVING PARTPROGRAMS................................................................................................................... 61

SaveAs ......................................................................................................................................... 61PERFORMINGFILEOPERATIONS .......................................................................................................... 62

Mirror........................................................................................................................................... 62Copy ............................................................................................................................................. 63Delete ........................................................................................................................................... 63Rename ......................................................................................................................................... 63

CHANGINGTHE LANGUAGE................................................................................................................. 64PRINTINGTHE EDITWINDOW .............................................................................................................. 64PRINTINGTHEGRAPHICSDISPLAYWINDOW........................................................................................ 66

SettingOutputandPrinterOptionsfortheGraphicsDisplayWindow............................................ 66PreviewingthePrintJob ............................................................................................................... 67

PRINTINGTHE INSPECTIONREPORT ..................................................................................................... 67SettingOutputandPrinterOptionsfortheEditWindow ................................................................ 67

LAUNCHINGLEGACYAPPLICATIONS ................................................................................................... 72CLOSINGORQUITTING PARTPROGRAMS............................................................................................. 72EXITING PCDMIS ............................................................................................................................. 72

USINGADVANCEDFILEOPTIONS................................................................................................ 75

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 75IMPORTINGCADDATAOR PROGRAMDATA ....................................................................................... 75

Merge/Replace .............................................................................................................................. 76ImportingaCADFile.................................................................................................................... 77ImportingaCATIAFile................................................................................................................. 77ImportingaCATIA5File:............................................................................................................. 79ImportingaDESFile .................................................................................................................... 80ImportingaDXF/DWGFile .......................................................................................................... 81


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ImportingaGDXFile.................................................................................................................... 81ImportinganIGESFile ................................................................................................................. 81UsingtheIGESDataDialogBox................................................................................................... 82Make3D ....................................................................................................................................... 83ImportinganIGES(Alternate)File................................................................................................ 83ImportingaPro/ENGINEERFile .................................................................................................. 84ImportingaSTEPFile................................................................................................................... 85ImportinganSTLFile ................................................................................................................... 85ImportingaUnigraphicsorParasolidsFile................................................................................... 86ImportingaVDAFSFile................................................................................................................ 86ImportinganXYZIJKFile ............................................................................................................. 87ImportingaChorusNTProgram.................................................................................................... 90ImportingDMISFiles.................................................................................................................... 94ImportinganAVAILorMMIVProgram ........................................................................................ 98ImportingaTutorProgram ......................................................................................................... 100ImportingaDirectCADFile ....................................................................................................... 103

EXPORTINGCADDATAOR PROGRAMDATA..................................................................................... 104ExportinganIGESFile ............................................................................................................... 105ExportingaDESFile .................................................................................................................. 106ExportingaSTEPFile................................................................................................................. 106ExportingaVDAFSFile.............................................................................................................. 107ExportingtoanIDEASDCIModelFile...................................................................................... 107ExportingtoaBASICFile ........................................................................................................... 109ExportingtoDMIS ...................................................................................................................... 109

ALTERINGTHE IMPORTED/EXPORTED IMAGEDISPLAY ..................................................................... 111AlteringDisplayofImportedCAD............................................................................................... 111AlteringtheDisplayofExportedCAD ......................................................................................... 116

SETTING IMPORTOPTIONS................................................................................................................ 117EXECUTING PARTPROGRAMS........................................................................................................... 118

Execute ....................................................................................................................................... 119ExecuteFeature .......................................................................................................................... 119ExecuteFrom.............................................................................................................................. 119ExecuteFromCursor .................................................................................................................. 120ExecuteBlock.............................................................................................................................. 120ExecuteFromStartPoints ........................................................................................................... 120

OUTOFORDER EXECUTION.............................................................................................................. 120JUMP ................................................................................................................................................ 122

SETTINGYOURPREFERENCES................................................................................................... 125

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 125SELECTINGPCDMISSETUPOPTIONS .............................................................................................. 126

EditBoxesfortheGeneraltab..................................................................................................... 126CheckBoxesfortheGeneraltab.................................................................................................. 130SetupOptions:Part/Machinetab................................................................................................. 140SetupOptions:Dimensiontab...................................................................................................... 146SetupOptions:IDSetuptab......................................................................................................... 153SetupOptions:NC100Setuptab................................................................................................. 156

MODIFYINGREPORTANDMOTION PARAMETERS ............................................................................... 158ParameterSettings:Dimensiontab.............................................................................................. 158ParameterSettings:ClearPlanetab............................................................................................. 162ParameterSettings:Probingtab.................................................................................................. 165ParameterSettings:Motiontab ................................................................................................... 166ParameterSettings:RotateTabletab........................................................................................... 170ParameterSettings:Accelerationtab........................................................................................... 171ParameterSettings:OptionalProbetab ...................................................................................... 172ParameterSettings:ProbeTriggerOptionstab ........................................................................... 176


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ParameterSettings:NC100Parameterstab................................................................................ 179ParameterSettings:I/OChannelstab.......................................................................................... 182

SETTINGUPTHE EDITWINDOW ........................................................................................................ 183DefiningEditWindowColors ...................................................................................................... 183DefiningtheEditwindowLayout ................................................................................................. 186

SETTINGUPTHEREADOUTWINDOW................................................................................................. 188MachineCoordinateSystem(MCS) ............................................................................................. 188ProbePosition ............................................................................................................................ 188LastHit ....................................................................................................................................... 188ShowCurrentProbePositiononScreen ...................................................................................... 189DistancetoTarget ....................................................................................................................... 189DistancetoTargetwithAutoZoom.............................................................................................. 189DisplayErrorofLastMeasuredFeature...................................................................................... 189UsePolarCoordinates ................................................................................................................ 189AlwaysTrackFOVCenter ........................................................................................................... 189PromptHistory............................................................................................................................ 189

SETTINGUPMULTIPLEARMS ............................................................................................................ 190DEFININGTHEROTARYTABLE.......................................................................................................... 190

CalibrateRotaryTable ................................................................................................................ 191SETTINGUPPROBECHANGEROPTIONS............................................................................................. 193

Type............................................................................................................................................ 194Comm ......................................................................................................................................... 195Calibrate..................................................................................................................................... 196MountPoint ................................................................................................................................ 197Slots............................................................................................................................................ 198

MANAGINGMULTIPLEPROBECHANGERS.......................................................................................... 201BackgroundonTP2..................................................................................................................... 201BackgroundonACR1.................................................................................................................. 201BackgroundonTP20andTP200 ................................................................................................. 201BackgroundontheSP600AnalogProbe...................................................................................... 202ConfiguringMultipleRacks ......................................................................................................... 202SP25Probe/StylusChangesystem ............................................................................................... 204

LOADINGTHEACTIVE PROBE............................................................................................................ 207SETTINGUPTHEMACHINE INTERFACE .............................................................................................. 207

GeneratingaDebugFile ............................................................................................................. 208RestoringFactorySettingsfromtheController ............................................................................ 208

COMPENSATINGFOR TEMPERATURE.................................................................................................. 209UsingSTPFiles .......................................................................................................................... 209AvailableInputParameters ......................................................................................................... 210TEMPCOMPCommandintheEditWindow ............................................................................... 213ControllerSupport ...................................................................................................................... 214

SPECIFYINGEXTERNALDIRECTORIESTO SEARCH .............................................................................. 214SearchFor .................................................................................................................................. 215SearchCurrentDirectory ............................................................................................................ 215SearchCurrentDirectoryFirst.................................................................................................... 215SearchSpecifiedDirectory .......................................................................................................... 216BrowseButton............................................................................................................................. 216

CHANGINGOPENGLOPTIONS........................................................................................................... 216DesktopSettings.......................................................................................................................... 217Tessellation ................................................................................................................................. 218

SETTING IMPORTOPTIONS................................................................................................................ 218EDITINGTHECADDISPLAY.............................................................................................................. 221INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 221SETTINGUPTHE SCREENVIEW ......................................................................................................... 221

Displaying,Creating,andManipulatingLevels............................................................................ 224


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MANAGINGANDPOSITIONINGONSCREEN ELEMENTS....................................................................... 226SWITCHINGBETWEENCURVEANDSURFACEMODES ......................................................................... 226DRAWINGSURFACES ........................................................................................................................ 227HIGHLIGHTING SURFACESANDCURVESWITHTHEMOUSE ................................................................. 227REPAINTINGTHE SCREEN .................................................................................................................. 227CHANGINGSCREENMODES............................................................................................................... 228

TranslateMode ........................................................................................................................... 2282DRotateMode .......................................................................................................................... 2293DRotateMode .......................................................................................................................... 230ProgramMode ............................................................................................................................ 231TextBoxMode ............................................................................................................................ 231

CHANGINGSCREENCOLORS............................................................................................................. 232Background................................................................................................................................. 233Highlight..................................................................................................................................... 235MouseOverHighlight ................................................................................................................. 2353DGrid....................................................................................................................................... 235VisionFOV ................................................................................................................................. 235

SCALINGTHEDRAWING .................................................................................................................... 236ROTATINGTHEDRAWING................................................................................................................. 237CHANGINGROTATIONANDOTHERMOTIONOPTIONS ........................................................................ 237SHOWINGANDHIDINGGRAPHICS...................................................................................................... 240WORKINGWITHASSEMBLIESOFPARTS ............................................................................................. 241MIRRORINGTHECAD....................................................................................................................... 243MAKINGCAD3DBYUSINGTHECREATE LEVELSWINDOW .............................................................. 244CREATELEVELS FILEMENU ........................................................................................................... 245CREATELEVELS VIEWMENU......................................................................................................... 246

View|ChangeView..................................................................................................................... 246View|ScaletoFit ....................................................................................................................... 246View|Rotate ............................................................................................................................... 246View|CADInfo .......................................................................................................................... 246View|ScreenColor..................................................................................................................... 247

CREATELEVELS LEVELMENU ........................................................................................................ 247Level|New.................................................................................................................................. 247Level|Select ............................................................................................................................... 247Level|Deselect ........................................................................................................................... 248Level|Create.............................................................................................................................. 248Level|Position............................................................................................................................ 248AdditionalLevelManipulations ................................................................................................... 250

VIEWINGCADINFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 251USING SCREENCAPTURESOFTHEGRAPHICSDISPLAYWINDOW ........................................................ 251

SendingScreenCapturestotheClipboard ................................................................................... 251SendingScreenCapturestotheReport ........................................................................................ 251SendingScreenCapturestoaFile ............................................................................................... 252EditingScreenCaptures .............................................................................................................. 252

EDITINGCAD .................................................................................................................................. 252FeatureTypes.............................................................................................................................. 253NumberofSelectedFeatures ....................................................................................................... 253EditColor ................................................................................................................................... 254ChangeName.............................................................................................................................. 254ChangeColor.............................................................................................................................. 255SetasPriority ............................................................................................................................. 255ShowName ................................................................................................................................. 255Deselect ...................................................................................................................................... 256NameboxforCADElements ....................................................................................................... 256

APPLYINGLIGHTINGANDMATERIALSTOTHECADDISPLAY ............................................................ 256ArchiveTab................................................................................................................................. 258


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LightingTab................................................................................................................................ 258MaterialTab ............................................................................................................................... 261ClipPlanesTab........................................................................................................................... 264

EDITING FEATURES........................................................................................................................... 266FeatureColor.............................................................................................................................. 267FeatureDisplay........................................................................................................................... 268LabelDisplay .............................................................................................................................. 268FeatureIDAppearance:GraphicOptions ................................................................................... 269

SELECTINGFEATURESUSINGTHEGRAPHICSDISPLAYWINDOW ........................................................ 269SelectingFeaturesusingtheID(s) ............................................................................................... 269SelectingFeaturesUsingMetaCharacterMatching .................................................................... 270SelectingtheLastID(s)................................................................................................................ 272BoxSelectingID(s)...................................................................................................................... 272SelectingFeaturesOnLine ......................................................................................................... 273EditingaFeatureID ................................................................................................................... 273

EDITINGDIMENSIONCOLORS............................................................................................................ 273SHOWINGANDANIMATING PATH LINES ............................................................................................ 275

AnimatingthePath...................................................................................................................... 275RegeneratingthePath ................................................................................................................. 276DetectingCollisions .................................................................................................................... 276

DELETINGCAD................................................................................................................................ 277FeatureTypes.............................................................................................................................. 278NumberofSelectedFeatures ....................................................................................................... 279NumberofDeletedFeatures ........................................................................................................ 279DeleteCAD................................................................................................................................. 279UndoDeletedCAD...................................................................................................................... 279Deselect ...................................................................................................................................... 279

DELETING FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 280DeletingusingtheDeleteFeaturesDialogBox ............................................................................ 280DeletingusingtheDelete[Feature]MenuOption........................................................................ 281

DELETINGDIMENSIONS.................................................................................................................... 281DeleteDimensions....................................................................................................................... 282UndoDeletedDimensions ........................................................................................................... 282ClearList .................................................................................................................................... 282

TRANSFORMINGACADMODEL........................................................................................................ 282WORKINGWITHCADCOORDINATESYSTEMS ................................................................................... 284

EDITINGAPARTPROGRAM........................................................................................................ 287

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 287USING STANDARDEDITCOMMANDS ................................................................................................. 287

Undo........................................................................................................................................... 288Redo ........................................................................................................................................... 288Cut.............................................................................................................................................. 288Copy ........................................................................................................................................... 288Paste ........................................................................................................................................... 288Delete ......................................................................................................................................... 289SelectAll ..................................................................................................................................... 289

EDITING PATTERNSOF FEATURES...................................................................................................... 289Pattern........................................................................................................................................ 289PastewithPattern ....................................................................................................................... 290

FINDINGANDREPLACING TEXT......................................................................................................... 291Find ............................................................................................................................................ 291Replace ....................................................................................................................................... 293

EDITINGDATA FIELDS ...................................................................................................................... 295JUMPINGTO SPECIFIEDLINENUMBERS.............................................................................................. 297


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JUMPINGTOANDFROMREFERENCEDCOMMANDS ............................................................................. 297OVERRIDINGGUESSED FEATURES ..................................................................................................... 298OVERRIDINGFOUNDNOMINALS........................................................................................................ 298

UnderstandingtheFindNomsOverrideDialogBox ..................................................................... 298UsingtheFindNomsOverrideDialogBoxinLearnmode:........................................................... 300UsingFindNomsOverrideinExecuteMode: ............................................................................... 302UsingtheFindNomsOverrideDialogBoxfromtheEditwindow: ................................................ 302

MARKINGCOMMANDSFOR EXECUTION............................................................................................. 303Mark ........................................................................................................................................... 303MarkAll...................................................................................................................................... 304ClearAll ..................................................................................................................................... 304ParentMode ............................................................................................................................... 304ChildMode ................................................................................................................................. 304NewAlignmentMode .................................................................................................................. 304

CREATINGAND EXECUTINGMARKED SETS....................................................................................... 304USINGBREAKPOINTS ........................................................................................................................ 307

ToggleBreakpoint ....................................................................................................................... 309InsertDefaults............................................................................................................................. 309RemoveDefaults.......................................................................................................................... 309RemoveAll .................................................................................................................................. 309

SETTING STARTPOINTS.................................................................................................................... 309USINGBOOKMARKS.......................................................................................................................... 310

ToggleBookmark ........................................................................................................................ 310NextBookmark............................................................................................................................ 310ClearAllBookmarks ................................................................................................................... 311

CHANGINGFONTSANDCOLORS ........................................................................................................ 311EDITING EXTERNALOBJECTS ............................................................................................................ 311

USINGTHEEDITWINDOW........................................................................................................... 313

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 313UNDERSTANDINGCORECONCEPTS................................................................................................... 314

NavigatingtheEditwindow......................................................................................................... 314UnderstandingtheDefaultEditWindowColors........................................................................... 314InsertingCommands.................................................................................................................... 314EditingValues............................................................................................................................. 315SelectingCommands ................................................................................................................... 315RepositioningCommands ............................................................................................................ 315DeletingCommands .................................................................................................................... 315AccessingDialogBoxes............................................................................................................... 315ModifyingHeadersandFooters................................................................................................... 316

WORKINGINSUMMARYMODE.......................................................................................................... 318Layout......................................................................................................................................... 318EditingaPartProgramfromSummaryMode .............................................................................. 320SummaryModeKeyboardFunctions ........................................................................................... 322

WORKINGINCOMMANDMODE ......................................................................................................... 323ConstructedFeatures .................................................................................................................. 324Dimensions ................................................................................................................................. 325StatisticalData............................................................................................................................ 325Alignment.................................................................................................................................... 326MeasuredFeatures...................................................................................................................... 326Hits ............................................................................................................................................. 326MotionCommands ...................................................................................................................... 327MoveCommands......................................................................................................................... 328SheetMetalMeasurements .......................................................................................................... 328Probe .......................................................................................................................................... 329Comments ................................................................................................................................... 330


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TraceFields ................................................................................................................................ 331Expressions ................................................................................................................................. 332ScreenCaptures .......................................................................................................................... 332GlobalCommands....................................................................................................................... 332CommandModeKeyboardFunctions .......................................................................................... 338

WORKINGINDMISMODE ................................................................................................................ 341

USINGOTHERWINDOWS,EDITORS,ANDTOOLS .................................................................. 343

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 343USINGTHE PREVIEWWINDOW........................................................................................................... 344

PreviewWindowOptions............................................................................................................. 344SizingthePreviewwindow........................................................................................................... 346

USINGTHE PROBEREADOUTWINDOW............................................................................................... 346SizingtheProbeReadoutsWindow.............................................................................................. 347MultipleArmModeandtheProbeReadoutWindow .................................................................... 347

USINGTHE PROBETOOLBOX ............................................................................................................. 348USINGTHE STATUSWINDOW ............................................................................................................ 351USINGTHEBASICSCRIPTEDITOR..................................................................................................... 352

BasicScriptEditorToolbar ......................................................................................................... 353FileMenu.................................................................................................................................... 354EditMenu ................................................................................................................................... 355ViewMenu .................................................................................................................................. 356RunMenu.................................................................................................................................... 357HelpMenu .................................................................................................................................. 357

USINGTHEMARKEDSETSWINDOW .................................................................................................. 357USINGTHE SETTINGSWINDOW ......................................................................................................... 357

ChangingSettingsWindowOptions ............................................................................................. 363USINGTHEREPORTWINDOW ............................................................................................................ 364VIEWINGAN INSPECTIONREPORT..................................................................................................... 364USINGTHEVIRTUALKEYBOARD ....................................................................................................... 365VIEWINGPATH LINES ....................................................................................................................... 373

USINGTOOLBARS .......................................................................................................................... 375

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 375GRAPHICSMODESTOOLBAR ............................................................................................................. 375GRAPHICVIEW TOOLBAR................................................................................................................. 378SETTINGSTOOLBAR.......................................................................................................................... 378PROBEMODE TOOLBAR .................................................................................................................... 381EDITWINDOW TOOLBAR.................................................................................................................. 382DIMENSION TOOLBAR ....................................................................................................................... 385CONSTRUCTEDFEATURESTOOLBAR................................................................................................. 386AUTO FEATURESTOOLBAR ............................................................................................................... 387

GuessingAutoFeatures............................................................................................................... 388MEASURED FEATURESTOOLBAR....................................................................................................... 391FILEOPERATIONSTOOLBAR............................................................................................................. 392MACRO PLAY/RECORD TOOLBAR...................................................................................................... 392VIRTUALKEYBOARD TOOLBAR........................................................................................................ 393TOUCH SCREENMODETOOLBAR...................................................................................................... 395WIZARDSTOOLBAR .......................................................................................................................... 395ACTIVEARMSTOOLBAR ................................................................................................................... 397ACTIVEROTARY TABLETOOLBAR .................................................................................................... 397QUICK STARTTOOLBAR.................................................................................................................... 397

QuickStart:MeasureToolbar ..................................................................................................... 402QuickStart:ConstructToolbar.................................................................................................... 406QuickStart:DimensionToolbar .................................................................................................. 408


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QuickStart:AlignToolbar .......................................................................................................... 411QuickStart:Calibrate/EditToolbar........................................................................................... 412

WINDOWLAYOUTSTOOLBAR ........................................................................................................... 412

DEFININGHARDWARE.................................................................................................................. 415

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 415DEFININGPROBES............................................................................................................................. 415

ProbeFileName ......................................................................................................................... 416UserDefinedCalibrationOrdercheckbox .................................................................................. 416UseWristMapIfAvailablecheckbox.......................................................................................... 416ActiveTipList ............................................................................................................................. 416ProbeDescription ....................................................................................................................... 418Measure ...................................................................................................................................... 422AddTool ..................................................................................................................................... 433EditTool ..................................................................................................................................... 434DeleteTool ................................................................................................................................. 435ListofAvailableTools................................................................................................................. 435Edit ............................................................................................................................................. 436AddAngles.................................................................................................................................. 438Results ........................................................................................................................................ 443MarkUsed .................................................................................................................................. 443GlobalUsed ................................................................................................................................ 444FileFormat ................................................................................................................................. 444UseUnitCalibrationData........................................................................................................... 444AvailableTipTypes ..................................................................................................................... 444CollisionTolerance ..................................................................................................................... 445ProbeSetup................................................................................................................................. 446PrintList..................................................................................................................................... 447FaroProbeCalibrationUtilities ............................................................................................... 448SP600CalibrationInformation.................................................................................................... 450SP600CalibrationProcedures .................................................................................................... 453AutoCalibrateProbe ................................................................................................................... 455

DEFININGHARDPROBES................................................................................................................... 457DEFININGSTAR PROBES.................................................................................................................... 457

BuildingtheStarProbe ............................................................................................................... 458DEFININGMACHINES ........................................................................................................................ 462

CreatingaNewMachineforDisplay ........................................................................................... 462DisplayingExistingMachinesintheGraphicsDisplayWindow................................................... 464RemovingtheAnimatedMachinefromtheGraphicsDisplayWindow .......................................... 464

INSERTINGQUICK FIXTURES ............................................................................................................. 465SHOWINGANANIMATED PROBECHANGER........................................................................................ 467WORKINGWITHROTARY TABLES...................................................................................................... 468

CREATINGAUTOFEATURES....................................................................................................... 471

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 471QUICKWAYSTOCREATEAUTO FEATURES....................................................................................... 472

BoxSelectingtoCreateMultipleAutoFeatures ........................................................................... 472'SINGLECLICKING'AUTO FEATURECREATION.................................................................................. 479COMMONAUTO FEATUREDIALOGBOXOPTIONS .............................................................................. 483

FeaturePathsandOrientation .................................................................................................... 483MeasurementPropertiesarea...................................................................................................... 485Locationarea.............................................................................................................................. 487Hitsarea ..................................................................................................................................... 490Propertiesarea ........................................................................................................................... 502Orientationarea.......................................................................................................................... 510IDbox......................................................................................................................................... 516


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Miscarea .................................................................................................................................... 516Autoarea .................................................................................................................................... 521DefinitionOptionsarea ............................................................................................................... 530Advanced/Basicbuttons............................................................................................................. 532DisplayHitsbutton...................................................................................................................... 532CreatebuttonforAutoFeatures .................................................................................................. 533

CREATINGANAUTOVECTORPOINT.................................................................................................. 533VectorPointFieldDefinitions ..................................................................................................... 534MeasuringaVectorPoint............................................................................................................ 535

CREATINGANAUTO LINE ................................................................................................................. 537LineFieldDefinitions.................................................................................................................. 538MeasuringaLine ........................................................................................................................ 539

CREATINGANAUTO PLANE.............................................................................................................. 540PlaneFieldDefinitions................................................................................................................ 541MeasuringaPlane ...................................................................................................................... 542

CREATINGANAUTOCIRCLE ............................................................................................................. 544CircleFieldDefinitions ............................................................................................................... 544MeasuringaCircle...................................................................................................................... 547

CREATINGANAUTO ELLIPSE............................................................................................................ 548EllipseFieldDefinitions .............................................................................................................. 549MeasuringanEllipse................................................................................................................... 550

CREATINGANAUTONOTCH SLOT ..................................................................................................... 551NotchFieldDefinitions................................................................................................................ 552MeasuringaNotch ...................................................................................................................... 553

CREATINGANAUTOROUND SLOT.................................................................................................... 556RoundSlotFieldDefinitions........................................................................................................ 557MeasuringaRoundSlot .............................................................................................................. 559

CREATINGANAUTOANGLE POINT.................................................................................................... 560AnglePointFieldDefinitions....................................................................................................... 561MeasuringanAnglePoint ........................................................................................................... 562

CREATINGANAUTOCORNERPOINT.................................................................................................. 564CornerPointFieldDefinitions .................................................................................................... 564MeasuringaCornerPoint ........................................................................................................... 566

CREATINGANAUTO EDGE POINT ...................................................................................................... 567EdgePointFieldDefinitions........................................................................................................ 568MeasuringanEdgePoint ............................................................................................................ 570

CREATINGANAUTOHIGHPOINT...................................................................................................... 572HighPointFieldDefinitions........................................................................................................ 572MeasuringaHighPoint .............................................................................................................. 573

CREATINGANAUTO SURFACEPOINT................................................................................................ 580SurfacePointFieldDefinitions.................................................................................................... 581MeasuringaSurfacePoint .......................................................................................................... 582

CREATINGANAUTO SQUARE SLOT ................................................................................................... 585SquareSlotFieldDefinitions ....................................................................................................... 586MeasuringaSquareSlot.............................................................................................................. 588

CREATINGANAUTOCYLINDER......................................................................................................... 590CylinderFieldDefinitions ........................................................................................................... 590MeasuringaCylinder.................................................................................................................. 592

CREATINGANAUTOCONE................................................................................................................ 596ConeFieldDefinitions................................................................................................................. 596MeasuringaCone ....................................................................................................................... 598

CREATINGANAUTO SPHERE ............................................................................................................. 599SphereFieldDefinitions .............................................................................................................. 600MeasuringaSphere..................................................................................................................... 601CreatinganAutoPolygon ........................................................................................................... 602


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SETTINGUPRELATIVEMEASURE...................................................................................................... 607AbsoluteMode ............................................................................................................................ 607NormalMode .............................................................................................................................. 607

CREATINGMEASUREDFEATURES ............................................................................................ 609

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 609UNDERSTANDINGTHECOMMAND FORMAT........................................................................................ 609

BasicMeasurementFormatforaCircle ...................................................................................... 610BasicMeasurementFormatforaCone........................................................................................ 611BasicMeasurementFormatforaCylinder................................................................................... 611BasicMeasurementFormatforaLine ......................................................................................... 612BasicMeasurementFormatforaPlane ....................................................................................... 612BasicMeasurementFormatforaPoint........................................................................................ 613BasicMeasurementFormatforaSphere ..................................................................................... 613

INSERTINGAMEASUREDFEATURE .................................................................................................... 613GuessingaMeasuredFeatureType ............................................................................................. 613ToForcetheInsertionofaCertainMeasuredFeatureType ........................................................ 614

EDITINGAMEASURED FEATURE....................................................................................................... 614MeasuredFeatureDialogBoxDescription .................................................................................. 615MeasuredHitsDialogBoxDescription........................................................................................ 618

OVERRIDINGAGUESSEDMEASUREDFEATURE.................................................................................. 619CREATINGMEASUREDFEATURESETS ............................................................................................... 619

CONSTRUCTINGNEWFEATURESFROMEXISTINGFEATURES ......................................... 621

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 621UNDERSTANDINGTHEGENERALCOMMAND FORMAT ........................................................................ 623

AccessingtheDialogBox ............................................................................................................ 623DecimalPlacementConventions.................................................................................................. 623

CONSTRUCTINGA POINTFEATURE .................................................................................................... 624ConstructingaCastPoint............................................................................................................ 626ConstructingaCornerPoint........................................................................................................ 627ConstructingaDropPoint........................................................................................................... 627ConstructinganIntersectPoint ................................................................................................... 628ConstructingaMidPoint ............................................................................................................ 629ConstructinganOffsetPoint........................................................................................................ 630ConstructingaPointattheOrigin ............................................................................................... 630ConstructingaPiercePoint......................................................................................................... 631ConstructingaProjectedPoint.................................................................................................... 632AutoPointConstruction .............................................................................................................. 632

CONSTRUCTINGACIRCLE FEATURE .................................................................................................. 634AutoCircleConstruction ............................................................................................................. 638ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateCircle ............................................................. 639ConstructinganIntersectCircle .................................................................................................. 642ConstructingaCastCircle .......................................................................................................... 643ConstructingaProjectedCircle................................................................................................... 643ChangingtheDirectionofaCircle .............................................................................................. 644ConstructinganArcfromPartofaScan...................................................................................... 644ConstructingaCircleataScan'sMinimumPoint ........................................................................ 646ConstructingaCirclefromaCone .............................................................................................. 650

CONSTRUCTINGANELLIPSEFEATURE ............................................................................................... 651ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensateEllipse ............................................................ 654ConstructingaCastEllipse ......................................................................................................... 655ConstructingaProjectedEllipse.................................................................................................. 655ChangingtheDirectionofanEllipse ........................................................................................... 656ConstructingaBestFitorBestFitRecompensatePlane .............................................................. 656ConstructingaCastPlane ........................................................................................................... 657


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ConstructingaHighPointPlane ................................................................................................. 658ConstructingaMidPlane............................................................................................................ 658ConstructinganOffsetPlane ....................................................................................................... 659ConstructingaParallelPlane...................................................................................................... 662ConstructingaPerpendicularPlane ............................................................................................ 663ChangingtheDirectionofaPlane............................................................................................... 663AutoPlaneConstruction.............................................................................................................. 664

CONSTRUCTINGA SLOTFEATURE...................................................................................................... 664CONSTRUCTINGACURVE.................................................................................................................. 666

ConstructingaDependent/IndependentCurve ........................................................................... 667CONSTRUCTINGA SURFACE.............................................................................................................. 669

ConstructingaDependent/IndependentSurface ........................................................................... 670CONSTRUCTINGA SETOFFEATURES................................................................................................. 673

UsingaRangeofHitsfromaScanasInputs................................................................................ 674CONSTRUCTINGA FILTERSET ........................................................................................................... 675

Linearoption............................................................................................................................... 676Polaroption ................................................................................................................................ 676FilterTypelist............................................................................................................................. 676FilterWidthbox .......................................................................................................................... 678CutoffWavelengthbox................................................................................................................. 679CutoffFrequencybox .................................................................................................................. 679SmoothingParameterbox............................................................................................................ 679RemoveOutlierscheckbox.......................................................................................................... 679StandardDeviationMultiplebox ................................................................................................. 679

CONSTRUCTINGANADJUSTEDFILTER ............................................................................................... 680

CREATINGGENERICFEATURES ................................................................................................ 683

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 683DescriptionofGenericFeatures .................................................................................................. 683PurposeofGenericFeatures ....................................................................................................... 683

GENERICFEATURECOMMANDFORMAT............................................................................................ 683CREATINGAGENERICFEATURE ........................................................................................................ 684

ToAddaGenericFeature ........................................................................................................... 684DescriptionoftheConstructGenericFeatureDialogBox............................................................ 684

CREATINGAREADPOINTFROMTHE PROBE'SPOSITION ...................................................................... 686

CREATINGANDUSINGALIGNMENTS....................................................................................... 689

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 689ALIGNMENTCOMMAND FORMAT ...................................................................................................... 689DESCRIPTIONOFTHEALIGNMENTUTILITIESDIALOGBOX ................................................................. 691

AlignmentID............................................................................................................................... 692ActiveAlignmentList................................................................................................................... 693DropDownAxes ......................................................................................................................... 693Level ........................................................................................................................................... 693Rotate ......................................................................................................................................... 694SetOriginOffsetDistance ........................................................................................................... 695Origin ......................................................................................................................................... 695Recall.......................................................................................................................................... 696Iterative ...................................................................................................................................... 696BestFit ....................................................................................................................................... 696AutoAlign ................................................................................................................................... 696CADEqualsPart...................

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