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FARO Edge
September 2012
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Chapter 7: Software
3 Choose an existing line in the LINE drop-down list or touch the MEASURE
NOW icon to measure the second line:
• Place the ball probe on the part and digitize points by pressing the GREEN
button. You must digitize at least two points for a line. The first two points
define the direction of the line. Hold the RED button to remove any
unwanted readings.
• Pull away from the edge, and press the RED button to define probe
compensation and complete the measurement.
• Look at the line results. Press the GREEN button to accept, or the RED
button to reject and remeasure.
The coordinate system solves and then you will see the live XYZ readout to
check the origin and the direction of each axis.
N
OTE: The values are shown from the probe center and are not compensated
for the probe radius.
4 Press the GREEN button to accept the coordinate system, or press the RED
button to reject and remeasure all the features. If you reject the part setup, the
three features remain in the file. Delete any unwanted features using the
REVIEW FEATURES command. See “Review Features” on page 143.
See measuring “Plane” on page 138, and “Line” on page 137.
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